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Cinco de Mayo meal kit from Club kitchen available tomorrow and Wednesday
April 14, 2021
Olé! The National Press Club's newest meal kit -- a celebration of Cinco de Mayo -- is now available in the online store. The meal includes: Certified Angus Beef short rib tacos, a ceviche of shrimp, calamari, and bay scallops, Spanish rice, fresh guacamole, and corn, tomato, and cilantro salsa…
Read MoreNPC Virtual Pub Quiz springs forward tonight, 7 pm
April 8, 2021
Remember those days in school when you overslept one morning, woke up an hour late and then realized it was test day? Well, for many National Press Club Pub Quizzers, it seems that's what happened for this month. Fortunately, you're already prepared, and if you haven't made dinner plans (or plans…
Read MoreSegal recommends ‘10 Rs’ to manage crises
March 30, 2021
“I encourage people to be continuing students of crisis situations,” said author and National Press Club member Edward Segal at a March 18 Member Author Virtual Book Talk, as he broke down his crisis-management advice to “the 10 Rs: Risk, Reduce, Ready, Redundancies, Research, Rehearse, React,…
Read MoreCan't get to Nationals Park for Opening Day? Try the National Press Club instead.
March 26, 2021
Nationals Park may be off limits to all but 5,000 fans on Opening Day, but you can still watch the game surrounded by fellow baseball fans. Come to the National Press Club on Thursday, April 1, to watch the Nationals take on the New York Mets. Only 50 fans will be allowed in to watch two former Cy…
Read MoreCommunicators to host Lunch and Learn session on managing a crisis with digital solutions April 1
March 24, 2021
Communications professionals increasingly need to manage crisis situations on social media, and how they respond to those incidents affects the brand and reputation of their clients or employers. Sam Huxley On Thursday, April 1, the National Press Club Communicators Team will host a Lunch and…
Read MoreMark spring with a chef-curated spring grazing box at the Club's online store
March 19, 2021
Beginning Monday, the National Press Club's online store will be offering a springtime grazing box. The box features curated cheeses, charcuterie, and fresh fruit and serves two to four people. Members receive a 15% discount. Just use coupon code "member" at checkout.
Read MoreClub Board of Governors authorizes additional short-term staff furloughs
March 18, 2021
The following is a letter from National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews: Dear Members and Staff, It’s been one year since the Club was first impacted by COVID-19. The virus has had an overwhelming impact on the financial health and culture of our institution. Our goal has always been to…
Read MorePhoto Team plans to hear about shooting coronavirus pandemic and Capitol insurrection on March 22
March 13, 2021
Police battle with rioters at U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Photo by John Harrington. Used with permission. John Harrington, an award-winning photographer and videographer, plans to tell National Press Club members about the lessons he learned covering the COVID-19 pandemic and the Capitol riot at a…
Read MoreCommunicators to host virtual roundtable March 24
March 13, 2021
The National Press Club Communicators Team invites Club members to our next virtual senior professional roundtable for communicators and journalists from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24 Please click here to register. During COVID, our regular in-person dinners are conducted over Zoom…
Read MoreNPC Communicators Team to host discussion of PR wire services, media databases at 6 pm on Thursday, March 11
March 10, 2021
Long before the introduction of email, paid wire services provided an effective and efficient way to distribute press releases because they went directly to the newsroom by teletype machines. Today, public relations practitioners have many more tools to reach key reporters and editors. Join the…
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