Press Freedom
Amicus statement supporting preliminary injunction ruling in CNN v. Trump
November 16, 2018
The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute, its nonprofit educational arm, joined with other news organizations and press freedom groups in this statement applauding today’s court ruling ordering the White House to immediately restore the press pass of CNN Chief White…
Read MoreJournalism Institute supports challenge to White House over revocation of Acosta credentials
November 14, 2018
The National Press Club Journalism Institution and major news organizations have issued a joint statement condemning the White House for revoking CNN reporter Jim Acosta's White House credentials. CNN sued President Trump and other White House aides on Tuesday, alleging that the White House action…
Read MoreU.S. special presidential envoy for hostage affairs to brief on Austin Tice case, Nov. 13
November 10, 2018
Robert O'Brien, the Trump Administration's point person for hostage affairs, will update reporters on the case of kidnapped journalist Austin Tice on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the National Press Club in the Murrow Room. The Club and the Free Austin Tice Coalition, which includes The Washington Post…
Read MoreNational Press Club Protests White House Treatment of Reporters
November 9, 2018
National Press Club leaders expressed outrage Thursday at President Donald Trump’s escalating attacks on the press and the White House’s revocation of a reporter’s credentials. Club President Andrea Edney said: “The president’s personal attacks on reporters, especially on CNN’s Jim Acosta, during a…
Read MoreNational Press Club award-winning journalist to judge who denied him asylum: "I must implore you for my life"
October 23, 2018
After eight hours of waiting outside an immigration courtroom, journalist Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto on Monday had an opportunity to make a personal appeal to the judge who last year ordered him deported to the country where he has been threatened with death. The hearing was delayed when Gutiérrez's…
Read MoreNational Press Club to hold moment of silence for Jamal Khashoggi Monday
October 20, 2018
The National Press Club will hold a moment of silence for Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi on Monday, Oct. 22, at about 1:15 p.m. Club members, staff and journalists will participate. People should gather near the main staircase in the lobby at 1 p.m. to organize and to hear some brief…
Read MoreStatement from National Press Club President Andrea Edney on Saudi confirmation of Jamal Khashoggi’s death
October 20, 2018
National Press Club President Andrea Edney issued the following statement Friday after the Saudi government acknowledged that Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at its consulate in Turkey: Along with journalists everywhere we mourn the death of our colleague Jamal Khashoggi. We…
Read MoreNational Press Club outraged by reports on missing Saudi journalist
October 7, 2018
National Press Club leaders expressed profound concern Saturday about the continued disappearance of a Saudi journalist and especially about reports he may have been killed by Saudi government personnel. Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist for The Washington Post and a former editor-in-chief of the Saudi…
Read MoreNational Press Club wants answers on missing Saudi journalist
October 5, 2018
National Press Club leaders called on Saudi Arabian authorities to explain the whereabouts of a Saudi journalist who visited that country's consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 3 and never emerged. Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist for The Washington Post and a former editor-in-chief of the Saudi newspaper Al-…
Read MoreNational Press Club to Congress: Don't let drone regulations interfere with media coverage
September 26, 2018
The National Press Club on Wednesday is warning that new counter-drone authorities Congress is set to enact in the FAA re-authorization could interfere with media coverage and public access to important information. The House on Wednesday is scheduled to vote on a Federal Aviation Administration…
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