Press Releases
National Press Club Statement on Press Freedom Provisions in Recent Omnibus Bill
January 5, 2023
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 – Following is a statement from Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on press freedom provisions in the $1.7 trillion omnibus legislation passed at the end of the last congressional session. As…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Journalists Being Removed from Twitter
December 16, 2022
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 – Following is a statement from Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, on reports that journalists have been removed from Twitter because of their reporting. “We are very disappointed at the many reports in recent days that Twitter accounts for prominent journalists…
Read MoreNational Press Club 5K Run Raises Awareness of Austin Tice Case
November 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, November 15 – The National Press Club and its network of more than 2,600 members and partner organizations organized a 5K run last weekend to bring attention to the case of journalist Austin Tice, who is being held hostage in Syria. “Hundreds of runners from across the United States and…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Report FBI To Open Investigation In Shireen Abu Akleh Case
November 14, 2022
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 – Following is a statement from Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the decision by the FBI to open an investigation into the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, an American citizen…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Murder of Former Pakistani News Anchor Arshad Sharif
October 21, 2022
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 – Following is a statement by Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the murder of Arshad Sharif, a former news anchor at ARY NewsTV in Pakistan, in Kenya over this weekend. "We call for a…
Read MoreNational Press Club Releases Video on Anniversary of Death of Jamal Khashoggi
September 28, 2022
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2022 – The National Press Club today released a video statement by Executive Director Bill McCarren on the 4th anniversary of the murder of Washington Post Opinion Contributor Jamal Khashoggi by the government of Saudi Arabia. You can view the statement here:
Read MoreRep. Joaquin Castro to release second GAO report on lack of Latinos in media at National Press Club Newsmaker, Oct. 5
September 28, 2022
WASHINGTON - September 27 - Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, will speak Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. at the National Press Club about the lack of representation of Latinos in media, both on screen and behind the scenes. Castro will release the second of two reports he commissioned from the U.S.…
Read MoreNational Press Club and Project Healthy Minds Partner to Host First-of-its-Kind Event to Highlight Mental Health in Journalism & Across Corporate America, Sept. 30
September 27, 2022
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2022 - Just over a week from World Mental Health Day, the National Press Club and Project Healthy Minds, a Millennial- and Gen-Z-driven non-profit, are convening one of the first ever discussions about mental health and wellbeing in journalism on Friday, September 30, at the…
Read MoreFloods In Pakistan Examined at National Press Club Newsmaker Friday, September 9
August 30, 2022
News Advisory What: National Press Club Newsmaker News Conference on the recent devastating floods in Pakistan that began last month. When: Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, at 10 a.m. Eastern Who: Ambassador Masood Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Where: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW,…
Read MoreFamily of Shireen Abu Akleh to hold news conference at National Press Club Thursday
August 30, 2022
News Advisory Event: National Press Club Newsmaker News Conference with family of Shireen Abu Akleh When: Thursday, Sept. 1 at 2p.m. Where: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 13th floor Who: Lina Abu Akleh, niece of Shireen, will make a statement and take questions. Details…
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