Press Freedom
Attorney details backlash against photojournalists
January 26, 2012
A “perfect storm” of repression has raged against photojournalists in the United States in recent years, according to an accomplished news photographer who has become an attorney representing his former colleagues. Mickey H. Osterreicher, a counsel with with Hiscock & Barclay, LLP, and general…
Read MoreNational Press Club condemns assault on press in Ecuador
January 13, 2012
National Press Club President Mark Hamrick expressed outrage Friday about the president of Ecuador’s systematic and relentless attacks on the press. Angry over a piece that was critical of him, the Ecuadoran president Rafael Correa has won court rulings-- under questionable circumstances-- that…
Read MoreClub plea for imprisoned Ethiopian journalist published in New York Review of Books
January 4, 2012
National Press Club President Mark Hamrick joined with other journalism leaders to urge Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to take action against Ethiopia for imprisoning a journalist. Hamrick is one of five people who signed a letter published in the current issue of The New York Review of Books…
Read MoreNational Press Club calls on India to investigate attacks on reporters
November 28, 2011
The National Press Club called on Nov. 28 for the Indian government to investigate charges that reporters were beaten in Indian-controlled Kashmir and to prevent such attacks from happening again. The Associated Press reported that four journalists were beaten while covering a protest in that…
Read MoreClub event spotlights dangerous assignments
November 18, 2011
Among the many perilous countries where journalists work, Mexico and Pakistan stand out as particularly daunting, a panel of experts said Thursday at the National Press Club. Although different in many ways, the two countries both struggle to assert the rule of law and to foster democracy,…
Read MoreReporting from journalism danger zones Mexico, Pakistan, panel Nov. 17
November 13, 2011
Two of the most dangerous countries in the world for working journalists, Mexico and Pakistan, will be scrutinized in a panel discussion at the National Press Club at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in the First Amendment Lounge. "The Danger of Knowing" panel, co-sponsored by NPC, Reporters Without Borders…
Read MoreNational Press Club urges administration to reconsider Freedom of Information Act revision
October 25, 2011
The National Press Club expressed concern on Oct. 24 about a proposed new Freedom of Information Act rule that appears to require the government to deny the existence of certain documents even when that is not true. Federal agencies have long been able to withhold from public disclosure under the…
Read MoreObama Administration not delivering on its promise of open government, journalists say
October 4, 2011
President Barack Obama’s administration has failed to deliver on its promise of ``an unprecedented level of openness in government,’’ when it comes to information about science, a panel of journalists said Monday. At a forum titled ``Access Denied: Science News and Government Transparency,’’ the…
Read MorePress Club Urges Mexico to Bring Killers of Journalists to Justice
October 3, 2011
The National Press Club on Monday called on authorities in Mexico to vigorously prosecute the murders and disappearances of journalists there. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 30 reporters have been killed or gone missing since 2006 in a nation plagued by drug-related…
Read MoreAccess Denied: Science news and government transparency panel, 3 p.m. Monday
September 30, 2011
Has the Obama administration lived up to its promise to make science more transparent and accessible to the public? An investigation in the current issue of Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) finds that despite President Obama's early promise to create an open government, the nation's science…
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