Press Freedom
U.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…
Read MoreNational Press Club Decries Trump Supporters’ Offensive Video
October 14, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 14, 2019—The National Press Club and its non-profit affiliate, the National Press Club Journalism Institute, issued the following statement condemning a video shown last week at a meeting of American Priority, a group of Trump supporters, at the Trump National Doral Miami…
Read MoreLetter signed by 173 members of Congress delivered to White House in bipartisan bid to secure the freedom of journalist Austin Tice
September 27, 2019
Debra and Marc Tice. Photo Credit: Melissa Lyttle WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan letter was sent Friday morning to President Donald Trump, signed by 173 members of Congress, asking him to work urgently toward the safe return of veteran U.S. Marine Corps captain and award-winning journalist Austin Tice…
Read MoreNational Press Club announces 2019 press freedom honorees
August 22, 2019
The National Press Club will give its annual John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award this year to a journalist in Kashmir jailed for nearly a year for his reporting and to a U.S. reporter who has doggedly produced important accountability journalism despite harassment from powerful people. Each year, the…
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