Member News
Club to salute 50 years of women membership at Silver Owls Hoot, Sept. 16
September 14, 2022
Four prominent women journalists, all former Press Club presidents, will provide one of the highlights of the National Press Club dinner, Friday, Sept. 16, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Club's historic vote to admit women as members. The commemorative dinner is being organized and…
Read MoreVirtual Lunch & Learn: ROI for strategic communicators, Sept. 21
September 14, 2022
The National Press Club Communicators Team is hosting a “Lunch and Learn” session on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at noon to discuss methods of measuring and delivering quality returns on investments (ROI) in communications programs. This online/virtual program is free and only open to Club members.…
Read MoreBroadcast Team dinner to explore path from journalist to PR practitioner, Thursday 6:30 pm
September 13, 2022
Former and current broadcast pros will reflect on the bright side of moving to the so-called ‘dark side' (public relations) as part of the monthly meeting of the National Press Club's Broadcast/Podcast Team at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15. This will be a hybrid gathering that occurs on both Zoom…
Read MoreApplications due Sept. 29 for this fall's McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism
September 10, 2022
Got a great idea for a high-impact story that ‘"follows the money," but few resources to get it done? If so, check out The McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism, an initiative of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. The McGraw Fellowship provides up to $15,000 and editorial…
Read MoreVeterans advocate hails PACT Act at Legion Post 20 meeting
September 9, 2022
"Unfortunately, sometimes we have to shame them [members of Congress] into doing what's right," Thomas Porter, vice president for Government Affairs at Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), told National Press Club American Legion Post 20 at its meeting Thursday, Sept. 8. Porter…
Read MoreClub to salute 50 years of women membership at Silver Owls Hoot, Sept. 16
September 6, 2022
The National Press Club will mark the 50th anniversary of the historic vote to admit women as members with a celebratory dinner at the Club Friday, Sept. 16. The commemorative dinner is being organized and arranged by the Club's Silver Owls at its Fall Hoot. While the 50th anniversary was last…
Read MoreMember publishes book on fictionalization in fact-based films and TV
September 1, 2022
Longtime National Pres Club member John T. Aquino’s second and updated edition of "Truth and Lives on Film: The Legal Problems in Depicting Real Persons and Events in a Fictional Medium" has just been published by McFarland & Co. The book gives a history of litigation concerning…
Read MoreClub closed Monday, Sept. 5, for Labor Day
September 1, 2022
The National Press Club will be closed Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of Labor Day.
Read MoreIndie authors will hear expert tell how to use podcasts to promote their books, Thursday
August 31, 2022
Molly Ruland, CEO and founder of podcast production and distribution company Heartcast Media, will discuss how authors can use podcasts to brand themselves and promote their books at the Thursday, Sept. 8, virtual meeting of the Independent Authors Group. Club member Edward Segal will share his…
Read MoreOnline workshop to offer insights on covering foreign aid, Sept. 15
August 31, 2022
Discover the treasure trove of data and insights about U.S. foreign aid that most journalists routinely miss at an interactive online workshop for members of the National Press Club on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The event, sponsored by the International Correspondents Committee is…
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