Member News
President's Covid Update: Reliable Source open for takeout
April 27, 2021
Following is a Covid Update from National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews: Fellow Club Members, We are working toward reopening for indoor dining service at the Reliable Source when it makes the most financial sense for the Club. The Reliable Source is open for takeout and has been for…
Read MoreForeign correspondents to discuss challenges, opportunities of journalism in Africa, tomorrow
April 25, 2021
African journalists will discuss the difficulties they encounter as reporters who challenge their governments at an International Correspondents Committee virtual event Tuesday, May 4, at 9 a.m. Register for the event or download a calendar reminder here. Muthoki Mumo (l) and Hopewell Chin'Ono…
Read MoreNationally syndicated radio host Jim Bohannon to chat with NPC members, May 6
April 25, 2021
Nationally syndicated talk show host and Radio Hall of Fame member Jim Bohannon will join National Press Club members virtually on Thursday, May 6, at noon to chat about his long career as a late-night radio interviewer and earlier stops as an all-news anchor, Vietnam veteran, and SAG-AFTRA union…
Read MoreNon-fungible tokens explored at next Photo Team Meeting, May 18
April 22, 2021
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are generating considerable buzz among producers of creative works for authenticating their work and as a potential source of new income. The National Press Club's Photography Team will explore the role NFTs can play in photography at its virtual meeting on Tuesday,…
Read MoreJournalism program seeks mentors, internship slots
April 21, 2021
The Fund for American Studies seeks working journalism and communications professionals in the Washington area to volunteer as virtual mentors to college students attending our virtual or in-person programs this summer. To participate, complete the Mentor Program Sign Up Survey by Monday, May 10. …
Read MoreMember Emily Whitten's graphic novel ‘The Underfoot’ brings intelligent hamsters to a post-apocalyptic Washington
April 20, 2021
The second graphic novel in "The Underfoot" series "shows the value of teamwork, understanding that there is always more to learn, overcoming fears, and caring about each other and the world,” author and National Press Club member Emily S. Whitten said April 13 at a Member Author Virtual Book Talk…
Read MoreNew $5,000 award recognizes outstanding writing on business, social impact
April 15, 2021
A new non-fiction writing prize will recognize a dynamic writer who aims to ignite positive social change through published work on the theme of business and its impact on society. The $5,000 Bruce Piasecki and Andrea Masters Annual Award on Business and Society Writing seeks to inspire future…
Read MoreCommunicator Legend Dinner features former White House press secretary Joe Lockhart, tomorrow
April 15, 2021
Joe Lockhart, a corporate spokesperson and communications consultant best known for being former President Bill Clinton's White House press secretary, will be the featured guest at a National Press Club Communicator Legend Dinnertime Conversation at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 29. The one-hour program,…
Read MoreSurprise mom with Mother's Day meal kit from National Press Club kitchen
April 15, 2021
Give your mother the gift of brunch with all the fixings with a meal kit from the National Press Club's online store. Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 9. The Mother's Day Brunch kit serves four people and costs $120. National Press Club members receive a 15% discount with the coupon code member.…
Read MoreTurkish correspondent shares harrowing experiences, discusses US-Turkish relations with Club's ICC
April 14, 2021
Reporter Amberin Zaman Reporter Amberin Zaman, on one of her first assignments, arrived in a small mountain village in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region in Armenia just seized by Azerbaijani forces, in the dead of winter 1991. There she encountered a woman and her young son, staring at her imploringly…
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