Member News
Spring forward with NPC’s Pub Quiz at 7 pm on Thursday
March 9, 2021
“Beware the Ides of March!” Who said it? If you know the answer, well, then you’re just the person your trivia team needs for a jovial night of trivia and merriment from the comfort of your own couch. The National Press Club Virtual Pub Quiz is on for Thursday, March 11, at 7 p.m. via Zoom! …
Read MoreTonight: American Legion Post 20 to host Honor Guard society leader on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier centennial, 7 p.m.
March 7, 2021
This year's 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery is scheduled to be the subject of a virtual meeting of the National Press Club's American Legion Post 20 on Monday, March 8, at 7 p.m. Retired Army Sergeant Major Gavin McIlvenna, president of the…
Read MorePlay Ball: Club softball team seeks new players
March 7, 2021
The National Press Club's co-ed softball team is looking for new players to participate this spring. The season starts in late April. The team plays other media companies in a Montgomery County league. Most games are on Saturdays. Anyone interested should email Jim Rubin at [email protected].
Read MoreDid You Know? Club members can support Journalism Institute when shopping on Amazon
February 23, 2021
We are all spending a lot of time shopping online these days, and that generally means Amazon, too. Did you know that you can support the National Press Club Journalism Institute, and and the Club's press-freedom efforts, when you shop with the Amazon Smile program? It’s easy. You just log in to …
Read MoreVOA White House bureau chief set to speak with Club members at 7 pm on Thursday, March 4
February 23, 2021
Voice of America (VOA) veteran Steve Herman plans to interact with members of the National Press Club Broadcast/Podcast Team during its meeting on Thursday, March 4, at 7 p.m. For a link to the meeting, which will last an hour and be presented on Zoom, contact team chair Mark Hamrick at hamrickusa@…
Read MoreLearn how to rock your next (online or in-person) presentation with Communicators Thursday, noon
February 22, 2021
In the age of the videoconference, anything communicated using a screen is now compared with everything else on any screen, including the television screen. At the next “Lunch and Learn” hosted by the National Press Club Communicators Team, professional broadcast coach and Club member Nick Dalley …
Read MoreGloria Browne-Marshall talks about book on Black women, law and order, Feb. 18
February 16, 2021
National Press Club member Gloria Browne-Marshall is set to discuss her latest book, "She Took Justice: The Black Woman, Law and Order," during a Virtual Book Rap sponsored by the Book & Author Group on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. To register and receive the link to join via Zoom, email…
Read MoreCheer on your fellow journalists at National Press Foundation virtual awards night, Feb. 18
February 16, 2021
The National Press Foundation invites National Press Club members to join in a virtual celebration of award-winning journalism on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 5 p.m. The event is free. To register, click here. You’ll hear from award winners, including Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN, columnist George Will of the…
Read MoreClub added 15 members in January
February 4, 2021
The National Press Club welcomed 15 new members in January: Vincent Molinari, Founder/CEO, Molinari Media/FINTECH.TV Kavita Gupta, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Fintech.TV Kevin Bohn, Supervising Producer, CNN Madelaine Pisani, Staff Correspondent, National Journal Adam Causey, News…
Read MoreBrowne-Marshall wins grant from Pulitzer Center
February 3, 2021
National Press Club member Gloria Browne-Marshall received a Pulitzer Center grant to produce a virtual staged reading of her play, “SHOT: Caught a Soul.” “Shot is about a dead 16-year-old black teen haunting the white officer who shot him,” Browne-Marshall said. The play “speaks to unseen anguish…
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