Press Releases
National Press Club Virtual Run For Austin Tice Draws 229 Runners To Raise Awareness
November 18, 2021
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Runners from 25 states and 4 countries laced up their running shoes this past weekend to run a 5K for Austin Tice, the award-winning journalist and Marine veteran who has been unjustly held in Syria since 2012. “This was our first virtual run, and it exceeded our…
Read MoreNews Leaders Overjoyed At News Journalist Danny Fenster Has Been Released
November 15, 2021
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 —- Following is a statement from Lisa Nicole Matthews, president of the National Press Club, and Angela Greiling Keane, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the news that journalist Danny Fenster has been released from detention in Myanmar. “We are…
Read MorePress Leaders Outraged Over U.S. Reporter’s Sentence in Myanmar
November 12, 2021
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2021—U.S. press leaders expressed indignation Friday over news that Danny Fenster, an American journalist working in Myanmar, had been sentenced to 11 years in prison on unfounded charges. Fenster, who is from Michigan, is the managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, an online…
Read MoreNational Press Club Announces Run For Austin, a Virtual 5K Race in Support of Journalist Austin Tice
October 12, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2021—The National Press Club will host the inaugural Run For Austin Virtual 5K on Saturday, November 13, 2021 to raise awareness and public support for journalist Austin Tice, who has been unjustly detained in Syria since 2012. The Run For Austin is the next campaign in ongoing…
Read MoreNPC Press Freedom Award Winner Maria Ressa Wins Nobel Peace Prize
October 8, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8/ -- Following is a statement from Lisa Nicole Matthews, President of the National Press Club and Angela Greiling Keane, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on Maria Ressa, who today, along with Dmitry Muratov, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. “We were…
Read MoreNational Press Club Press Freedom Team Hosts News Conference On FTC Complaint Against Facebook
October 6, 2021
News Advisory Who: Andy Parker, the father of former WDBJ-TV (Roanoke) Reporter Alison Parker and attorneys for the Georgetown Law Clinic. What: News conference to discuss a Federal Trade Commission complaint recently filed against Facebook on Parker’s behalf. The complaint was filed by The…
Read MoreNational Press Club To Mark 3rd Anniversary of Murder of Washington Post’s Jamal Khashoggi
September 29, 2021
News Advisory Event: The National Press Club is marking the 3rd anniversary of the murder of Washington Post Opinion Contributor Jamal Khashoggi with a moment of silence Friday, Oct. 1 followed by brief remarks from Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews. (Note: the actual anniversary of Mr. Khashoggi…
Read MoreNational Press Club Announces 2021 Aubuchon Press Freedom Award Honorees
August 30, 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30--The National Press Club today announced honorees of the 2021 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, an honor which recognizes one international journalist and one domestic journalist who bravely push to disclose the truth in trying circumstances. The 2021 Aubuchon honorees are Haze…
Read MoreU.S. Press Leaders to Nicaragua’s Ortega: Hands Off La Prensa
August 20, 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2021--Leading U.S. journalists spoke out Friday against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s unacceptable campaign of repression against La Prensa, the country’s only independent print newspaper. “We call on Ortega to promptly release the La Prensa executives he has detained,…
Read MoreU.S. Press Leaders Seek Protections for Afghan Journalists
August 18, 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2021--Leading U.S. journalists called Wednesday for stepped-up efforts to safeguard Afghan citizens who have helped U.S. news organizations and who now fear for their safety. National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and National Press Club Journalism Institute…
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