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Family of Shireen Abu Akleh to hold news conference at National Press Club Thursday
News Advisory Event: National Press Club Newsmaker News Conference with family of Shireen Abu Akleh When: Thursday, Sept. 1 at 2p.m. Where: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 13th floor Who: Lina Abu Akleh, niece of Shireen, will make a statement and take questions. Details: Lina Abu Akleh is in Washington to receive the President’s Award from the National Press Club in honor of her aunt, Shireen, a veteran correspondent from Al Jazeera who was killed while covering an Israeli military action in the West Bank in May. In addition to being a well-known, and highly…
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Floods In Pakistan Examined at National Press Club Newsmaker Friday, September 9
News Advisory What: National Press Club Newsmaker News Conference on the recent devastating floods in Pakistan that began last month. When: Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, at 10 a.m. Eastern Who: Ambassador Masood Khan of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Where: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 13th floor Details: The world has seen shocking video of the recent record flooding in Pakistan but the impact on the country is far greater than even these videos (mostly from cities) suggest. The number of people who are displaced, missing or dead are high and climbing rapidly.…
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National Press Club and Project Healthy Minds Partner to Host First-of-its-Kind Event to Highlight Mental Health in Journalism & Across Corporate America, Sept. 30
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2022 - Just over a week from World Mental Health Day, the National Press Club and Project Healthy Minds, a Millennial- and Gen-Z-driven non-profit, are convening one of the first ever discussions about mental health and wellbeing in journalism on Friday, September 30, at the National Press Club. The event will feature two sessions, one at 10 a.m. and one at 11 a.m. The first discussion will explore the mental health journeys of journalists in today’s world. As we continue to grapple with a seemingly endless series of crises – from the pandemic to racial injustices to…
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Rep. Joaquin Castro to release second GAO report on lack of Latinos in media at National Press Club Newsmaker, Oct. 5
WASHINGTON - September 27 - Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, will speak Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. at the National Press Club about the lack of representation of Latinos in media, both on screen and behind the scenes. Castro will release the second of two reports he commissioned from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) about the underrepresentation of Latinos in media, including Hollywood, news, and book publishing. The first report was released last year, and the second installment covers representation of Latinos in media during the past decade and efforts by media companies to…
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National Press Club Statement on Murder of Former Pakistani News Anchor Arshad Sharif
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 – 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 Arshad Sharif, a former news anchor at ARY NewsTV in Pakistan, in Kenya over this weekend. "We call for a full international investigation into the circumstances of what appears to be the brutal murder of highly regarded Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif, who had fled to Kenya recently. Arshad was found shot dead in his car. He had been struck by two bullets, according to reports, and his car received…
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National Press Club 5K Run Raises Awareness of Austin Tice Case
WASHINGTON, November 15 – The National Press Club and its network of more than 2,600 members and partner organizations organized a 5K run last weekend to bring attention to the case of journalist Austin Tice, who is being held hostage in Syria. “Hundreds of runners from across the United States and around the world ran thousands of miles over the weekend to call attention to the case of Austin Tice -- the only U.S. journalist currently being held hostage overseas,” said Jen Judson, 115th President of the National Press Club. ‘No U.S. journalist has been held hostage longer than Austin Tice –…
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National Press Club Statement on Report FBI To Open Investigation In Shireen Abu Akleh Case
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 – 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 decision by the FBI to open an investigation into the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, an American citizen working for Al Jazeera. “We understand from news reports that the FBI has taken the important step of opening an investigation into the killing of highly regarded journalist Shireen Abu Akleh who was shot and killed while wearing a vest marked PRESS and working with her camera crew in the West Bank…
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National Press Club Statement on Journalists Being Removed from Twitter
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 – Following is a statement from Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, on reports that journalists have been removed from Twitter because of their reporting. “We are very disappointed at the many reports in recent days that Twitter accounts for prominent journalists at major brands have been deleted without warning or explanation. We call on Twitter to do the right thing and restore these accounts immediately. As for reports that the new owner, Mr. Musk, is directing this activity as retribution for unfavorable reporting, that simply must stop, or it will lead…
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National Press Club Statement on Press Freedom Provisions in Recent Omnibus Bill
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 – 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 press freedom provisions in the $1.7 trillion omnibus legislation passed at the end of the last congressional session. As an organization made up of journalists, the Press Club does not lobby for the passage of specific legislation but can offer comment on legislation once passed. “We were pleased to see that as part of a plan to support democracy in Central America and in countries such as Afghanistan, Belarus and…
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Press Club Statement on 2nd Anniversary of J6 Assault on the Capitol and Against Journalists
WASHINGTON, January 6, 2023 – 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 anniversary of the January 6, 2021 assault against the Capitol. “It is often said that a free and independent press is the cornerstone of democracy and so, when insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, to stop the peaceful transfer of power they were also targeting the press who work there and would record and report their deeds. We know what happened on January 6 because of the free and…
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