Press Freedom
News Leaders Call For Release of AP Freelance Journalist In Ethiopia
December 15, 2021
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 – Following is a statement by Lisa Nicole Matthews, President of the National Press Club, and Angela Greiling Keane, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the arrest of Amir Aman Kiyaro, a freelance video journalist who works for the Associated Press. “We…
Read MoreU.S. Press Leaders Condemn Conviction of Vietnamese Journalist
December 14, 2021
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Following is a statement by National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane on Vietnam’s sentencing of noted journalist and dissident Pham Doan Trang. "The Vietnamese court system’s conviction and…
Read MoreMother of detained journalist Austin Tice sees ‘critical’ period ahead in push for release
December 11, 2021
Debra Tice, the mother of award-winning journalist Austin Tice who has been detained in Syria since 2012, told a news conference hosted by the National Press Club’s Press Freedom Team that she is cautiously optimistic for his return to the U.S., but said pressure for his safe release must continue…
Read MoreNational Press Club To Host News Conference with Debra Tice Thursday at 9:30
December 6, 2021
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2021 – News Advisory: Event: The National Press Club Press Freedom Team will host a news conference with Debra Tice, mother of award-winning journalist Austin Tice who has been held in Syria since 2012, and Christophe Deloire, Secretary General of RSF (Reporters Without…
Read MorePress Leaders Call On Egypt to Release Al Jazeera Journalist
November 29, 2021
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 — Following is a statement by National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane on Egypt’s decision to extend the detention of Al Jazeera journalist Hisham Abdelaziz. “We call on Egypt to release Al…
Read MoreNational Press Club Virtual Run For Austin Tice Draws 229 Runners To Raise Awareness
November 18, 2021
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Runners from 25 states and 4 countries laced up their running shoes this past weekend to run a 5K for Austin Tice, the award-winning journalist and Marine veteran who has been unjustly held in Syria since 2012. “This was our first virtual run, and it exceeded our…
Read MoreNews Leaders Overjoyed At News Journalist Danny Fenster Has Been Released
November 15, 2021
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 —- Following is a statement from Lisa Nicole Matthews, president of the National Press Club, and Angela Greiling Keane, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the news that journalist Danny Fenster has been released from detention in Myanmar. “We are…
Read MorePress Leaders Outraged Over U.S. Reporter’s Sentence in Myanmar
November 12, 2021
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2021—U.S. press leaders expressed indignation Friday over news that Danny Fenster, an American journalist working in Myanmar, had been sentenced to 11 years in prison on unfounded charges. Fenster, who is from Michigan, is the managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, an online…
Read MoreNPC Press Freedom Award Winner Maria Ressa Wins Nobel Peace Prize
October 8, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8/ -- Following is a statement from Lisa Nicole Matthews, President of the National Press Club and Angela Greiling Keane, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on Maria Ressa, who today, along with Dmitry Muratov, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. “We were…
Read MoreAndy Parker, father of slain journalist, to discuss FTC's complaint for him against Facebook at news conference, Oct. 12
October 7, 2021
The National Press Club will host a news conference at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, with Andy Parker, father of slain WDBJ-TV (Roanoke, Va.) reporter Alison Parker, to discuss the complaint Federal Trade Commission has filed on his behalf against Facebook. Attorneys from the Georgetown University’s…
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