Member News
Tonight: Reserve your spot for tequila tasting
September 15, 2021
Join fellow Club members in the Cosgrove Lounge on Friday, Sept. 17 for a tequila tastings and education with Florina Martinez, the U.S. representative of the Tequila Regulatory Council. Martinez will lead a quick educational session about the Tequila Appellation of Origin that will include…
Read MoreMemorial service for Chuck Lewis, former AP, Hearst bureau chief, Sept. 25
September 12, 2021
A memorial service for Chuck Lewis, former bureau chief for the Associated Press and Hearst Newspapers, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at the National Press Club. A longtime member of the Club, Lewis died of cancer March 20 in Arlington, Va. He was 80. Former Club President Rick Dunham…
Read MoreApply for business journalism fellowship at CUNY
September 10, 2021
Got a great idea for a high-impact story that "follows he 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 MoreCommunicator-Journalist Roundtable goes virtual, Sept. 22
September 10, 2021
The National Press Club Communicators’ Team is changing its Professional Communicator and Journalist Roundtable later this month from a dinner to a virtual session out of an abundance of caution regarding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The virtual event will held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.…
Read MoreClub travelers stranded abroad on 9/11 took long way home
September 9, 2021
The 20-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States brings back unforgettable memories of a National Press Club trip to South America in September 2001. The Club's then-Travel Committee and former Club travel agent Richard Meyer had long planned a journey to Buenos Aires, the…
Read MoreMatthews helps Club survive pandemic, increase diversity
September 3, 2021
National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews took office in the middle of a pandemic that has made an always challenging role even harder. Her goal since being inaugurated as the Club’s 114th president in January has been to ensure the health, safety and continued engagement of members, staff…
Read MoreNBC4’S Pat Collins plans virtual discussion of ‘Newsman’ memoir with indie authors, Sept. 9
September 1, 2021
Pat Collins, general assignment reporter for NBC4 in Washington, D.C., plans to discuss "Newsman," his self-published memoir about his roughly 50-year career in journalism, at the Thursday, Sept. 9, meeting of the Independent Authors Group. All National Press Club members are invited to attend…
Read MoreMembers' photo exhibit opens with reception, 6 pm Sept. 9
September 1, 2021
Photojournalist Christy Bowe was positioned on the east side of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 when rioters stormed the building. As the crowd left the Ellipse and neared the Capitol, Bowe noticed a particular line of marchers she later learned were the Proud Boys. "And they were walking right toward…
Read MoreClub to honor Murrow family, Sept. 14
August 31, 2021
The National Press Club will honor Edward R. Murrow's family with an in-person program and reception on Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 6:30 p.m. The event will commemorate the recent donation of items from Murrow's personal archive, as well as the loan of the historic microphone used by Murrow for his World…
Read MoreEnergy reporters: ‘Communicators can help us humanize complex stories’
August 25, 2021
Top energy journalists discussed the types of stories that matter most to today’s audiences, the value of public and media relations professionals, the do's and don’ts of story pitching, and the keys to building long-term relationships with sources and subject matter experts, at a "Meet the Energy…
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