Member News
'Shattered' authors Jon Allen, Amie Parnes talk 2020 election, May 20
May 14, 2020
Del Wilber, National Press Club board member, will be hosting a series of virtual book and current events conversations in the coming weeks. Any Club member is welcome to join, ask questions, learn something new.
Read MoreClub member Victoria Gaither loses three members of extended family to COVID19
May 8, 2020
Leslie Leake, 76, (left), great aunt of Club member Victoria Gaither, (right), died April 30 of COVID-19. She is one of three family members to succumb to the virus in one month. National Press Club member Victoria Gaither, freelance broadcaster and photo journalist, returned to her hometown of…
Read MoreIt's Friday. Do you know where Club's “Virtual Taco Night” will be?
May 7, 2020
The National Press Club’s 113th President Michael Freedman and Reliable Source Manager Mesfin Mekonen will host “Virtual Taco Night" at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 15. The event, sponsored by the Club's Events Committee, will feature Club member and president of the National Latino Farmers & Ranchers…
Read MorePavlova: Egg whites star in this dramatic dish
May 7, 2020
This weekend is a perfect opportunity to celebrate with a special sweet treat that looks like a party -- or a beautiful ballet -- on a plate. Just as symbols of Americana are "Mom and apple pie," other cultures also have their touchstones. In Australia, it is the Pavlova, a meringue like…
Read MorePreeminent publishing expert to address Club’s indie authors, May 14
May 6, 2020
The National Press Club's informal group of independent authors welcomes publishing expert Robin Sullivan as its guest speaker at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 14, via a Zoom online meeting. Sullivan is the business manager for best-selling fantasy author and husband Michael J. Sullivan. She has…
Read MoreMembership meeting is at 12:15 online today, May 13
May 6, 2020
Virtually join fellow National Press Club members at the May general membership meeting on Wednesday, May 13, at 12:15 p.m. The general meeting will be held via webcast at https://www.press.org/events/npc-general-membership-meeting. Members are encouraged to send questions to [email protected] in…
Read More‘She Said’ wins favorite journalism book in 2020 Book Bracket final
May 5, 2020
“She Said,” by New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, is the 2020 Book Bracket champion. The title narrowly bested journalism classic “All The President’s Men,” by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, in the final round of the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s inaugural Book…
Read MoreCelebrate Cinco de Mayo all week with warm cheese corn tortilla enchiladas or bracing ceviche tostadas
May 4, 2020
Ceviche tostadas by Chef Susan Delbert While Cinco de Mayo, or the 5th of May, is a minor holiday in Mexico, it's popular here in the United States and a celebration of Mexican heritage and culture -- and what better way than with food and drink. Many dishes from our southern neighbor…
Read MoreNational Press Club Journalism Institute press freedom fellow Kuhnhenn to speak on World Press Freedom panel Monday
May 3, 2020
Jim Kuhnhenn, press freedom fellow at the National Press Club Journalism Institute, will participate in a World Press Freedom panel moderated by Frank LaRue, former UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection for the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, at 2 p.m. Monday. The…
Read MoreDo up a Zoom Happy Hour with chips and homemade dips
April 30, 2020
This time is like no other for social gatherings in front of computer or IPad screens, and what's a (virtual) gathering without food? A classic entrée, soup or anything requiring a fork and knife seems cumbersome, but snacking on healthy dips with some chips, crackers, pita or grilled bread seems…
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