Press Releases
NPC Newsmaker: Belarus Opposition Leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya
July 16, 2021
Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the Belarus opposition leader, will give a Newsmaker news conference at the National Press Club at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20 during a visit to Washington. The event will take place in person at the NPC and also will be live streamed on press.org. Her visit to Washington…
Read MoreNews Leaders' Statement On Reuters Photographer Danish Siddiqui
July 16, 2021
WASHINGTON, July 16 – Following is a statement from Lisa Nicole Matthews, president of the National Press Club, and Angela Greiling Keane, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the news of the death of Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui, who was covering the war in…
Read MoreNews Leaders Statement On The Verdict In The Jerrod Ramos Trial
July 16, 2021
WASHINGTON, July 15 – Following is a statement by Lisa Nicole Matthews, President of the National Press Club and Angela Greiling Keane, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the conclusion of the trial of Jerrod Ramos for the murder of journalists and employees of the Capital…
Read MoreU.S. Press Leaders Condemn Crackdown on Hong Kong's Journalists
June 17, 2021
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021--U.S. press leaders strongly criticized on Thursday the latest assault on press freedom in Hong Kong--a police raid on the offices of the Apple Daily newspaper. National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and NPC Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane…
Read MorePress Leaders Protest Stifling of Media in Belarus
June 3, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 3, 2021--Leaders of the National Press Club and the NPC Journalism Institute said Thursday that Aleksandr Lukashenko, the ruler of Belarus, must cease his long-running crackdown on free expression. Lukashenko has repressed an opposition movement and media professionals in…
Read MorePress Leaders to Myanmar: Release Jailed American Journalists
June 2, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 2, 2021-The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute urged the junta in Myanmar to promptly release from prison all journalists jailed there, including at least two Americans. Danny Fenster and Nathan Maung are the American journalists known to be…
Read MoreU.S. Press Leaders Protest Abuse of Journalists in Nicaragua
June 2, 2021
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2021--The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute condemned the escalating harassment and intimidation of journalists in Nicaragua. National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and NPC Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane issued…
Read MoreU.S. Press Leaders Call For End To All Phony Charges Against Maria Ressa
June 1, 2021
WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Leaders of the National Press Club applauded on Tuesday a Philippine court decision to dismiss a cyber libel suit against award winning journalist Maria Ressa but urged that all trumped-up charges against her should likewise disappear. The court decision Tuesday dismissed one…
Read MoreU.S. Press Leaders Urge Israel to Halt Strikes on Media Facilities
May 15, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 15, 2021--U.S. press leaders called for Israel to stop attacking buildings that house journalists in Gaza after an Israeli missile destroyed the al-Jalaa building, which housed offices of the Associated Press, al Jazeera and other news organizations. Israeli officials said…
Read MoreU.S. Press Leaders Protest Abuse of Journalists in Myanmar
May 12, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 12, 2021--Leaders of the National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute called Wednesday for the military junta in Myanmar to release the several dozen journalists it has jailed and to reverse restrictions on press freedom in the country. According to…
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