Press Freedom
Press Freedom Center March 12 panel to analyze 2023 shelling that killed or maimed journalists covering a border conflict
March 6, 2025
The Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club will present a program March 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Club's Ballroom that examines the Oct. 13, 2023, attack on journalists from Reuters, Agence France-Presse and Al Jazeera. Speakers include: Bill McCarren, Director, Press Freedom Center at the…
Read MorePress Freedom Team invites any interested Club members to attend next meeting, Wednesday
March 2, 2025
Members are invited to join the National Press Club Press Freedom Team for its next meeting, on Wednesday, March 5, at 6 p.m. at the Club. The meeting is in person and via Zoom. The Press Freedom Team supports the vital work of the Club's Press Freedom Center, advocating for journalists facing…
Read MoreNational Press Club Condemns Vietnam’s Jailing of Journalist Truong Huy San
February 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 – National Press Club President Mike Balsamo today released the following statement after Vietnamese journalist Truong Huy San was sentenced to 30 months in prison: “Jailing a journalist for speaking the truth is an attack on press freedom everywhere. Vietnam must release Truong…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on White House Press Pool Announcement
February 25, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 – National Press Club President Mike Balsamo today issued the following statement after an announcement that the White House plans to break decades of precedent and handpick members of the press pool. “The White House’s announcement today is a direct challenge to the…
Read MorePress Freedom Event To Mark Three Years of Unjust Detention for Dong Yuyu
February 24, 2025
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534 or [email protected] for the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club News Advisory: What Press Briefing to mark three years of unjust detention for Chinese Journalist Dong Yuyu. The event is sponsored by the newly formed Press Freedom Center at the…
Read MoreNational Press Club Calls on Chinese Authorities to Release Dong Yuyu
February 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 – National Press Club President Mike Balsamo today issued the following statement calling on the Chinese authorities to release Dong Yuyu. "Today marks three years since the unjust detention of journalist Dong Yuyu. The National Press Club once again calls on the Chinese…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Judge Ordering Mississippi Newspaper to Remove Editorial
February 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 – National Press Club President Mike Balsamo today issued the following statement after a judge ordered a Mississippi newspaper, The Clarksdale Press Register, to delete an editorial that criticized government officials. “A judge ordering a newspaper to erase an editorial isn’t…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Retaliation Against The Associated Press
February 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 – National Press Club President Mike Balsamo today issued the following statement on the White House’s retaliatory actions against The Associated Press: “Freedom of speech is not a privilege the government grants or revokes — it is a right that belongs to the people. The White…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement On AP Reporter Blocked From The Oval Office
February 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 – National Press Club President Mike Balsamo today issued the following statement after an Associated Press reporter was blocked from attending an executive order signing in the Oval Office: “Today’s action by the White House is a direct attack on press freedom. No…
Read MoreEritrea Must Free Journalist Dawit Isaak, Detained 23 Years
February 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 – The following is a statement from Mike Balsamo, president of the National Press Club, on the ongoing detention of journalist Dawit Isaak in Eritrea: “The National Press Club demands the immediate release of journalist Dawit Isaak, who has been unjustly imprisoned for 23 years…
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