Press Freedom
News Leaders Statement on Murder of Mexican Journalist Armando Linares López
March 18, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 17 – The following is a statement from Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the murder Tuesday of Mexican journalist Armando Linares López outside his home in Zitacuaro. “Our hearts go out to…
Read MoreNews Leaders Statement On Fox News Personnel Killed or Injured By Russian Forces
March 16, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 15 – Following is a statement from Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the deaths and injuries sustained Monday by a Fox News team working in the town of Horenka near Kyiv after their vehicle…
Read MorePress leaders call for immediate release of detained journalists in Ethiopia
March 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 14 — Following is a statement from Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the continued detention of Ethiopian journalists who have been reporting on the ongoing conflict in the country. “We…
Read MoreNews leaders mourn killing of U.S. journalist in Ukraine, urge war crimes investigation
March 13, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Following is a statement from Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the killing of Brent Renaud,a journalist, former New York Times contributor, and Peabody award-winning filmmaker who…
Read MoreNews Leaders Praise Journalists Working in Ukraine, Warn of Danger for Reporters
March 8, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 8 – The following is a statement from Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the dangers of reporting in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. "The journalism coming out of Ukraine is very impressive…
Read MoreNews Leaders Call on Pentagon to Allow Journalists to Embed with U.S. Military
February 10, 2022
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 – The National Press Club joined news outlets in calling on the Department of Defense to allow journalists to embed with U.S. military troops deployed to Eastern Europe. “While American journalists have requested to embed with troops deploying to Europe in response to Russian…
Read MoreNews leaders condemn travesty of trial against Nicaraguan journalist
February 9, 2022
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 — Following is a statement from Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the Tuesday conviction and impending sentencing next week of Nicaraguan journalist and sportswriter Miguel Mendoza. “We…
Read MoreNews Leaders Statement on Murder of Mexican Journalist
January 24, 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 — Following is a statement from Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the murder last night of Mexican journalist Lourdes Maldonado in Tijuana. “We were saddened to hear of the killing of…
Read MoreNews Leaders Call for Vigorous Investigation Into Death of Mexican Journalist
January 18, 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 – Following is a statement by Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the death of Mexican photojournalist Margarito Martinez Esquivel in Tijuana, Monday. “We call on the Mexican government to…
Read MoreNews Leaders Call For Release of AP Freelance Journalist In Ethiopia
December 15, 2021
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 – Following is a statement by Lisa Nicole Matthews, President of the National Press Club, and Angela Greiling Keane, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the arrest of Amir Aman Kiyaro, a freelance video journalist who works for the Associated Press. “We…
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