Member News
Help the Journalism Institute rename its daily newsletter for journalists
August 4, 2020
The National Press Club Journalism Institute published its 100th edition of the daily Covering Coronavirus newsletter this week. This publication evolved as the pandemic spread, protests grew against systemic racism, and the presidential election reshaped itself. And it will continue to evolve. …
Read MoreClub member's documentary premieres at Rhode Island film festival
August 4, 2020
National Press Club member James Dean Le Sueur's documentary feature film about the dissident movement in Czechoslovakia, The Art of Dissent, will premiere Thursday, Aug. 6, at 6:30 p.m. at Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival.
Read MoreNPC Communicators to host discussion about crisis management, Thursday
August 2, 2020
The number and severity of crisis situations that now confront companies and organizations — and put their reputation, profits, and future at risk — underscore the importance of knowing how to communicate about and deal with a crisis.
Read MoreSafety protocols and warm welcome make it easy to enjoy the Club again
August 2, 2020
The National Press Club in the last couple of weeks has hosted an in-person newsmaker for 20 with a congressman, a well-spaced Washington Nationals watch party for 25 in the ballroom, and a smattering of journalists hard at work or enjoying a juicy steak in the Reliable Source. The Club’s iconic…
Read MoreAnnual photo exhibit instructions ready for download, entries begin today
July 31, 2020
The 21st members photo exhibit, National Press Club's annual celebration of visual storytelling, is rapidly approaching, with the event's instructions and guidelines now available on the Club's web site. Members can download the document by clicking here. Logo image by Laura Coker. Due to…
Read MoreFire up the grill – virtually – with Club members Sept. 9
July 31, 2020
The first Great National Press Club Virtual Steak Out will take place beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9. Reporters are known to do stakeouts, getting up before dawn, staking out the doors to a courthouse, FBI office, police station or the mayor's house. Conducting a stakeout requires patience…
Read MoreCommunicators “Candid Conversations” series kicks off Aug. 4 with discussion on racism
July 27, 2020
The recent killing of George Floyd dramatically changed the communications landscape. Communicators are being called on to write messages for their leadership and clients to express solidarity with the rising racial justice movement that has spread quickly across the country and the globe. Doing so…
Read MoreIndie authors group to talk ins and outs of audiobooks, Aug. 13
July 24, 2020
Audiobooks have become a staple in the publishing industry. The National Press Club's informal group of independent author members will learn the ins and outs of audiobooks at its next meeting on Thursday, Aug. 13, at 9:30 a.m. Will Dages, head of Findaway Voices, will speak to the group. Findaway…
Read MoreIndie author members gain informal Club benefit
July 20, 2020
For the past two years, an informal group of National Press Club members has been gathering monthly to get smarter about the business aspects of independent authorship. If you have published independently or have serious plans to do so in the future, why not join in? Contact Ed Barks for more…
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