Press Releases
National Press Club and Journalism Institute Leadership Deplore Violence at U.S. Capitol and Commend Reporters for Courageous Coverage
January 7, 2021
WASHINGTON -- The following is a joint statement on today's violence at the U.S. Capital from National National Press Club President Michael Freedman and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane: We are distressed and deeply saddened by the violence at the U.S.…
Read MoreNews Leaders Call On China To Release Bloomberg’s Haze Fan
December 11, 2020
WASHINGTON, December 11 – Following is a statement from Michael Freedman, President of the National Press Club, and Angela Greiling Keane, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the detention by Chinese security services of Haze Fan who has worked for Bloomberg News in…
Read MoreDebra Tice, Mother of Journalist Austin Tice, Statement On Fox & Friends
November 21, 2020
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 – Today Debra Tice, the mother of Austin Tice, a journalist and Marine veteran being held in Syria appeared on the highly rated television program Fox & Friends and made the following statement in response to questions. “We are closer than we have ever been to having Austin…
Read MorePress Leaders Decry Assault on Global Media Agency
October 29, 2020
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2020--National Press Club leaders denounced an attempt by the Trump administration to take away the independence of news outlets such as the Voice of America. Michael Pack, the chief of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees VoA, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and…
Read MoreTice Family Statement On Developments In Austin Tice Case
October 19, 2020
WASHINGTON-- The following statement from the family of Austin Tice was released today by the National Press Club: For years we have pushed for engagement between the US and Syrian governments to help bring our son safely home, so we hope recent reports are accurate. We are deeply grateful to…
Read MoreThe Washington Post to serve as media partner for National Press Club’s Help The Heroes campaign
October 7, 2020
The National Press Club announced at a recent news conference that The Washington Post would serve as an official media partner for the Club’s Help The Heroes campaign, a program designed to help front line medical workers at Howard University Hospital and feed the fight against COVID-19 by…
Read MorePress Freedom Leaders to Louisville Police: Release Daily Caller Reporters
September 25, 2020
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2020--The following is a joint statement by Angela Greiling Keane, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, and Michael Freedman, president of the National Press Club, on the arrest Wednesday night and continued detention of two reporters for The Daily Caller…
Read MoreStatement On DOJ Decision Related To Al Jazeera Filing Under FARA
September 18, 2020
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 – In response to the Justice Department’s Monday order for a U.S.-based affiliate of Al Jazeera to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), National Press Club President Michael Freedman and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling…
Read MoreNational Press Club to Organize Filing Center for Journalists Covering Presidential Debates
September 16, 2020
The National Press Club (NPC) today announced that the Club will serve as a Washington, D.C. Press Filing Center for the upcoming general election presidential and vice presidential debates. “We are pleased to support the Commission on Presidential Debates this fall in hosting the press corps and…
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