Field Trip to New York City

Last night’s Hacks and Flacks, organized by the Democratic Communicators Network and cohosted by Lis Smith, Ryan Rudominer, Brad Bauman, Karl Frisch, Chris Harris, Erikka Knuti and Matt Thornton, was the biggest ever.  The periodic event joins Democratic communicators and reporters in a laid back social setting, this time at Top of the Hill in…

A group of 25 of us toured the famous newsroom where Woodward and Bernstein worked to uncover Watergate and also sat down with an Outlook section editor, Lisa Bonos, and Congressional Correspondent Ed O’Keefe to learn about their work and ask questions. We learned how to submit opinion pieces and discussed best practices for pitching stories.

Now that SOTU is over, let’s take time to ring in the New Year and the new Congress! Come meet new & veteran DCNet members and Hill communicators over a drink and some finger foods courtesy of iConstituent. We’ll meet at 5:30 pm on Thursday, February 5. Please eye your inbox for location details!

Many of you have asked for an event that offers a flavor of life and work beyond Capitol Hill. A few of our board members/Hill alumni will present this Friday on their career paths! They’ll talk about what they miss about working for members of Congress, what they’ve gained and take questions. Can you join…

DCNet hosts the second in a series of workshops with the Franklin Forum featuring communications experts John Neffinger and Matt Kohut, long-time debate prep and media coaches for the DCCC and authors of the new book, Compelling People: The Hidden Qualities That Make Us Influential. Future workshops in this series will focus on other practical skills including prepping…

DCNet members welcomed the New Board over a drink and some finger foods — courtesy of iConstituent. We invited our GOP counterparts and the newly elected Board of the Republican Communications Association to join us.