Press Releases
The National Press Club is Now Accepting Entries for the Best in Journalism Awards
February 7, 2022
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The National Press Club’s annual journalism awards seek to recognize and honor professional journalists who produced outstanding work in 2021. The journalism award categories cover a wide range of topics and writing styles to include politics, breaking news, consumer news,…
Read MoreNews Leaders Statement on Murder of Mexican Journalist
January 24, 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 — 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 last night of Mexican journalist Lourdes Maldonado in Tijuana. “We were saddened to hear of the killing of…
Read MoreNews Leaders Call for Vigorous Investigation Into Death of Mexican Journalist
January 18, 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 – 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 Mexican photojournalist Margarito Martinez Esquivel in Tijuana, Monday. “We call on the Mexican government to…
Read MoreNews Leaders Call For Release of AP Freelance Journalist In Ethiopia
December 15, 2021
WASHINGTON, Dec. 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 arrest of Amir Aman Kiyaro, a freelance video journalist who works for the Associated Press. “We…
Read MoreU.S. Press Leaders Condemn Conviction of Vietnamese Journalist
December 14, 2021
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Following is a statement by National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane on Vietnam’s sentencing of noted journalist and dissident Pham Doan Trang. "The Vietnamese court system’s conviction and…
Read MoreNational Press Club To Host News Conference with Debra Tice Thursday at 9:30
December 6, 2021
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2021 – News Advisory: Event: The National Press Club Press Freedom Team will host a news conference with Debra Tice, mother of award-winning journalist Austin Tice who has been held in Syria since 2012, and Christophe Deloire, Secretary General of RSF (Reporters Without…
Read MorePress Leaders Call On Egypt to Release Al Jazeera Journalist
November 29, 2021
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 — Following is a statement by National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane on Egypt’s decision to extend the detention of Al Jazeera journalist Hisham Abdelaziz. “We call on Egypt to release Al…
Read MoreNational Press Club Virtual Run For Austin Tice Draws 229 Runners To Raise Awareness
November 18, 2021
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Runners from 25 states and 4 countries laced up their running shoes this past weekend to run a 5K for Austin Tice, the award-winning journalist and Marine veteran who has been unjustly held in Syria since 2012. “This was our first virtual run, and it exceeded our…
Read MoreNews Leaders Overjoyed At News Journalist Danny Fenster Has Been Released
November 15, 2021
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 —- 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 that journalist Danny Fenster has been released from detention in Myanmar. “We are…
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