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National Press Club Names Indian Journalist Rana Ayyub 2022 Aubuchon International Honoree
WASHINGTON, June 28 – Following is a statement from National Press Club President Jen Judson and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Gil Klein announcing that Indian journalist Rana Ayyub is the 2022 International John Aubuchon Award Honoree. The Aubuchon is the Club’s highest honor for press freedom. “We are pleased to name Rana Ayyub the 2022 John Aubuchon Award International Honoree. Ms. Ayyub’s courage and skill in investigative work has been evident throughout her distinguished career and her criticism of the government has been met with an unwelcome assault on her rights…
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National Press Club Statement on Philippine Government Attempts to Shutdown Rappler
WASHINGTON, June 30 – 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 this week’s actions by the Philippine government against the news site Rappler. “In a last gasp of power, the Duterte Administration did not go quietly this week, taking a final swipe at Rappler, the hard-hitting and celebrated news site founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa. The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday reaffirmed a prior order to revoke Rappler’s charter as a business.…
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National Press Club Statement on Murder of Mexican Journalist Antonio de la Cruz
WASHINGTON, June 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 murder of Antonio de la Cruz, a reporter for the Mexican newspaper Expreso, today in Tamaulipas. “We call on the Mexican government and law enforcement to bring to justice the killers of Antonio de la Cruz – the 12th journalist murdered in Mexico this year. Those who murder journalists must be arrested, prosecuted and punished. Because cases of violence against Mexican journalists are almost never solved, the state…
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National Press Club Names Josh Renaud 2022 Domestic John Aubuchon Award Honoree
WASHINGTON, July 7 – Following is a statement from President Jen Judson of the National Press Club and Gil Klein of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the selection of St. Louis Post-Dispatch Data Journalist Josh Renaud as the 2022 Domestic John Aubuchon Award Honoree. “Josh Renaud has produced a strong body of journalistic work over his career but the Board of Governors of the National Press Club, along with our Press Freedom Team and the board of the National Press Club Journalism Institute were particularly impressed with Josh’s recent journalism involving a vulnerability he…
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National Press Club to Honor Late Al Jazeera Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
WASHINGTON, July 15 – Following is a statement from National Press Club President Jen Judson on the Club’s decision to honor the late Al Jazeera Correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh with the 2022 President’s Award that will be conveyed at the Club’s annual Awards Dinner on Aug. 31. “Our hearts go out to Shireen’s family and colleagues. Her tragic death while covering a military action in Jenin was deeply felt across the entire global journalism community. She was a highly accomplished professional and veteran broadcaster with a wide following among Al Jazeera viewers. She was also an American…
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CNN’s Clarissa Ward to accept 2022 National Press Club Fourth Estate Award
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2022 – Clarissa Ward, CNN's multi-award winning chief international correspondent based in London, will receive the National Press Club’s most esteemed prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a Press Club gala in her honor on Wednesday, Dec. 7, in Washington. Ward is the 50th recipient of the award, which recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field. Ward has spent nearly two decades reporting from the front lines in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, and Ukraine for CNN, ABC, CBS, and Fox News. “I am incredibly honored to receive this esteemed…
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National Press Club Statement on the arrest of José Rubén Zamora
WASHINGTON, August 10 – 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 arrest of José Rubén Zamora, president of the Guatemalan newspaper elPeriódico, on July 29 in Guatemala City. "The Guatemalan government must immediately release José Rubén Zamora and drop all charges against him. We view these charges, which include money laundering and extortion, as spurious and part of a broader campaign by the government of President Alejandro Giammattei and Attorney General Consuelo Porras…
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ProPublica, PBS/Frontline and National Public Radio win National Press Club awards
National Press Club President Jen Judson today announced the winners of the prestigious National Press Club Journalism Awards. The investigative powerhouse ProPublica won one award for consumer journalism and helped two other organizations win prizes in the National Press Club journalism contest. PBS/Frontline won two awards - including an Arthur Rowse award for coverage of Filipino journalist Maria Ressa and her staff in the run-up to an election in the Philippines. Retro Report won an Edwin M. Hood award in a joint effort with PBS/Frontline and ProPublica called ‘Massacre in El Salvador.’…
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National Press Club Statement on 100 Days Since Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
WASHINGTON, Aug. 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 marking 100 days since the killing of Al Jazeera Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh who was reporting from the field when she was shot. “One hundred days after the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh we still do not have justice for Shireen, and we do not think enough has been done to ensure safety for journalists currently working in Gaza and the West Bank. We stand with Shireen’s family and her colleagues at Al Jazeera calling for an…
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National Press Club Statement on Recent Violence Against Journalists in Mexico
WASHINGTON, Aug. 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 record-setting number of journalists and media workers killed so far this year in Mexico. "Even as 2022 is far from over, Mexico has already reached the dubious distinction of having its deadliest recorded year yet for journalists, with 18 reporters and other media workers killed so far, according to figures tabulated by the human rights organization Article 19. “Importantly, the pace of killings of journalists…
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