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May 3, 2021
Maria Ressa on her fight for press freedom in the Philippines and around the world
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Veteran reporter and long-time Press Club member John Donnelly discusses the two most recent John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award winners, Danny Fenster and Haze Fan, and another detained journalist, Austin Tice. All three journalists remain imprisoned in a sobering reflection of the state of press freedom around the world.
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The National Press Club Journalism Institute is serving the community with coronavirus support through a new weekday newsletter, reported stories, a leadership column, a daily writing group, self-care tips, online programming, a virtual library, and more.
CPJ Calls For Strong Statement About Press Freedom
The advocacy director for the Committee to Protect Journalist, Dr. Courtney Radsch, believes the Biden administration has the opportunity to restore U.S. press freedom leadership after what she says has been an abdication of that role over the past several years. In this edition of Update-1, she talks to Broadcast Podcast team member Tom Young about what steps CPJ would like President Biden to take. Dr.
Pivoting To Success During The Year Of The Coronavirus
The NPC's 2020 President Michael Freedman had the daunting challenge of leading the club during the coronavirus pandemic.
Photographer Discusses The Dangers Of Being At The U.S. Capitol During Deadly Attack
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National Press Club member Christy Bowe says she was in a "dangerous situation" when Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6 realized she was a member of the media and began chanting insults directed at news organizations. In the second of a two-part series featuring journalists who were on duty that historic day, NPC Broadcast Podcast Committee member and American University assistant professor in communications Gemma Puglisi interviews Bowe, a photojournalist who was on the East side of the Capitol.
