Press Freedom
Trump 'working very hard' to win Austin Tice release
March 20, 2020
Freelance journalist Austin Tice has been missing in Syria for seven years. President Donald Trump offered new optimism for the fate of freelance journalist Austin Tice Thursday, saying he is “working very hard with Syria” to win Tice’s release seven years…
Read MoreNational Press Club and Journalism Institute Optimistic Over POTUS Statements On Austin Tice
March 19, 2020
The Following is a statement by National Press Club President Michael Freedman on the President's mention of Austin Tice in today's briefing: President Trump began today's press conference by calling on the Syrian government to "work with us" to free journalist Austin Tice. The National Press Club…
Read MoreNPC, NPCJI condemn China’s expulsion of U.S. journalists
March 17, 2020
The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute condemn China’s decision to expel American journalists working for the United States’ biggest newspapers. “During this time of extraordinary international uncertainty and fear about the spread and ramifications of the…
Read MoreU.S. press leaders to China: Rethink expelling journalists
February 19, 2020
The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute urged the Chinese government yesterday to reconsider a plan to expel three Wall Street Journal reporters from China. China has ordered Josh Chin, the paper’s deputy bureau chief in China, and reporters Chao Deng and Philip…
Read MoreBloomberg campaign answers press freedom questionnaire
January 30, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg wants the next U.S. president to be a “firm and outspoken champion” of the news media, is skeptical about the need for a federal media shield law and vows to restore regular press briefings to the White House. In a series of responses to a press…
Read MoreJoint Statement regarding Brazilian charges against journalist Glenn Greenwald
January 22, 2020
The National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued the following joint statement this morning in response to criminal charges filed by the Brazilian government against American journalist Glenn Greenwald of The Intercept Brazil: “The National Press Club and the NPC…
Read MoreClub, Institute Issue joint statement supporting CNN reporter
January 21, 2020
The National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued the following joint statement this morning in support of CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju, in response to an incident that took place Thursday involving the reporter and Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, in the halls…
Read MoreNational Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute Issue Joint Statement in support of CNN Reporter Manu Raju
January 17, 2020
The National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued the following joint statement this morning in support of CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju, in response to an incident that took place Thursday, January 16 involving the reporter and Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) in…
Read MoreNational Press Club Named to The Washington Post's Press Freedom Partnership
January 6, 2020
The Washington Post announced today that the National Press Club would be one of two organizations added this year to its Press Freedom Partnership, an ongoing initiative that aims to highlight organizations working vigilantly to promote press freedom and raise awareness of the rights of…
Read MoreEthiopian journalist to discuss press freedom tonight
November 25, 2019
Eskinder Nega, an Ethiopian journalist imprisoned repeatedly for his reporting, will talk about press freedom in his country and around the world at the National Press Club on Dec. 9 at 6 pm. The event is jointly sponsored by the Club and its nonprofit affiliate National Press Club Journalism…
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