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NPC schedules panel exploring man’s role as civil rights photographer, FBI snitch
The NPC's Freedom of the Press and Young Members Committees are planning a panel discussion exploring how a mid-size city newspaper was able to unearth the extraordinary story of how an iconic photographer of the civil rights movement led a double life as an FBI informant. The panel is scheduled for Oct. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the National Press Club in the Lisagor Room. Admission is free for National Press Club members and $5 for non-members. Register here. The event, called “Double Exposure,” is designed to bring to life how the Commercial Appeal newspaper in Memphis used a precedent-setting…
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UPDATE: 'Civil Liberties Dead Zone' at U.S. borders Freedom of Press panel rescheduled
Please note: This event has been rescheduled due to inclement weather. Click here more for information. The National Press Club's Freedom of the Press Committee will host a panel discussion Thursday, Feb. 13, to probe the federal government's under-reported practice of examining the electronic devices of reporters and other individuals crossing into the United States. The discussion will take place on at 6:30 p.m. in the National Press Club First Amendment Lounge. Admission is free for NPC members and $5 for nonmembers. Register here. The event -- "Civil Liberties Dead Zone: Do First and…
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Club speaks out against restrictions on reporters in China
The National Press Club expressed profound concern Jan. 30 about reports that the Chinese government is restricting the ability of foreign journalists to do their jobs in that country. New York Times reporter Austin Ramzy was forced to leave China over delays in processing his press credentials. He is one of many U.S. journalists who have waited months or years to have visas issued or press credentials renewed. “Every reporter working in China, regardless of nationality, should be allowed to do his or her job without restrictions or intimidation,” said Myron Belkind, president of the…
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NPC panel to debate 'Civil Liberties Dead Zone' at U.S. borders
Please note: This event has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The NPC Freedom of the Press Committee will host a panel next month to probe the federal government's under-reported practice of examining the electronic devices of reporters and other individuals crossing into the United States. The panel will take place on Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the National Press Club First Amendment Lounge. Admission is free for NPC members and $5 for nonmembers. Register here. The event -- "Civil Liberties Dead Zone: Do First and Fourth Amendment Rights Not Apply at the Border?" -- will examine known…
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National Press Club Calls for Immediate Release of Imprisoned Al Jazeera Journalists
The National Press Club called today for the immediate release of five Al Jazeera journalists held prisoner in Egypt. "The ongoing imprisonment of these men and the continuing efforts of the Egyptian government to suppress Al Jazeera's reporting should be seen as anathema to supporters everywhere of the public's right to an independent and critical press," National Press Club President Angela Greiling Keane said. The club lends its voice to those of other news organizations and free-press groups—including Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists--in speaking out…
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Is freedom of the press on the decline?
Are news organizations in the United States free to report on federal, state and local government officials? Or is press freedom something of the past? The National Press Club’s new podcast, "Update-1," discusses this issue with NPC President Angela Greiling Keane and Freedom of the Press Committee Chairman John Donnelly. The show can be heard by clicking here. All Press Club podcasts can be found on the Club website (click on Multimedia and then Podcast) and on iTunes. Podcast information is available by following the Press Club on Twitter at @pressclubDC or by joining the Club group on…
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National Press Club mourns remarkable photojournalist killed in Afghanistan
The National Press Club joins with journalists around the world as we mourn the death in Afghanistan of veteran Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus, 48, an internationally acclaimed and Pulitzer Prize-winning German photographer. Niedringhaus was shot to death and AP reporter Kathy Gannon was gravely wounded Friday when an Afghan policeman opened fire on them with his AK-47 as they sat in their car as part of a convoy that was traveling in eastern Afghanistan's Khost Province to cover the country's upcoming election, which Taliban have threatened to disrupt. Gannon, 60, a veteran…
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Club urges Saudi government to allow reporter to cover Obama visit
The National Press Club is urging the government of Saudi Arabia to grant a visa to the Washington bureau chief of the Jerusalem Post so he can cover President Obama's visit to Saudi Arabia this week. The journalist, Michael Wilner, is reportedly the only member of the press corps seeking to cover the president's visit who has been denied a visa for it. The White House Correspondents Association and a spokeswoman for the White House have criticized the Saudi decision. "We regret that a member of the White House press corps has been denied access to Saudi Arabia to cover the activities of…
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NPC asks Defense Secretary about report of soldiers beating Afghan reporter
The National Press Club president wrote the U.S. secretary of Defense today expressing concern about reports that U.S. special forces personnel in Afghanistan had beaten an Afghan radio journalist. American special forces recently assaulted Radio Paighame Milli in Afghanistan, detaining the station owner and two employees, while cutting off its broadcasts, according to a March 1 report in the New York Times. Station owner Qazi Nasir Mudassir claimed members of the U.S. military beat him while he was in detention and threatened to kill him unless he identified people suspected of being…
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National Press Club to Celebrate 'Sunshine Week'
The National Press Club's Press Freedom Committee will commemorate "Sunshine Week" later this month with four events designed to illuminate the importance of transparency and press freedom. Sunshine Week is an annual series of events in mid-March near the birthday of U.S. founding father James Madison and spotlights the importance of open government. The events: Partly Cloudy: Why 'Public Information' Doesn't Always = Accessible InformationMarch 18, 6:30-8:30pm, Holeman LoungePanelists from the Sunlight Foundation, USA Today, ProPublica and the Data Transparency Coalition will discuss how…
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