Press Releases
National Press Club Statement on Media Access to Training of Ukranian Troops in U.S.
January 19, 2023
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 – Following is a statement from Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, on the recent letter from the Pentagon Press Association asking that reporters be given access to cover the training of Ukrainian troops currently taking place at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Judson is…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Court Action in Case of Maria Ressa
January 17, 2023
WASHINGTON, January 17 – Following is a statement by Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the action tonight by a Philippine court in the case of journalist Maria Ressa. “We are overjoyed tonight to learn that…
Read MoreThe National Press Club Is Now Accepting Entries for the Best in Journalism Awards
January 9, 2023
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2024 -- The National Press Club is now accepting entries for its annual journalism awards, which recognize and honor professional journalists who produced outstanding work in 2023. The deadline to submit entries is April 30, 2024. Review the full contest details online and find…
Read MorePress Club Statement on 2nd Anniversary of J6 Assault on the Capitol and Against Journalists
January 6, 2023
WASHINGTON, January 6, 2023 – Following is a statement from Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the anniversary of the January 6, 2021 assault against the Capitol. “It is often said that a free and…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Press Freedom Provisions in Recent Omnibus Bill
January 5, 2023
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 – Following is a statement from Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on press freedom provisions in the $1.7 trillion omnibus legislation passed at the end of the last congressional session. As…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Journalists Being Removed from Twitter
December 16, 2022
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 – Following is a statement from Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, on reports that journalists have been removed from Twitter because of their reporting. “We are very disappointed at the many reports in recent days that Twitter accounts for prominent journalists…
Read MoreNational Press Club 5K Run Raises Awareness of Austin Tice Case
November 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, November 15 – The National Press Club and its network of more than 2,600 members and partner organizations organized a 5K run last weekend to bring attention to the case of journalist Austin Tice, who is being held hostage in Syria. “Hundreds of runners from across the United States and…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Report FBI To Open Investigation In Shireen Abu Akleh Case
November 14, 2022
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 – Following is a statement from Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the decision by the FBI to open an investigation into the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, an American citizen…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Murder of Former Pakistani News Anchor Arshad Sharif
October 21, 2022
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 – Following is a statement by Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the murder of Arshad Sharif, a former news anchor at ARY NewsTV in Pakistan, in Kenya over this weekend. "We call for a…
Read MoreRep. Joaquin Castro to release second GAO report on lack of Latinos in media at National Press Club Newsmaker, Oct. 5
September 28, 2022
WASHINGTON - September 27 - Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, will speak Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. at the National Press Club about the lack of representation of Latinos in media, both on screen and behind the scenes. Castro will release the second of two reports he commissioned from the U.S.…
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