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Press Club, Institute release statement on DOJ decision related to Al Jazeera filing under FARA
In response to the Justice Department’s order on Sept. 14 for a U.S.-based affiliate of Al Jazeera to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), National Press Club President Michael Freedman and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane released the following joint statement on Sept. 18: “We disagree with the U.S Department of Justice decision to require AJ+ to file under FARA. This order effectively says the U.S. government views Al Jazeera to be a propaganda arm of the Qatari government rather than the independent news organizations that…
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Press freedom leaders implore law-enforcement agencies to halt attacks on journalists
As our nation continues to struggle with the enormous impact of a global pandemic, and an outcry for racial equity and social justice, Americans are more reliant than ever on journalists to gather, sort and report the news with accuracy and fairness. Yet, in a growing and alarming pattern, journalists have been attacked, injured and arrested without provocation by law-enforcement authorities, in spite of following agreed-upon guidelines established to protect their constitutional right to pursue their jobs. “Reporters are witnesses,” said National Press Club President Michael…
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Statement On DOJ Decision Related To Al Jazeera Filing Under FARA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 – In response to the Justice Department’s Monday order for a U.S.-based affiliate of Al Jazeera to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), National Press Club President Michael Freedman and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane released the following joint statement. “We disagree with the U.S, Department of Justice (DOJ) decision to require AJ+ to file under FARA. This order effectively says the U.S. government views Al Jazeera to be a propaganda arm of the Qatari government rather than the independent news…
Type: News
U.S. Press Freedom leaders implore law enforcement agencies across America to halt alarming pattern of attacks on journalists
As our nation continues to struggle with the enormous impact of a global pandemic and an outcry for racial equity and social justice, Americans are more reliant than ever on journalists to gather, sort and report the news with accuracy and fairness. “Reporters are witnesses,” said National Press Club President Michael Freedman. “To silence the press is to silence the people, silence accountability, and silence the truth.” Yet, in a growing and alarming pattern, journalists have been attacked, injured and arrested without provocation by law enforcement authorities, in spite of following…
Type: News
National Press Club, Journalism Institute speak out against wrongful conviction of journalist Maria Ressa
The following is a statement from National Press Club President Michael Freedman and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane on the conviction yesterday in a Manila, Phllippines, court of Maria Ressa, executive editor of Rappler: "We are deeply concerned and disappointed to learn of the conviction of crusading journalist Maria Ressa on charges of cyber libel. The government of the Philippines has repeatedly charged Ms. Ressa over the last several years with a variety of bogus counts trying very hard to get something to stick. Make no mistake they are looking…
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National Press Club and NPC Journalism Institute back journalists covering protests, denounce arrests and assaults
The National Press Club and its Journalism Institute stand in support of all the journalists who have been injured, arrested or come under attack while covering the protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Journalists have been assaulted by protesters for simply doing their jobs. They have been hit by police projectiles, and a Louisville appeared to be targeted by police and shot with pepper bullets Journalists have been arrested in Minneapolis and Las Vegas. CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta were defaced and its windows broken. “Journalists often put…
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Arrests of CNN journalists in Minneapolis denounced by National Press Club & Journalism Institute
The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute condemn the early morning arrests of CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez and his production team, who were taken into custody just after 5 a.m. local time, while live on the air. They were released more than an hour later, after Gov. Tim Walz apologized to CNN President Jeff Zucker for the actions of law enforcement. Jimenez could be heard on camera calmly telling the Minnesota state police, “We can move wherever you’d like, we are live on the air,” and showing them his press credentials. This contradicts the statement by…
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National Press Club and Its Journalism Institute to Mark World Press Freedom Day
Amid a worldwide fight against the novel coronavirus, the National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute are joining people around the globe to commemorate World Press Freedom Day on May 3. The motto for this year’s 27th World Press Freedom Day, organized by UNESCO, is "Journalism without Fear or Favor." During the annual commemoration, organizations and individuals celebrate basic principles of press freedom, evaluate the state of press freedom worldwide, defend the media from attacks on their independence and pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives. "…
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Press leaders call for immediate release of AP photographer
In this image made from video taken on Feb. 27, Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw is arrested by police in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo credit: Yahoo News The following is a statement by National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane on the arrest and detention of Associated Press photographer Thein Zaw in Myanmar: We call on authorities in Myanmar to release, immediately, AP photographer Thein Zaw who was covering a protest Feb. 27 in Yangon when he was arrested. Video shows Thein being surrounded by police…
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