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National Press Club questions Afghanistan's treatment of U.S. reporter
The National Press Club president raised questions Aug. 20 about the government of Afghanistan's expulsion of a New York Times journalist whose reporting had displeased Afghan authorities. Afghan officials ordered the reporter, Matthew Rosenberg, to leave the country and never return. It was the first expulsion of a Western reporter in Afghanistan since the 2001 toppling of the Taliban regime, the Times reported. Rosenberg's ouster came one day after he had been questioned by officials in the Afghanistan attorney general's office about a story he had written in the Times on Aug. 19 that had…
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National Press Club condemns execution of James Foley
The National Press Club condemns the execution of American photojournalist James Foley, who had been missing since Nov. 22, 2012. The terrorist group Islamic State released a video claiming to be Foley's execution. The Press Club extends condolences to the Foley family, which had mounted a worldwide campaign to find James, who had been working for GlobalPost and Agence France-Presse. Earlier in his career, Foley was a reporter for Stars and Stripes. "We condemn in the strongest words possible the execution of a journalist who was carrying out his professional duties. Our thoughts and…
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National Press Club reaffirms concern about press freedom in Eastern Ukraine
The National Press Club on Monday voiced concern for the safety of a Russian photojournalist who was reported missing while covering the unrest in eastern Ukraine and for other reporters endangered in that war zone. The Washington-based organization reiterated its stance that all sides in the ongoing conflict respect the essential right of journalists to go about their work without harassment and without fear for their safety. Andrei Stenin, a photojournalist with the state-run Russia news agency Rossiya Segodnya has been missing since Aug. 5, according to the Committee to Protect…
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Club President calls law-enforcement actions 'unacceptable' at RootsAction.org event
National Press Club President Myron Belkind told a RootsAction.org event Aug. 14 that actions by Ferguson, Mo., police against journalists covering the violent protests there and federal law-enforcement efforts against James Risen are “unacceptable.” Belkind’s remarks to open the private event held at the Club came one day after the Club issued a statement “expressing its deep concern about reports that at least two reporters –- from the Washington Post and the Huffington Post –- who were covering the unrest in Ferguson were manhandled and detained by police officers there before being…
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National Press Club wants answers on reported abuse of reporters in Missouri
The National Press Club expressed deep concern Aug. 13 about reports that at least two reporters covering unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, were manhandled and detained by police officers there. According to multiple accounts, Wesley Lowery of the Washington Post and Ryan Reilly of the Huffington Post were roughed up by officers, detained and later released. The officers did not provide their names to the journalists, the reports said. "In the United States, it is not acceptable to prevent reporters from doing their jobs, let alone to knock them around and throw them in jail and then release them…
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National Press Club expresses concern over reported detention of journalists in Iran
The National Press Club expressed concern Thursday over reports that a Washington Post reporter, his wife and two photojournalists have been detained in Iran. "If these reports are accurate, we urge the Iranian authorities to promptly explain this action and to release these journalists, who are merely covering news in Iran," said NPC President Myron Belkind. A Washington Post report Thursday indicated the paper had received "credible reports" that correspondent Jason Rezaian and his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, were detained Tuesday evening in Tehran. The paper said it was unclear who detained them…
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National Press Club Condemns Deadly Attack on Paris Magazine
The National Press Club condemns in the strongest terms the Wednesday shooting attack on a Paris-based magazine that left at least 12 people dead. Late in the morning local time, three masked assailants armed with machine guns entered the offices of the weekly satirical news publication, Charlie Hebdo, and indiscriminately opened fire in the lobby, killing 12 and seriously injuring several others, a French police spokesman told news media. The attackers then fled by car. Two of the victims were police officers, according to a senior French prosecutor. Charlie Hebdo's offices were previously…
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More lowlights than highlights for press freedom in 2014
Press freedom and government transparency in 2014 regressed more than it progressed, according according to a year-end review by the National Press Club's Press Freedom Committee. "While December saw flickers of progress for press freedom, the year mostly saw backsliding worldwide," NPC President Myron Belkind said. "Let's hope 2015 brings more respect for human rights in general and in particular for the right of the press to report freely on what people everywhere need to know." On the plus side, the U.S. Department of Justice decided in December to end its long campaign to force New York…
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Club welcomes court decision to protect reporter's source
The National Press Club welcomed an appellate court's decision that an Illinois reporter cannot be compelled to reveal the identity of an anonymous source. The Third District Appellate Court on Monday overturned a Will County circuit court's ruling that Patch.com editor Joseph Hosey must reveal who had provided him with police reports that had informed a story he wrote about two January 2013 murders in Joliet, Ill. When Hosey refused to comply with the lower court order, the judge found him in criminal contempt and fined him thousands of dollars, even though Illinois has a qualified shield…
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National Press Club Dismayed Over Reported Arrests of Turkish Journalists
The National Press Club president expressed concern over reports that Turkish authorities have arrested a couple of dozen people in what appears to be a crackdown on media outlets that are critical of the Turkish government. In an apparent attempt to silence detractors of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at least 24 people were arrested Dec. 14, including at the offices of Today's Zaman newspaper and STV television news, reports indicate. Those detained reportedly included journalists and television producers. The State Department issued a statement Dec. 14 urging Turkey to ensure its…
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