Press Releases
Press Club leaders condemn Russian court ruling on Alsu Kurmasheva’s detention, call on U.S. leaders to take action
February 20, 2024
Radio Free Europe editor Alsu Kurmasheva has been detained since October 2023 in Russia. Photo: Pangea Graphics (RFE/RL) WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2024 – Following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Putin Comments on Evan Gershkovich
February 9, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 – Following is a statement by Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on Vladimir Putin’s comments about the case of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich during his Feb. 6 interview…
Read MorePress Club Statement on murder of Honduran journalist Luis Alonso Teruel
February 1, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Following is a statement by Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the murder of Honduran journalist Luis Alonso Teruel on Sunday. “The National Press Club is outraged over the murder of…
Read MorePress Club Statement on Russia’s Detention of U.S. Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva
February 1, 2024
Radio Free Europe editor Alsu Kurmasheva has been detained since October 2023 in Russia. Photo: Pangea Graphics (RFE/RL) WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 — Following is a statement by Emily Wilkins, President of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute,…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Milestone Detentions of U.S. Journalists in Russia
January 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on milestones in the cases of jailed journalists and U.S. citizens Alsu Kurmasheva and Evan Gershkovich. “There are…
Read MorePress Club Statement on House Passage of PRESS Act
January 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the passage of legislation in the House that would create a federal shield law protecting journalists from being…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Iranian Journalists' Release from Prison
January 14, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the release of Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi earlier today from prison in Tehran. Both…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Israel-Hamas War at 100 Days
January 14, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 – The following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the marking of 100 days of the Israel-Hamas war and the urgent need to protect the journalists trying to cover…
Read MoreNews outlets covering underrepresented communities help irrigate news desert
January 8, 2024
News organizations that focus on underrepresented communities are helping tell their stories, which can be ignored by mainstream news outlets, panelists said at a Dec. 14 National Press Club event. Lori Montenegro, Noticias Telemundo’s Washington bureau chief, said her Spanish-speaking network has…
Read MoreJournalist Yuyu Dong's Detention Extended Two Months by China
December 30, 2023
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the extended detention of Chinese journalist Yuyu Dong. “We have learned through the family of Chinese journalist…
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