National Press Club

Journalism Institute schedules World Press Freedom Day expert panel, May 3 at 9 a.m.

Crystal White

May 01, 2017

The National Press Club and the Journalism Institute plan to recognize World Press Freedom Day by convening an expert panel of journalists, including a 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner, on Wednesday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to noon to discuss the state of press freedom in the United States and internationally.

Registration is required; tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the general public. Visit the event page for updated list of panelists and to RSVP.

Panel topics include:


  • Protecting the First Amendment: How does press freedom in the USA compare to other countries?

  • The state of local news gathering; and

  • Making evidence-based, unbiased journalism economically sustainable

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NPCJI Press Freedom Fellow Kathy Kiely will moderate the panel on local news gathering.