Press Freedom
Press Leaders Decry Assault on Global Media Agency
October 29, 2020
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2020--National Press Club leaders denounced an attempt by the Trump administration to take away the independence of news outlets such as the Voice of America. Michael Pack, the chief of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees VoA, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and…
Read MorePress Freedom Leaders to Louisville Police: Release Daily Caller Reporters
September 25, 2020
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2020--The following is a joint statement by Angela Greiling Keane, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, and Michael Freedman, president of the National Press Club, on the arrest Wednesday night and continued detention of two reporters for The Daily Caller…
Read MorePress Club, Institute release statement on DOJ decision related to Al Jazeera filing under FARA
September 24, 2020
In response to the Justice Department’s order on Sept. 14 for a U.S.-based affiliate of Al Jazeera to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), National Press Club President Michael Freedman and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane released the…
Read MorePress freedom leaders implore law-enforcement agencies to halt attacks on journalists
September 21, 2020
As our nation continues to struggle with the enormous impact of a global pandemic, and an outcry for racial equity and social justice, Americans are more reliant than ever on journalists to gather, sort and report the news with accuracy and fairness. Yet, in a growing and alarming pattern,…
Read MoreStatement On DOJ Decision Related To Al Jazeera Filing Under FARA
September 18, 2020
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 – In response to the Justice Department’s Monday order for a U.S.-based affiliate of Al Jazeera to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), National Press Club President Michael Freedman and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling…
Read MoreU.S. Press Freedom leaders implore law enforcement agencies across America to halt alarming pattern of attacks on journalists
September 16, 2020
As our nation continues to struggle with the enormous impact of a global pandemic and an outcry for racial equity and social justice, Americans are more reliant than ever on journalists to gather, sort and report the news with accuracy and fairness. “Reporters are witnesses,” said National…
Read MoreNational Press Club leaders call for continued funding for Stars and Stripes newspaper
September 8, 2020
The heads of the National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute called Tuesday for continued funding for the Stars & Stripes newspaper, and said Defense Department officials should ensure financial support for the news organization. The Trump administration suddenly…
Read MoreU.S. press leaders to Zimbabwe: Free jailed journalist
August 28, 2020
The leaders of the National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute have called on authorities in Zimbabwe to release Hopewell Chin’ono, an award-winning journalist who has been jailed on trumped-up charges and held in reportedly inhumane conditions, Chin’ono has won the CNN-…
Read MoreNational Press Club Honors Linda Tirado With Press Freedom Award
August 20, 2020
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2020--The National Press Club is honoring Linda Tirado, an author and freelance photographer, with a 2020 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, Club leaders announced Wednesday. Tirado was taking pictures of a street protest in Minneapolis on May 30 when a policeman’s foam bullet…
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