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News Leaders' Statement On Reuters Photographer Danish Siddiqui
WASHINGTON, July 16 – 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 of the death of Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui, who was covering the war in Afghanistan. “We received the news of the death of Danish Siddiqui with sadness today. Our hearts go out to his family and our colleagues at Reuters who have lost an important member of their community. Mr. Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, was working in a market area near the…
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Press Leaders Condemn Crackdown on Journalists in Belarus
WASHINGTON, July 20, 2021--U.S. press leaders spoke out Tuesday against the government in Belarus for its escalating attacks on journalists. Since Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, claimed victory in a fraudulent election almost one year ago, he has led a growing crackdown on independent media organizations and the people who work there, part of a larger effort to repress anyone in Belarus whom he perceives to be his enemy. “We condemn Alexander Lukashenko’s brazen attacks on journalists and other independent voices in Belarus,” said Lisa Nicole Matthews, the National Press Club…
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U.S. Press Leaders To Tunisian Government: Let Al Jazeera Do Its Job
WASHINGTON, July 26 – 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 actions by Tunisia to force Al Jazeera staff out of their offices in Tunis without warning following political unrest in that North African nation. “We call on the government of Tunisia to withdraw its security forces and allow Al Jazeera to return to its bureau in Tunis. We understand about 20 heavily armed plain clothes security forces stormed that office over the weekend, forced all personnel…
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Press Leaders' Statement on Public Inquiry Report On Daphne Caruana Galizia Case
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- 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 of the report on the public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia of Malta in October 2017. “We are pleased for the family of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and for all journalists that she appears to be getting a better version of justice. The public inquiry produced a report released earlier this week that says the ‘State (Malta) should be held…
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U.S. Press Leaders Condemn China’s Yearlong Detention of TV Journalist
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2021 – U.S. press leaders strongly condemned on Tuesday the upcoming somber anniversary of China’s detention of journalist Cheng Lei, an Australian woman who was previously a high-profile anchor on China’s state-owned, English-language TV news channel. Cheng, a former news broadcaster with China Global Television Network and, before that, CNBC, has been detained in China at an undisclosed location since Aug. 13, 2020. Cheng, who was born in China but is an Australian citizen, faces vague accusations of violating “national security” laws--allegations that her family denies…
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U.S. Press Leaders: Drop All Charges Against Maria Ressa
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2021--U.S. press leaders said Thursday it is time for authorities in the Philippines to drop pending charges and a conviction against journalist Maria Ressa, founder and CEO of the Rappler news site. The Philippine government has targeted Ressa in a campaign of repression in response to nothing more than her intrepid reporting. The National Press Club honored Ressa and her Rappler colleagues in 2020 with a John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, an annual honor that recognizes fearless journalism. Earlier this week, a Manila court dismissed one unfounded charge of “cyber-libel…
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U.S. Press Leaders Seek Protections for Afghan Journalists
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2021--Leading U.S. journalists called Wednesday for stepped-up efforts to safeguard Afghan citizens who have helped U.S. news organizations and who now fear for their safety. National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane urged the Biden administration to expedite the process of extracting these endangered people from Afghanistan and urged the Taliban to honor its promises to allow journalists to freely and safely do their jobs. U.S.-based news organizations have employed scores of Afghan…
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U.S. Press Leaders to Nicaragua’s Ortega: Hands Off La Prensa
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2021--Leading U.S. journalists spoke out Friday against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s unacceptable campaign of repression against La Prensa, the country’s only independent print newspaper. “We call on Ortega to promptly release the La Prensa executives he has detained, stop his other efforts to block publication of this storied newspaper and halt his broader repression of Nicaraguan journalism,” said National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane. “Journalists in the United States and…
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National Press Club Announces 2021 Aubuchon Press Freedom Award Honorees
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30--The National Press Club today announced honorees of the 2021 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, an honor which recognizes one international journalist and one domestic journalist who bravely push to disclose the truth in trying circumstances. The 2021 Aubuchon honorees are Haze Fan, a Chinese citizen, who has been detained in Beijing while working for Bloomberg, and Danny Fenster, managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, who has been jailed in Myanmar since May 24. Fan had been covering global business as a news assistant when she was detained in December 2020 by the Beijing…
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National Press Club To Mark 3rd Anniversary of Murder of Washington Post’s Jamal Khashoggi
News Advisory Event: The National Press Club is marking the 3rd anniversary of the murder of Washington Post Opinion Contributor Jamal Khashoggi with a moment of silence Friday, Oct. 1 followed by brief remarks from Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews. (Note: the actual anniversary of Mr. Khashoggi’s murder is Saturday, Oct. 2). When Friday, Oct 1 at 3p.m. Where The National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20045. The event will take place in the lobby of the Club by the staircase on the 13th Floor. Details Club members will gather for a brief moment of silence to mark the 2018…
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