Press Releases
National Press Club Statement on Retaliation Against The Associated Press
February 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 – National Press Club President Mike Balsamo today issued the following statement on the White House’s retaliatory actions against The Associated Press: “Freedom of speech is not a privilege the government grants or revokes — it is a right that belongs to the people. The White…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement On AP Reporter Blocked From The Oval Office
February 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 – National Press Club President Mike Balsamo today issued the following statement after an Associated Press reporter was blocked from attending an executive order signing in the Oval Office: “Today’s action by the White House is a direct attack on press freedom. No…
Read MoreAuthor Mark Clifford To Discuss New Book ‘The Troublemaker’ at Press Freedom Center Event Friday, Jan. 31
January 24, 2025
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534 or [email protected] for the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club News Advisory: Who Mark Clifford, Author of “The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai became a Billionaire, Hong Kong’s greatest dissident, and China’s most feared critic. What In…
Read MoreUPDATE: News Briefing with Debra Tice at the National Press Club – Friday, January 24
January 22, 2025
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534 for the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club or [email protected] for HAW Media Advisory: WHAT: The Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club will host a press briefing featuring Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, an American journalist…
Read MoreDebra Tice, Mother of Austin Tice, To Join News Conference Monday in Damascus
January 16, 2025
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534 for the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club or [email protected] for HAW News Advisory: The Press Freedom Center of the National Press Club is releasing the following information about a news conference with Debra Tice scheduled for Monday, Jan…
Read MoreNational Press Club Opens Submission Period for 2025 Journalism Awards
January 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2025 – The National Press Club is now accepting entries for its prestigious annual journalism awards, which recognize exceptional reporting and storytelling produced in 2024. Click here to enter. The deadline for submissions is May 5, 2025. Full contest details and past award…
Read MorePress Freedom Center Statement on the Release of Cecilia Sala
January 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 – Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, issued the following statement on the wrongful detention of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala in Iran: “Cecilia Sala is free. The National Press Club celebrates her release from unjust detention in Iran and her safe return to…
Read MorePress Freedom Center Statement on Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala
December 28, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 – Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club issued the following statement on the wrongful detention of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala in Iran. “The National Press Club demands the immediate release of Cecilia Sala a fearless journalist unjustly imprisoned in Tehran.…
Read MoreNPC Statement on Death of Al Jazeera Cameraman Ahmed Al-Louh in Gaza
December 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 – Following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, President of the National Press Club, on the death of Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Al-Louh while working in Gaza, Dec. 15. “Our hearts go out to the family of Ahmed Al-Louh, a journalist for Al Jazeera who was killed by an Israeli…
Read MoreDebra Tice To Make Statement, Take Questions From Press At Syrian Embassy at 3pm Eastern
December 16, 2024
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534 for the National Press Club News Advisory: Who: Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice, a Polk-award winning journalist, being held in Syria. What: Will make a statement and take questions at the Syrian Embassy in Washington, D.C., 2215 Wyoming Ave. NW, Washington,…
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