Press Freedom
As Trump greets Erdogan, National Press Club and its Journalism Institute call on Turkey to free the press
May 16, 2017
As President Donald Trump welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House Tuesday, we at the National Press Club are recalling another distinguished Turkish guest whom we hosted three weeks ago. Our luncheon guest was Erol Önderoğlu, the Turkish representative of the…
Read MoreWhy did Trump block all but Russian state media from Oval Office?
May 12, 2017
The National Press Club on May 11 criticized a Trump administration decision to exclude reporters from a White House meeting between the president and top Russian officials. Dismissing a request from the White House Correspondents Association, the White House press office refused to allow…
Read MorePress organizations pledge to strengthen journalism community in World Press Freedom Day statement
May 3, 2017
World Press Freedom Day 2017 arrives at a time when press institutions worldwide are under siege from forces that are both political and economic. Combined, these forces threaten democratic society as we know it. The same sweeping structural economic changes that have hollowed out so many newsrooms…
Read MoreOn World Press Freedom Day, media organizations call on U.S. government to free Mexican journalist
May 3, 2017
Our organizations -- the National Press Club Journalism Institute, Reporters without Borders, Border Center for Journalists and Bloggers, and the International Center for Journalists -- all working to advance press freedom in the United States and abroad, join in calling on the U.S. government to…
Read MoreProtecting the First Amendment: How U.S. press freedoms compare with other nations, Wednesday, May 3
April 26, 2017
A 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner will join reporters and editors from inside and outside the Beltway and representatives of international press freedom organizations on Wednesday, May 3, as the National Press Club and its Journalism Institute mark World Press Freedom Day. The press freedom workshop,…
Read MoreInstitute teams with Press Foundation to brain storm on defending First Amendment
April 11, 2017
The National Press Club's Journalism Institute is partnering with the National Press Foundation to host a brainstorming session for the working press on April 19 from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. in the Club's Murrow Room. Register here to participate. Why? Journalists have a problem. Journalism does not…
Read MoreNational Press Club, Journalism Institute call for release of Mexican journalist
April 11, 2017
The National Press Club and its Journalism Institute are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to release Martín Méndez Pineda, a Mexican journalist who has been imprisoned for the last two months after seeking asylum in the United States. “The jailing of this brave reporter amounts to…
Read MoreNational Press Club, Journalism Institute propose Trump-Xi competition
April 6, 2017
As the presidents of the United States and China hold face-to-face meetings April 6 and 7, much attention is expected to be focused on points of contention between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The National Press Club and its Journalism Institute however are more…
Read MoreNational Press Club and NPC Journalism Institute to Egyptian President: Free Shawkan
April 3, 2017
As Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi visits the White House on Monday for a meeting with President Donald Trump, the National Press Club and its Journalism Institute call on Egypt to release the club's 2017 Press Freedom award winner, Mahmoud Abou Zeid, a photojournalist who works under the…
Read MoreAs Turkish foreign minister visits, National Press Club and its Journalism Institute call on Turkey to free journalists
March 21, 2017
The foreign minister of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, appeared Tuesday, March 21 at the National Press Club for a privately organized event. Access to his speech and subsequent press conference was controlled by the event sponsors. The National Press Club is proud of our history providing a forum for…
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