Press Releases

U.S. Press Leaders Welcome Egypt’s Overdue Release of Jailed Journalist

February 6, 2021

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2021--National Press Club leaders expressed relief Saturday at news that al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein has been released from prison after four years of unjust detention without trial. The following is a statement from National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews…

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U.S. Journalists Laud Lawmakers’ Efforts for Press Freedom

February 4, 2021

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2021--America’s leading professional organization for journalists applauded on Thursday efforts by U.S. lawmakers to advance press freedom. Legislation filed in the House Thursday would bar foreign aid for government entities that the U.S. government determines to have…

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National Press Club: Allow Journalists to Bring Protective Gear to Inauguration

January 20, 2021

WASHINGTON – Journalism leaders Michael Freedman, President of the National Press Club and Angela Greiling Keane, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute issued the following statement on the discussion around how reporters and photographers may protect themselves while covering…

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Press Leaders Call for Probes Into Jan. 6 Attacks on Reporters

January 11, 2021

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2021--Leaders of the National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute are calling for criminal investigations into those responsible for violence and threats against journalists during last week's attack on the U.S. Capitol.  "Journalists are witnesses and…

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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.…

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News 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…

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Debra 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…

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Press 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…

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Tice 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…

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