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'He's missed so much already,' says Austin Tice's niece of her captive uncle
She had just turned 3 when her uncle, freelance journalist Austin Tice, was captured and held hostage in Syria covering the war there. Now 11, Maia Edaburn told National Press Club President Lisa Matthews how important it is to her, her younger siblings and “little cousins” that her uncle come home and “see us grow up." “He’s missed so much already,” she said. As the only child participating in three presentations at a National Press Club virtual event Monday in observance of World Press Freedom Day, Maia provided a unique perspective. The presentations highlighted the cases of journalists…
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Facing 'cyber libel' conviction, Maria Ressa calls for greater regulation of social media
Filipino-American investigative journalist Maria Ressa reiterated her calls for greater regulation of social media to clamp down on misinformation and fear Monday during a virtual event to mark World Press Freedom Day. Ressa, who was convicted last year of so-called “cyber libel” in her work as co-founder and CEO of Philippine online news outlet Rappler, said social media has radicalized people and played on their worst vulnerabilities, especially with misinformation prevalent. “[Misinformation] is highly contagious, and when you get infected, you become impervious to facts,” Ressa said. “It…
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In bipartisan letter, 80 members of Congress urge Biden to work for release of journalist Austin Tice
A bipartisan letter was sent Tuesday to President Joe Biden, signed by 44 Senators (nearly half of the Senate) and 36 Representatives, asking him to work urgently toward the safe return of veteran U.S. Marine Corps captain and award-winning journalist Austin Tice, who has been held in Syria since August 14, 2012. Austin, a Georgetown graduate and law student, was detained near Damascus three days after his 31st birthday while covering escalating conflict in the region. The U.S. government believes he is alive and being held by an affiliate of the Syrian government. The letter was part of a…
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NPC leaders decry abuse, arrests of journalists in Twin Cities
Leaders of the National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued a statement Tuesday warning police in the Twin Cities to heed the Constitution and allow law-abiding journalists to cover protests there without interference, abuse or arrest. Over the past week, police in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area have physically assaulted numerous journalists and arrested several others. Reporters and producers have been hit with pepper spray or other chemical irritants, pushed, thrown to the ground, tackled and, in some cases, jailed. It is clear from most, if not all, of these…
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U.S. Press Leaders Decry Abuse of Journalists in Twin Cities
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 20, 2021--Leaders of the National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute warned law-enforcement personnel in the Twin Cities to heed the Constitution and permit law-abiding journalists to cover protests there without interference or abuse. Over the last week, police in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area have physically assaulted numerous journalists and arrested several. Reporters and producers have been hit with pepper spray or other chemical irritants, pushed around, thrown to the ground, tackled and, in some cases, locked up. It is clear from most if not…
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Act today: Tell President Biden to bring journalist Austin Tice home
Today is the final day to participate in the #FreeAustinTice campaign by sending a letter asking your member of Congress to press President Biden to make journalist Austin Tice's safe return from Syria a top priority. Click here now to find a pre-written letter ready to send lawmakers. The process takes less than a minute to complete. Tice — an award-winning journalist, veteran Marine Corps captain, and Georgetown Law student — has been detained in Syria since 2012. Every letter you and your network send to Congress will make a difference for him and his family. “Austin is waiting, wanting…
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Deadline Monday: Tell President Biden to bring journalist Austin Tice home to his family
Award-winning journalist, veteran Marine Corps captain, and Georgetown Law student Austin Tice has been detained in Syria since 2012. Please join the #FreeAustinTice campaign for his safe, swift return by encouraging your Members of Congress to send a letter to President Biden pressing him to make Austin's safe return a top priority. The deadline for Members to act has been extended to April 19, so send them a message now. You’ll find a pre-written letter ready to send to your lawmaker. The process takes less than a minute to complete. Every letter you and your network send to Congress will…
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Tell President Biden to bring Austin Tice home to his family
The family of award-winning journalist Austin Tice, who has been detained in Syria since 2012 while covering escalating conflict in the region, needs your help to urge President Joe Biden to free Austin and bring him safely home. Tice, a writer and photographer, veteran Marine Corps captain, and Georgetown Law student, was detained three days after his 31st birthday, more than eight years ago. The U.S. government believes Austin is alive and being held by an affiliate of the Syrian government. Please join the #FreeAustinTice campaign for his safe, swift return by encouraging your Members of…
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National Press Club leaders call for continued funding for Stars and Stripes newspaper
The heads of the National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute called Tuesday for continued funding for the Stars & Stripes newspaper, and said Defense Department officials should ensure financial support for the news organization. The Trump administration suddenly announced it would end financial support after Sept. 30 for the newspaper that principally serves the U.S. military, ostensibly to save money, despite it costing less than $16 million in a Pentagon budget of more than $700 billion. President Donald Trump said via Twitter on Sept. 4 that he planned to…
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U.S. press leaders to Zimbabwe: Free jailed journalist
The leaders of the National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute have called on authorities in Zimbabwe to release Hopewell Chin’ono, an award-winning journalist who has been jailed on trumped-up charges and held in reportedly inhumane conditions, Chin’ono has won the CNN-sponsored African Journalist of the Year award and was named a Nieman Journalism fellow at Harvard University, among many other honors. Now he has become one of several dozen journalists jailed across Africa as a consequence of their work. In Zimbabwe, he is one of scores of people, opposition leaders…
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