Press Freedom
National Press Club mourns death of photojournalist in Ukraine
September 4, 2014
The National Press Club president expressed sadness on Thursday at news that a Russian photojournalist had been found dead in Ukraine. Andrei Stenin, who worked for the state-run Russian news agency Rossiya Segodnya, had been missing since Aug. 5. His employer said in a statement today that he was…
Read MoreNational Press Club statement calls Sotloff execution 'abhorrent'
September 3, 2014
The National Press Club condemns the execution of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff, who was being held by the terrorist organization Islamist State. Sotloff was a freelancer for Foreign Policy and Time magazine, among other outlets. He is thought to have been kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State…
Read MoreNational Press Club applauds Afghanistan candidates for statements on expelled reporter
August 23, 2014
The National Press Club president thanked the two candidates vying to become Afghanistan's next president for separately pledging to rescind the current government's expulsion of New York Times reporter Matt Rosenberg. Afghan officials ordered Rosenberg on Aug. 20 to leave the country and not…
Read MoreNational Press Club questions Afghanistan's treatment of U.S. reporter
August 20, 2014
The National Press Club president raised questions Aug. 20 about the government of Afghanistan's expulsion of a New York Times journalist whose reporting had displeased Afghan authorities. Afghan officials ordered the reporter, Matthew Rosenberg, to leave the country and never return. It was the…
Read MoreNational Press Club condemns execution of James Foley
August 20, 2014
The National Press Club condemns the execution of American photojournalist James Foley, who had been missing since Nov. 22, 2012. The terrorist group Islamic State released a video claiming to be Foley's execution. The Press Club extends condolences to the Foley family, which had mounted a…
Read MoreNational Press Club reaffirms concern about press freedom in Eastern Ukraine
August 18, 2014
The National Press Club on Monday voiced concern for the safety of a Russian photojournalist who was reported missing while covering the unrest in eastern Ukraine and for other reporters endangered in that war zone. The Washington-based organization reiterated its stance that all sides in the…
Read MoreClub President calls law-enforcement actions 'unacceptable' at RootsAction.org event
August 18, 2014
National Press Club President Myron Belkind told a RootsAction.org event Aug. 14 that actions by Ferguson, Mo., police against journalists covering the violent protests there and federal law-enforcement efforts against James Risen are “unacceptable.” Belkind’s remarks to open the private event held…
Read MoreNational Press Club wants answers on reported abuse of reporters in Missouri
August 14, 2014
The National Press Club expressed deep concern Aug. 13 about reports that at least two reporters covering unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, were manhandled and detained by police officers there. According to multiple accounts, Wesley Lowery of the Washington Post and Ryan Reilly of the Huffington Post…
Read MoreNational Press Club expresses concern over reported detention of journalists in Iran
July 25, 2014
The National Press Club expressed concern Thursday over reports that a Washington Post reporter, his wife and two photojournalists have been detained in Iran. "If these reports are accurate, we urge the Iranian authorities to promptly explain this action and to release these journalists, who are…
Read MoreNational Press Club backs Senate bill to expand FOIA
June 27, 2014
The National Press Club is joining other media groups in endorsing legislation that would strengthen the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, which journalists and the general public use to compel the release of otherwise hidden government documents. Senator Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, and…
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