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National Press Club Pleased at Reported Decision in Risen Case
Leaders of the National Press Club expressed relief at reports that the Justice Department will not force a reporter to disclose in court the identity of a confidential source. At issue is the case of James Risen, a New York Times reporter who wrote a 2006 book, State of War, that disclosed classified information about a bungled CIA program to provide Iran false information about how to build an atomic weapon. U.S. prosecutors have charged that former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling was the source of the leak, but they wanted Risen's testimony to confirm it. After court fights that lasted years…
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National Press Club urges Iran to free Washington Post reporter
The National Press Club pressed the government of Iran on Wednesday to do its utmost to free a Washington Post reporter who has been in jail for 140 days and counting. Jason Rezaian has been imprisoned without any public airing of his charge, the Post reports. He is not permitted to see a lawyer, nor has he been allowed bail. He is only visited by his wife. "Mr. Rezaian was in Iran to do his job and nothing more," National Press Club President Myron Belkind said. "He should be released from prison as soon as possible, along with other journalists who have done nothing to warrant…
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Publishers to discuss threats to press freedom in Latin America at Newsmaker Tuesday
Publishers from two leading newspapers in Latin America will discuss threats to press freedom in the region at a National Press Club Newsmakers news conference on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 10 a.m. in the Zenger Room. Speaking will be Miguel Henrique Otero, owner/publisher of El Nacional, the most influential newspaper in Venezuela and one of the most prestigious newspapers in Latin America, and Carlos Perez Barriga, owner/publisher of El Universo, an Ecuadorian newspaper. Otero and Barriga will discuss not just overt threats to press freedom from government – such as open censorship and other types…
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Press Club welcomes statements urging end to impunity in the murder of journalists
The National Press Club on Nov. 3 warmly welcomed recent calls by the White House and the United Nations to end the widespread impunity that has been the response to the murder of hundreds of journalists around the world. Since 1992, 632 journalists have been murdered with complete impunity, according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Murder constitutes nearly 70 percent of work-related deaths for journalists, with local reporters making up 96 percent of those deaths, CPJ said. Nov. 2 marked the first International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists -- an…
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Post publishes Letter to Editor from NPC president urging release of journalists
The Washington Post published the following letter from Myron Belkind, president of the National Press Club, on Oct. 31: “Glossing over repression” (an Oct. 29 editorial in the Washington Post) lamented “the elimination of a once-robust free press” in Egypt. The National Press Club is deeply concerned about the continued imprisonment in Egypt of media professionals, including three Al Jazeera journalists who have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from seven to 10 years for carrying out their duties. We had hoped for favorable developments after President Obama had urged Egyptian…
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National Press Club joins petition urging protection for digital reporting
The National Press Club has joined some 7,000 media organizations, journalists and other individuals in calling on President Barack Obama to protect what the campaign calls the “Right to Report in the Digital Age.” In backing the petition, the NPC has argued that surveillance, intimidation, and restrictions on journalists threaten to undermine their ability to gather and report the news. “Given our mission, we could not remain silent while the journalists we aim to serve have increasingly been stifled through the overreaches of government surveillance, crackdowns on whistleblowers and ensuing…
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Statement By Muhammad Ali on Jason Rezaian, Washington Post Reporter Held in Iran
The following statement by Muhammad Ali was released today by the National Press Club. Ali, who visited the Club during his career for speeches and events, was last here attending a news conference for U.S. hikers held captive in Iran. His statements made on their behalf were credited with contributing to their safe release from Iran. On March 12 the Club is organizing a news conference at 2 p.m. to discuss the case of Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter currently held in an Iranian prison. With the Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful "I am sorry that I cannot be physically…
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Sunshine Week summit explores D.C. government transparency on Tuesday
Celebrating Sunshine Week 2015, the National Press Club's Freedom of the Press Committee will join with the D.C. Open Government Coalition to present the fourth annual "D.C. Open Government Summit" on March 17 from 6 to 8:30pm in the National Press Club's First Amendment Lounge. The event is also co-sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists' D.C. Professional Chapter. The D.C. Open Government Summit will focus on the state of government transparency in the District of Columbia. The event will open with remarks on open government priorities for the Bowser Administration, and will…
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National Press Club to host news conference on Jason Rezaian case, March 12
National Press Club president John Hughes will host a news conference on Thursday, March 12, at 2 p.m. to discuss developments in the case of Jason Rezaian, The Washington Post's Tehran bureau chief, who is currently being held in prison in Iran. The venue is the NPC's Holeman Lounge. Ali Rezaian, Jason Rezaian's brother, and Douglas Jehl, Foreign Editor of The Washington Post will describe the recent events in this case and the latest conditions for Jason and the prospects for his release. Jason Rezaian and his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, were arrested in their home in Tehran by Iranian Security…
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FOIA faster: National Press Club presents Sunshine Week event on March 16
In commemoration of Sunshine Week, the National Press Club will offer reporters on Monday, March 16, a hands-on tutorial in getting faster and better results from Freedom of Information Act requests. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Club's Conference Rooms. Sunshine Week is a nationwide celebration of access to public information that occurs every March. The seminar, "FOIA Faster," will teach participants how to obtain government information more rapidly by using techniques that managers of hedge funds and energy analysts have been profiting from for decades. FOIA Resource Center founder…
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