Press Freedom
National Press Club calls for protection of journalists in Syria
January 4, 2013
The National Press Club voiced its serious concern over the status of journalists whose lives are at risk as they cover the conflict in Syria. A number of reporters and media workers have been killed or have gone missing in Syria since the war began, while others have been held prisoner by rebels…
Read MorePress Club expresses concern over reported attacks on journalists in Gaza
November 29, 2012
The National Press Club has expressed grave concern about reports of recent attacks on reporters by Israeli military forces and urged militaries everywhere to safeguard the press during armed conflicts. During the recent fighting in Gaza, Israel Defense Forces reportedly injured numerous reporters…
Read MorePress Freedom panel on threats to journalists' online security, Oct. 24
October 10, 2012
What would you do if your computer had be hacked, exposing sensitive emails, sources, story research and interview notes? What if you learn your cell calls had been intercepted, potentially outing a confidential source? Though digital technology has been an enormous boon to journalists, it also…
Read MoreObama Administration Openness Scorecard: 19 of 20 agencies fail Bloomberg test
October 2, 2012
Bloomberg News just published a project designed to measure how well the Obama Administration is living up to its promise of making the federal government more transparent. A team of reporters filed identical FOIA request asking for a year's worth of travel information for the heads of the 20…
Read MorePolice crackdown on photogs increasing in U.S., media rights attorney tells NPC
June 28, 2012
Incidents of journalists and citizens being denied by police their rights to photograph and record in public spaces are on the rise in the United States, a media law attorney told members of the National Press Club June 27. Mickey Osterreicher, general counsel to the National Press Photographers…
Read MoreExpert to outline threats to photographers' freedom at noon Wednesday
June 25, 2012
Mickey H. Osterreicher, an attorney and award-winning photojournalist, will discuss "The Ongoing Assault on the Right to Photograph/Record in Public" at noon, Wednesday, June 27, at a joint luncheon meeting of the Club's Photography and Press Freedom Committees in the McClendon Room. Osterreicher…
Read MoreNPC press freedom award honors three who died in Syria, intelligence reporter
June 11, 2012
The National Press Club is honoring three journalists who died this winter covering the conflict in Syria and an intelligence reporter who has repeatedly uncovered material the government would prefer to keep secret and who is fighting in court to protect a source. The winners of the 2012 John…
Read MoreNational Press Club urges Malaysia to fulfill press freedom promises
May 29, 2012
The National Press Club on Friday urged the Malaysian government to honor its promise to reform the country's oppressive press laws and cease targeting journalists who publish critical stories. Prime Minister Najib Razak last September announced he would relax harsh security restrictions that curb…
Read MoreNPC Urges Release of Ethiopian Journalist
May 10, 2012
The National Press Club voiced its strong concern May 10 over the expected imminent sentencing of imprisoned Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega, who is accused of violating the country’s draconian anti-terrorism law as a result of his high-profile advocacy of press freedom.Sentencing of Nega could…
Read MoreNPC and Overseas Press Club spotlight 'war on leaks'
May 8, 2012
A May 1 panel at the club, the first collaboration of its kind with the Overseas Press Club of America, spotlighted the Obama administration’s war on leaks. The war is being waged, panelists said, on multiple fronts: a record number of prosecutions of government officials for disclosing information…
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