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Apply now to join the Headliners Team, deadline Feb. 21
February 11, 2022
Sinn Féin party leader Mary Lou McDonald said a unified Ireland is within reach at a Dec. 2 National Press Club Newsmaker event. Photo: Marshall H. Cohen The Headliners Team is seeking members to fill several available slots on the team. Headliners, the only National Press Club team whose…
Read MoreBroadcast/Podcast Team virtually hosts WHCA President Steven Portnoy Thursday, Feb. 10, at noon
February 8, 2022
Steven Portnoy, president of the White House Correspondents Association who has been CBS News Radio White House correspondent for five years, is slated to be a guest speaker at the National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast Team virtual meeting Thursday, Feb. 10, at noon. Photo by White House…
Read MoreICYMI: Watch Club Awards program webcast
January 13, 2022
National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews presented the Club’s 2021 journalism awards in a Jan. 6 virtual event that is available on the Club website. The awards honored outstanding coverage of events in 2020 spanning 15 categories. Many of the winners and honorable mention recipients gave…
Read MoreClub member Madsen compares ‘Trumpism’ with Nazism at virtual event
January 12, 2022
On the first anniversary of the Capitol insurrection, Jan. 6, National Press Club member, Wayne Madsen, discussed his latest book, The Rise of the Fourth Fascist Reich, the Era of Trumpism and the Far Right, at a virtual event sponsored by the Club's Member-Author Group. Madsen said he had two…
Read MoreBook tracing current far-right tactics to Nazis is subject of Jan. 6 discussion at Club
December 18, 2021
The National Press Club's Member Author Book Group will hold a virtual event at 7 p.m. Jan. 6 with Club member Wayne Madsen discussing his latest book, The Rise of the Fascist Fourth Reich: The Era of Trumpism and the New Far-Right. The event is open to all Club members. To be admitted, you must…
Read MoreClub members recognized for volunteer service at annual Vivian Awards event
December 17, 2021
The Holeman Lounge was the scene for the annual Vivian Awards presentation Dec. 15, 2021. Photo: Jen Judson National Press Club Journalist and Communicator members tapped for special recognition were able to gather in person Wednesday, Dec. 15, in the Holeman Lounge to be recognized for their…
Read MoreCorrected election error means one less member elected to Club Board of Governors
December 14, 2021
The National Press Club miscalculated the number of Board of Governors seats that were up for grabs in last week's election, and therefore one of the candidates previously announced as having been elected to the board did not end up securing a seat. There were only three three-year terms available…
Read MoreCome to Club tonight to toast newly elected board, officers
December 10, 2021
Online voting for 2022 National Press Club officers and members of the board of governors will end Friday, Dec. 10, at 4 p.m. Club members who want to be at the Club to vote in person may do so from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Then stick around, because shortly after the polls close, we'll have all the…
Read MoreCelebrate Club election with dinner and Taco Night at Reliable Source
December 9, 2021
The Reliable Source, the Club’s 14th floor bar and restaurant, is back in operation. If you haven't been by lately, make your plans to celebrate the Club Election Night results with Taco Night and then stay for dinner, too. We have a wide selection of entrees and sandwiches, at reasonable prices.…
Read MoreAnnual Club Children's Holiday Party will not be held this year
December 8, 2021
Several National Press Club members have asked about the annual Children's Holiday Party at the Club. Here is a statement from NPC President Lisa Nicole Matthews about the holidays at the Club: “Out of an abundance of caution the Club has decided to cancel this year’s Children’s Holiday Party. On…
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