Press Freedom
U.S. Press Leaders Urge Israel to Halt Strikes on Media Facilities
May 15, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 15, 2021--U.S. press leaders called for Israel to stop attacking buildings that house journalists in Gaza after an Israeli missile destroyed the al-Jalaa building, which housed offices of the Associated Press, al Jazeera and other news organizations. Israeli officials said…
Read MoreU.S. Press Leaders Protest Abuse of Journalists in Myanmar
May 12, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 12, 2021--Leaders of the National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute called Wednesday for the military junta in Myanmar to release the several dozen journalists it has jailed and to reverse restrictions on press freedom in the country. According to…
Read MoreClub leaders want answers on subpoena for reporters' records
May 8, 2021
Leaders of the National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued the following statement in response to a news report that the Justice Department subpoenaed phone records of three Washington Post reporters: The Post reporters in question had been reporting on Russian…
Read MoreAfter 13 years, Mexican journalist seeking asylum still in legal limbo
May 4, 2021
Thirteen years after crossing the U.S. border from Mexico legally and applying for asylum, journalist Emilio Gutierrez-Soto still lives in legal limbo waiting for a response to his appeal from a deportation order. An update on his case was one of three presentations at a National Press Club virtual…
Read More'He's missed so much already,' says Austin Tice's niece of her captive uncle
May 4, 2021
She had just turned 3 when her uncle, freelance journalist Austin Tice, was captured and held hostage in Syria covering the war there. Now 11, Maia Edaburn told National Press Club President Lisa Matthews how important it is to her, her younger siblings and “little cousins” that her uncle come home…
Read MoreFacing 'cyber libel' conviction, Maria Ressa calls for greater regulation of social media
May 4, 2021
Filipino-American investigative journalist Maria Ressa reiterated her calls for greater regulation of social media to clamp down on misinformation and fear Monday during a virtual event to mark World Press Freedom Day. Ressa, who was convicted last year of so-called “cyber libel” in her work as co-…
Read MoreIn bipartisan letter, 80 members of Congress urge Biden to work for release of journalist Austin Tice
April 28, 2021
A bipartisan letter was sent Tuesday to President Joe Biden, signed by 44 Senators (nearly half of the Senate) and 36 Representatives, asking him to work urgently toward the safe return of veteran U.S. Marine Corps captain and award-winning journalist Austin Tice, who has been held in Syria since…
Read MoreNPC leaders decry abuse, arrests of journalists in Twin Cities
April 20, 2021
Leaders of the National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued a statement Tuesday warning police in the Twin Cities to heed the Constitution and allow law-abiding journalists to cover protests there without interference, abuse or arrest. Over the past week, police in the…
Read MoreU.S. Press Leaders Decry Abuse of Journalists in Twin Cities
April 20, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 20, 2021--Leaders of the National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute warned law-enforcement personnel in the Twin Cities to heed the Constitution and permit law-abiding journalists to cover protests there without interference or abuse. Over the last week…
Read MoreAct today: Tell President Biden to bring journalist Austin Tice home
April 18, 2021
Today is the final day to participate in the #FreeAustinTice campaign by sending a letter asking your member of Congress to press President Biden to make journalist Austin Tice's safe return from Syria a top priority. Click here now to find a pre-written letter ready to send lawmakers. The process…
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