Press Freedom
National Press Club and Its Journalism Institute to Mark World Press Freedom Day
May 1, 2020
Amid a worldwide fight against the novel coronavirus, the National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute are joining people around the globe to commemorate World Press Freedom Day on May 3. The motto for this year’s 27th World Press Freedom Day, organized by UNESCO, is "…
Read MoreNational Press Club and Journalism Institute support VOA and its journalism
April 16, 2020
The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute stand with Voice of America and its director, Amanda Bennett, against unsupported criticism by the White House of its coronavirus coverage. Bennett is a highly respected journalist who has been a staunch advocate of the…
Read MorePress Club Leaders Urge Justice for Danny Pearl
April 2, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 3--The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute urged Pakistani courts to reconsider a ruling that would lessen the sentence of a man convicted of masterminding the 2002 murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Press reports indicate a…
Read MoreTrump 'working very hard' to win Austin Tice release
March 20, 2020
Freelance journalist Austin Tice has been missing in Syria for seven years. President Donald Trump offered new optimism for the fate of freelance journalist Austin Tice Thursday, saying he is “working very hard with Syria” to win Tice’s release seven years…
Read MoreNational Press Club and Journalism Institute Optimistic Over POTUS Statements On Austin Tice
March 19, 2020
The Following is a statement by National Press Club President Michael Freedman on the President's mention of Austin Tice in today's briefing: President Trump began today's press conference by calling on the Syrian government to "work with us" to free journalist Austin Tice. The National Press Club…
Read MoreNPC, NPCJI condemn China’s expulsion of U.S. journalists
March 17, 2020
The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute condemn China’s decision to expel American journalists working for the United States’ biggest newspapers. “During this time of extraordinary international uncertainty and fear about the spread and ramifications of the…
Read MoreU.S. press leaders to China: Rethink expelling journalists
February 19, 2020
The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute urged the Chinese government yesterday to reconsider a plan to expel three Wall Street Journal reporters from China. China has ordered Josh Chin, the paper’s deputy bureau chief in China, and reporters Chao Deng and Philip…
Read MoreBloomberg campaign answers press freedom questionnaire
January 30, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg wants the next U.S. president to be a “firm and outspoken champion” of the news media, is skeptical about the need for a federal media shield law and vows to restore regular press briefings to the White House. In a series of responses to a press…
Read MoreJoint Statement regarding Brazilian charges against journalist Glenn Greenwald
January 22, 2020
The National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued the following joint statement this morning in response to criminal charges filed by the Brazilian government against American journalist Glenn Greenwald of The Intercept Brazil: “The National Press Club and the NPC…
Read MoreClub, Institute Issue joint statement supporting CNN reporter
January 21, 2020
The National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued the following joint statement this morning in support of CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju, in response to an incident that took place Thursday involving the reporter and Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, in the halls…
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