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AP CEO calls for new Justice Department guidelines to protect journalists June 19, 2013

The Department of Justice's seizure of Associated Press phone records has made it tougher for reporters to do their jobs, AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt said Wednesday, June 19 at a National Press Club luncheon.

Pruitt called for new Justice Department guidelines that include protections for journalists' email and text messages, and a federal shield law "with teeth."

The Justice Department's seized unsettled sources and chilled reporting, he said.

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Discovery Communications founder in conversation with journalist Paula Zahn about new book, June 27 June 18, 2013

The founder and executive chairman of Discovery Communications, John Hendricks, will discuss his new book, “A Curious Discovery,” in conversation with award-winning journalist Paula Zahn at the National Press Club on Thursday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m.

For required registration, click here. Tickets are $5 for NPC members, $10 for the public. A book signing will follow the discussion. Proceeds benefit the non-profit National Press Club Journalism Institute.

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This Week in Press Club History: Guess which glamorous celebrity made her first of three Club appearances in 2005 June 17, 2013

June 22, 2005: Ashley Judd, actress, humanitarian, and political activist with a masters degree in public administration from Harvard, makes her first appearance at the National Press Club. At a Club luncheon in her role as ambassador for Youth AIDS, Judd explains the how the global initiative that generates funding for grassroots programs in 65 countries and raises awareness to help fight the spread of HIV/AIDS among the world’s most vulnerable population.

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Press Club Talks With Attorney General Holder on Press Freedom Matters

June 19, 2013 | By Angela Greiling Keane

The National Press Club participated in the most recent small-group meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss our concerns about the Justice Department's recent subpoenas and search warrants issued against journalists. The seizures of journalists' phone records and e-mails, which are troubling to our members, have come in the midst of the Obama administration's recent wave of leak investigations.

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Freedom of the Press

National Press Club urges Obama administration to press Jordan on censorship

June 7, 2013 | By John M. Donnelly

The National Press Club joins other national and international news organizations in calling on the government of Jordan to reverse its decision to block more than 200 news websites and to revoke the law upon which it was based, which requires the licensing of journalists in the country.

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