Press Releases
Press Club Leaders Urge Justice for Danny Pearl
April 2, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 3--The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute urged Pakistani courts to reconsider a ruling that would lessen the sentence of a man convicted of masterminding the 2002 murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Press reports indicate a…
Read MoreNational Press Club’s Board votes to extend temporary suspension of in-person services
March 25, 2020
WASHINGTON -- The Board of Governors of the National Press Club (NPC) voted Wednesday evening to extend the temporary suspension of in-person Club services through at least April 27. This is an extension of the Board’s March 16 decision, which called for an immediate suspension of Club operations…
Read MoreSecond annual Night Out For Austin Tice rescheduled for July 14
March 21, 2020
National awareness campaign to bring home detained journalist and Marine veteran postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic WASHINGTON, March 21, 2020 -- The National Press Club (NPC) announced today that this year's national Night Out For Austin Tice, originally set for April 29, will now take place on …
Read MoreNational Press Club and Journalism Institute Optimistic Over POTUS Statements On Austin Tice
March 19, 2020
The Following is a statement by National Press Club President Michael Freedman on the President's mention of Austin Tice in today's briefing: President Trump began today's press conference by calling on the Syrian government to "work with us" to free journalist Austin Tice. The National Press Club…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on the Passing of Jim Lehrer
January 23, 2020
WASHINGTON, January 23 – The following statement was issued today by National Press Club President Mike Freedman on the passing of 2011 National Press Club Fourth Estate Award Honoree Jim Lehrer. America has lost a true reporter’s reporter. Jim Lehrer exemplified all that is right and good in…
Read MoreJoint Statement regarding Brazilian charges against journalist Glenn Greenwald
January 22, 2020
The National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued the following joint statement this morning in response to criminal charges filed by the Brazilian government against American journalist Glenn Greenwald of The Intercept Brazil: “The National Press Club and the NPC…
Read MoreNational Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute Issue Joint Statement in support of CNN Reporter Manu Raju
January 17, 2020
The National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued the following joint statement this morning in support of CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju, in response to an incident that took place Thursday, January 16 involving the reporter and Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) in…
Read MoreNational Press Club Named to The Washington Post's Press Freedom Partnership
January 6, 2020
The Washington Post announced today that the National Press Club would be one of two organizations added this year to its Press Freedom Partnership, an ongoing initiative that aims to highlight organizations working vigilantly to promote press freedom and raise awareness of the rights of…
Read MoreBroadcast journalist, executive and educator Michael Freedman elected President of the National Press Club
December 7, 2019
Michael Freedman, Journalist in Residence at University of Maryland Global Campus and Executive Producer of The Kalb Report, was elected the 113th president of the National Press Club, The World’s Leading Professional Organization for Journalists™, on Friday, December 6, 2019. Freedman, a 35-…
Read MoreNational Press Club Decries Trump Supporters’ Offensive Video
October 14, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 14, 2019—The National Press Club and its non-profit affiliate, the National Press Club Journalism Institute, issued the following statement condemning a video shown last week at a meeting of American Priority, a group of Trump supporters, at the Trump National Doral Miami…
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