Press Releases
Advisory: Press Freedom Center to Host Panel on Investigative Journalism and the Fight to Save the Amazon
June 2, 2025
Washington, June 2 — The Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club will be hosting an upcoming event focused on the book How to Save the Amazon: A Journalist’s Fatal Quest for Answers. The discussion will explore the intersection of investigative journalism, environmental justice, and press…
Read MorePress Freedom Center at the National Press Club Launches Mental Health Support Program for Journalists Facing Trauma, Threats and Harassment
May 30, 2025
Washington, May 30 — At a time when journalists are navigating relentless threats, online harassment, hostility and the emotional aftermath of covering violence and tragedy, the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club is launching a vital new mental health initiative in collaboration with…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Pentagon Restrictions Limiting Press Access
May 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2025 — National Press Club President Mike Balsamo issued the following statement on new media restrictions at the Pentagon that threaten transparency and erode public access and accountability: “The Department of Defense has taken a significant step to restrict long-standing…
Read MorePress Club Statement on Air Force One Flying Without Wire Services
May 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 12 – National Press Club President Mike Balsamo issued the following statement today after President Trump’s first overseas trip without wire service reporters aboard Air Force One. “Wire service reporters are central to a free and independent press—providing fast, fact-based…
Read MoreRolling Pictures to Support Press Freedom Through the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club by Donating a Portion of Proceeds from New Political Thriller 'Words of War'
April 24, 2025
WASHINGTON (April 24, 2025) – Rolling Pictures announces that a portion of proceeds from its upcoming political thriller Words of War will be donated to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club, underscoring the film’s commitment to…
Read MorePress Freedom Center to host lunch in support of detained journalist Austin Tice as part of slate of World Press Freedom Day events
April 23, 2025
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534, [email protected] for the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club News Advisory On Thursday, May 1, Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice — a journalist abducted in Syria in 2012 and still held captive — will speak about the latest efforts to bring her son…
Read More100+ Global Journalism Leaders Urge China to Free Journalist Dong Yuyu
April 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 23 — Today, more than 100 prominent figures from the global journalism and media community released an open letter in support of Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu, calling for his immediate acquittal. The National Press Club is proud to amplify this message and stand alongside those…
Read MorePress Freedom Center: Federal judge’s ruling in VOA case a win for First Amendment
April 22, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 22 — National Press Club President Mike Balsamo issued the following statement today on a federal judge’s ruling in the Voice of America case: “Today’s ruling by Judge Lamberth is a clear win for the First Amendment and for the journalists at Voice of America who’ve endured weeks…
Read MoreWorld Press Freedom Week – Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club May 1-2, 2025
April 21, 2025
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-725-7534 or [email protected] for the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club News Advisory: As attacks on journalists escalate worldwide, the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club will host a critical week of conversations leading up to World Press…
Read MorePress Freedom Center at the National Press Club to Host Virtual Event on Purpose and Future of Journalism
April 16, 2025
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-725-7787 or [email protected] for the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club News Advisory: Event What is Journalism For? A conversation with Jon Allsop Who Jon Allsop, author and freelance journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Review of Books, The…
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