Press Releases
News Leaders Statement on Death of Vira Hyrych
April 29, 2022
WASHINGTON, April 29 – 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 death of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Ukrainian language service journalist Vira Hyrych, who was killed in the…
Read MoreStatement By News Leaders on Deaths of Ukrainian Journalists Discovered After Russian Forces Withdraw from Kyiv Region
April 25, 2022
WASHINGTON, April 25 – 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 recently discovered deaths of Ukrainian Journalists Roman Nezhyborets and Zoreslav Zamoysk. “As Russian troops pulled…
Read MoreNational Press Club Calls For Release of Russian Activist Vladimir Kara-Murza
April 13, 2022
WASHINGTON, April 13 – The following is a statement by National Press Club President Jen Judson on the arrest and detention of Russian activist Vladimir Kara-Murza. “We are calling on the Russian government to release immediately Vladimir Kara-Murza, one of the leading opposition voices in that…
Read MoreNews Leaders Statement on Death of Documentarian in Mariupol
April 6, 2022
WASHINGTON, April 5 – 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 killing of Lithuanian documentarian Mantas Kvedaravicius in Ukraine Sunday. “With the death of Lithuanian documentarian…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Bruce Johnson
April 4, 2022
WASHINGTON, April 4 – Following is a statement by Jen Judson, 115th president of the National Press Club, on the passing of Washington broadcasting legend Bruce Johnson. “With deep sadness we learned today of the passing of longtime reporter and anchor Bruce Johnson. Nobody understood D.C. better…
Read MoreNews Leaders Statement on Death of Photojournalist Max Levin
April 3, 2022
WASHINGTON, April 3 – 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 death of photojournalist Max Levin on Friday, April 1. “Photojournalists must be closer to military action than most…
Read MoreAustralian, U.S. Press Leaders Condemn China’s Secretive Prosecution and Detention of TV Journalist
March 30, 2022
Washington, D.C. / Canberra March 31, 2022 - U.S. and Australian press leaders on Wednesday strongly condemned the ongoing detention and secretive prosecution of journalist Cheng Lei, an Australian citizen and mother of two children, who was previously a high-profile business news anchor on China’s…
Read MoreNews Leaders: Russian War Against Ukraine Claims More Journalists Lives
March 25, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 24 – The following is a statement by Jen Judson, 115th President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the deaths of journalists Oksana Baulina and Viktor Dedov in Ukraine: “Covering the war in Ukraine continues to…
Read MoreNews Leaders Statement on Murder of Mexican Journalist Armando Linares López
March 18, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 17 – The 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 murder Tuesday of Mexican journalist Armando Linares López outside his home in Zitacuaro. “Our hearts go out to…
Read MoreNews Leaders Statement On Fox News Personnel Killed or Injured By Russian Forces
March 16, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 15 – 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 deaths and injuries sustained Monday by a Fox News team working in the town of Horenka near Kyiv after their vehicle…
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