Press Freedom
National Press Club decries continued imprisonment of reporters in Myanmar
April 23, 2019
Leaders of the National Press Club expressed outrage about the Myanmar Supreme Court’s decision Monday to uphold the conviction of two Reuters reporters. The journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, received the Club’s John Aubuchon Award for Press Freedom in 2018. They have also earned a Pulitzer…
Read MoreFreed photojournalist to offer insights on press freedom issues in Bangladesh, tonight
April 10, 2019
Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam will speak to the National Press Club’s Freedom of the Press Team tonight, Thursday, April 11, at 6 p.m., on the state of press freedom in Bangldesh including his arrest last year for speaking to international media about public protests. All Club members…
Read MoreFreed photojournalist to highlight press freedom struggles in Bangladesh, Thursday
April 8, 2019
Bangladeshi photojournalist Shahidul Alam will speak to the National Press Club’s Press Freedom Team Thursday, April 11, at 6 p.m., on the state of press freedom in Bangladesh including his arrest last year for speaking to international media about public protests. All Club members are invited to…
Read MoreJournalists, political leaders agree on blueprint to rebuild public trust in institutions
April 4, 2019
Journalists, elected officials and government communicators committed to concrete steps aimed at increasing trust and civility in public life during two days of intensive conversations at the National Press Club March 25-26.. Hosted by the Club’s nonprofit Journalism Institute and facilitated by…
Read MoreNational Press Club welcomes release of Egyptian photojournalist
March 4, 2019
The National Press Club celebrated the release of the Club's 2016 John Aubuchon Press Freedom award winner from an Egyptian prison Monday but expressed concern about the terms of his release and the continued detention of other Egyptian reporters. Photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as Shawkan…
Read MoreNational Press Club criticizes Capitol Police manhandling of reporters
February 15, 2019
The National Press Club on Friday sharply criticized the Capitol Police for reportedly manhandling several reporters this week in the Senate basement and blocking the press from interviewing some senators during a vote. The incident contravened the chamber’s long-standing bipartisan practice of…
Read MoreNational Press Club calls for charges against journalist Maria Ressa to be dropped
February 14, 2019
The National Press Club and its nonprofit Journalism Institute is calling on the Philippine government to end its intimidation campaign against Maria Ressa, a journalist targeted for her investigations of official corruption in her home country. Ressa, whose work has been widely honored by fellow…
Read MoreLast chance to register – Using Sanctions to Protect Journalists
February 6, 2019
You can still register for today's afternoon panel on using sanctions to protect journalists. Lawmakers, former senior State Department officials and journalists will gather at the National Press Club on Monday, Feb. 11, for a discussion about the growing use of human rights sanctions to protect…
Read MoreNational Press Club calls for probe of murdered Ghanaian reporter
January 25, 2019
The National Press Club called Friday for a thorough investigation of the murder of Ghanaian investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein Suale-Divela and urged officials in the west African nation to ensure that journalists can work safely and without the threat of violence. Suale-Divela, who was part…
Read MoreNational Press Club asks China’s ambassador for answers on missing photographer
December 10, 2018
The presidents of the National Press Club and its non-profit Journalism Institute wrote China’s ambassador to the United States on Dec. 10 calling for the release from prison of a U.S.-based photojournalist who was arrested more than a month ago in China. The letter to Ambassador Cui Tiankai…
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