Press Freedom
News Advisory: Film Screening & Panel Discussion, "Who Killed Shireen?"
July 2, 2025
On Wednesday, July 9 at 6:30 PM, the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club, in partnership with Zeteo Media, will host a special screening of the documentary, Who Killed Shireen? The film follows the investigation into the death of renowned Palestinian American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh…
Read MoreMedia Tour on Attacks Against Journalists Covering US Protests
June 16, 2025
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-725-7787 or [email protected] for the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club News Advisory: What Satellite Media Tour (SMT) with Gabe Rottman, VP of Policy, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press; Bill McCarren, Director of the Press Freedom Center at the…
Read MoreJournalists at Press Freedom Center event sound alarm on Amazon's Future
June 13, 2025
Three journalists gathered at the National Press Club on Wednesday to discuss the urgent threats facing the Amazon rainforest, highlighting the legacy and work of Dom Phillips, the British reporter killed in 2021 while investigating illegal mining and deforestation in Brazil. Stephanie Nolen, …
Read MoreNational Press Club Condemns Police Targeting of Journalists Covering Los Angeles Protests
June 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 9 — Following multiple disturbing incidents in which Los Angeles police and sheriff’s deputies targeted, injured, and obstructed journalists covering public protests, National Press Club President Mike Balsamo issued the following statement today: “Police cannot pick and choose…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Proposed Cuts to Public Media Funding
June 6, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 6 — Below is a statement from Mike Balsamo, president of the National Press Club, on efforts to cancel funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps fund NPR and PBS. “Public media is not a partisan issue. It is a public service. For decades, public media has…
Read MoreAdvisory: Press Freedom Center to Host Panel on Investigative Journalism and the Fight to Save the Amazon
June 2, 2025
Washington, June 2 — The Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club will be hosting an upcoming event focused on the book How to Save the Amazon: A Journalist’s Fatal Quest for Answers. The discussion will explore the intersection of investigative journalism, environmental justice, and press…
Read MorePress Freedom Center at the National Press Club Launches Mental Health Support Program for Journalists Facing Trauma, Threats and Harassment
May 30, 2025
Washington, May 30 — At a time when journalists are navigating relentless threats, online harassment, hostility and the emotional aftermath of covering violence and tragedy, the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club is launching a vital new mental health initiative in collaboration with…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Pentagon Restrictions Limiting Press Access
May 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2025 — National Press Club President Mike Balsamo issued the following statement on new media restrictions at the Pentagon that threaten transparency and erode public access and accountability: “The Department of Defense has taken a significant step to restrict long-standing…
Read MorePress Club Statement on Air Force One Flying Without Wire Services
May 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 12 – National Press Club President Mike Balsamo issued the following statement today after President Trump’s first overseas trip without wire service reporters aboard Air Force One. “Wire service reporters are central to a free and independent press—providing fast, fact-based…
Read MorePress Freedom Center at National Press Club Petitions UN Working Group for Arbitrary Detention on Behalf of RFE/RL Reporter Nika Novak Held in Siberia
May 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Following is a statement from Mike Balsamo, president of the National Press Club, on an important legal action taken by the Club’s Press Freedom Center in the case of Nika Novak, a reporter for Radio Free Europe currently being held in jail in Siberia: “Today, on World Press…
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