Press Freedom
NPC, Freedom House plan annual survey release on World Press Freedom Day
May 2, 2012
Freedom House and the National Press Club plan to join forces on World Press Freedom Day, May 3, for the launch of Freedom House's annual survey of press freedom around the globe. The event will take place in the Press Club's Holeman Lounge on Thursday, May 3 at 9:30 a.m. Admission is free. A…
Read MoreJailed Ethiopian journalist garners press freedom award, after Club elevates his plight
April 26, 2012
A jailed Ethiopian journalist will be recognized on May 1 for his fight to advance press freedom in his country – an effort that was elevated by the National Press Club. The PEN American Center, a literary and human rights organization, will present its top prize, the 2012 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith…
Read MoreJournalists, author to explore Obama administration's 'war on leaks,' 6:30 pm May 1
April 19, 2012
A panel of noted journalists and writers, plus a former spokesman for the Justice Department, will discuss the Obama administration's crusade against leaks of government secrets -- and against some of the journalists who report them-- at 6:30 p.m. on May 1 at the National Press Club. The discussion…
Read MoreNational Press Club to Iran: Release blogger, his mother and all unjustly confined
March 19, 2012
The National Press Club today called on Iran’s government to set free a jailed blogger, his mother and all journalists and other citizens who have suffered retaliation merely for exercising the basic human right of self-expression. In 2010, the Club awarded the Iranian blogger Kouhyar Goudarzi its…
Read MoreNational Press Club, Other Groups Urge Pentagon to Allow Sunshine on Wikileaks Court Martial
March 13, 2012
The National Press Club and 46 other journalism organizations joined in a letter Monday to the Pentagon urging greater openness in its court martial proceedings in general and particularly in the case of Bradley Manning, the Army private accused of releasing classified information to the Wikileaks…
Read MoreNational Press Club mourns death of reporters covering unrest in Syria
February 22, 2012
National Press Club President Theresa Werner expressed outrage about the deaths of two journalists Feb. 22 during a shelling in the Syrian-opposition stronghold of Homs. American journalist Marie Colvin, working for the Sunday Times of London, and Remi Ochlik, a French photojournalist, were both…
Read MoreFreedom of the Press panel explores 'Arab Spring' aftermath
February 15, 2012
The revolutions sweeping the Middle East and North Africa have brought the promise of more open and accountable governments and societies but that outlook has dimmed, as autocratic regimes in the region have responded to the so-called “Arab Spring” by clamping down hard on reporters and citizens…
Read MoreNPC plans event on repression of expression in Mideast, Tues. Feb. 14, 9:30 a.m.
February 13, 2012
The National Press Club's Press Freedom Committee plans to host a panel to examine the latest Mideast trends on repression of expression on Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the NPC's First Amendment room. With a violent crackdown raging in Syria and the future of countries from Libya to…
Read MorePanel to report on freedom of expression under siege in Mideast Feb. 14
February 8, 2012
The NPC's Press Freedom Committee hosts a panel to examine the latest Mideast trends on repression of expression on Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the Press Club’s First Amendment room. With a violent crackdown raging in Syria and the future of countries from Libya to Egypt still…
Read MoreNational Press Club hosts Feb. 14 panel to assess repression of expression in Mideast
February 3, 2012
The NPC's Press Freedom Committee hosts a panel to examine the latest Mideast trends on repression of expression on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 9:30am in the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Restaurant. More than a year ago, uprisings in several Mideast countries triggered what has come to be called the…
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