Press Freedom
In bipartisan letter, 80 members of Congress urge Biden to work for release of journalist Austin Tice
April 28, 2021
A bipartisan letter was sent Tuesday to President Joe Biden, signed by 44 Senators (nearly half of the Senate) and 36 Representatives, asking him to work urgently toward the safe return of veteran U.S. Marine Corps captain and award-winning journalist Austin Tice, who has been held in Syria since…
Read MoreNPC leaders decry abuse, arrests of journalists in Twin Cities
April 20, 2021
Leaders of the National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued a statement Tuesday warning police in the Twin Cities to heed the Constitution and allow law-abiding journalists to cover protests there without interference, abuse or arrest. Over the past week, police in the…
Read MoreU.S. Press Leaders Decry Abuse of Journalists in Twin Cities
April 20, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 20, 2021--Leaders of the National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute warned law-enforcement personnel in the Twin Cities to heed the Constitution and permit law-abiding journalists to cover protests there without interference or abuse. Over the last week…
Read MoreAct today: Tell President Biden to bring journalist Austin Tice home
April 18, 2021
Today is the final day to participate in the #FreeAustinTice campaign by sending a letter asking your member of Congress to press President Biden to make journalist Austin Tice's safe return from Syria a top priority. Click here now to find a pre-written letter ready to send lawmakers. The process…
Read MoreDeadline Monday: Tell President Biden to bring journalist Austin Tice home to his family
April 15, 2021
Award-winning journalist, veteran Marine Corps captain, and Georgetown Law student Austin Tice has been detained in Syria since 2012. Please join the #FreeAustinTice campaign for his safe, swift return by encouraging your Members of Congress to send a letter to President Biden pressing him to make…
Read MoreTell President Biden to bring Austin Tice home to his family
April 6, 2021
The family of award-winning journalist Austin Tice, who has been detained in Syria since 2012 while covering escalating conflict in the region, needs your help to urge President Joe Biden to free Austin and bring him safely home. Tice, a writer and photographer, veteran Marine Corps captain, and…
Read MorePress leaders call for immediate release of AP photographer
March 4, 2021
In this image made from video taken on Feb. 27, Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw is arrested by police in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo credit: Yahoo News The following is a statement by National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and National Press Club Journalism Institute President…
Read MoreU.S. Press Leaders Call For Immediate Release of AP Photographer Thein Zaw
March 4, 2021
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The following is a statement by National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane on the arrest and detention of AP Photographer Thein Zaw in Myanmar: We call on authorities in Myanmar to release,…
Read MoreClub leaders urge Congress to hold hearings on just-released Khashoggi report
February 27, 2021
National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane issued the following statement on Friday on the release by the United States government of a long-awaited report on the murder of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi: Ever since his…
Read MorePress Club Leaders urge Congress to hold hearings on just-released Khashoggi Report
February 26, 2021
WASHINGTON – The following is a statement by National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane on the release by the United States government of a long-awaited report on the murder of Washington Post contributor Jamal…
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