Press Releases
The National Press Club Announces Annual Journalism Awards
June 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 24, 2026 — The National Press Club announced today that CBS News, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, PBS Frontline, and NPR are among the winners of this year’s prestigious National Press Club Journalism Awards. In a contest that included news outlets and journalists…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Justice Department decision to subpoena journalists
June 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 23 – National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. issued the following statement today: “The decision to subpoena journalists and seek to compel their testimony before a grand jury represents one of the most aggressive actions against a free and independent press in recent memory…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on the banning of reporters from Pentagon press office
June 1, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 1 – National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. today issued the following statement on the designation of the Pentagon press office as a “classified space,” banning reporters from accessing it: “Designating the Pentagon press office as ‘classified space’ is a remarkable and…
Read MoreNational Press Club statement on Russian designation of the Committee to Protect Journalists as an “undesirable” organization
May 27, 2026
National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. today issued the following statement on Russia’s designation of the Committee to Protect Journalists as an "undesirable" organization, which threatens any individual inside Russia who cooperates with, donates to, or distributes the content of CPJ with…
Read MoreNational Press Club statement on Trump proposal to require NDAs across the federal workforce
May 26, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 26 — National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. today issued the following statement on a reported proposal by President Trump to require nondisclosure agreements for all federal employees: “The notion of imposing sweeping nondisclosure agreements across the federal workforce…
Read MoreStatement from the National Press Club on Pentagon press restrictions
April 29, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 29 – National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. today issued the following statement after Monday’s appeals court ruling allowing the Defense Department to continue restrictions to reporters covering the Pentagon: “The National Press Club is deeply concerned by a federal…
Read MoreNational Press Club statement on the firing of Stars and Stripes ombudsman
April 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 24 — National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. today issued the following statement on the firing of the ombudsman at Stars and Stripes. “The firing of the ombudsman at Stars and Stripes is deeply alarming and demands immediate answers. The ombudsman is a role established…
Read MoreNational Press Club statement on the acquittal today of American-born journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin in Kuwait
April 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 23 — National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. today issued the following statement on the acquittal today of American-born journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin in Kuwait: “We welcome the news that Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been acquitted after being detained by Kuwaiti authorities for…
Read MoreStatement from National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. on arrest of journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
April 14, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 15— National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. today issued the following statement on the reported arrest of American-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin in Kuwait: “We voice great concern on the reported arrest of Ahmed Shihab-Eldin by Kuwaiti authorities, in a move that…
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