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National Press Club Condemns Violent Threats by Local Officials Forcing Oklahoma Journalist To Flee
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2023 - Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, regarding recent reports an Oklahoma journalist has been forced to leave his community out of fear for his safety following threats of violence by local officials. The reports that journalist Chris Willingham of the McCurtain Gazette-News fled his community follow the newspaper’s publication in April of an audio recording in which local officials made statements threatening its journalists. “All journalists…
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Press Club leaders deeply disappointed with verdict in North Carolina jury trial
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2023 - Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the guilty verdict of journalists Matilda Bliss and Veronica Coit issued by a North Carolina jury on Friday. Bliss and Coit were charged with misdemeanor trespassing in connection with their coverage of the eviction of a homeless encampment on December 25, 2021, and were found guilty at a bench trial in April. They appealed the ruling to a jury trial that took place this week. “While we respect the…
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Press Club leaders urge Biden to raise press freedom concerns with Indian Prime Minister
WASHINGTON, June 21 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the state visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington this week. “The visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United States comes at a fragile time for India, which is the largest democracy in the world. The National Press Club has grave concerns about the crackdown on independent media and civil society under the Modi government. Too often, we receive reports of journalists being attacked,…
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National Press Club statement on the continued online harassment of Wall Street Journal reporter Sabrina Siddiqui
WASHINGTON, June 28 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the continued online harassment of Wall Street Journal reporter Sabrina Siddiqui. “We condemn in the strongest terms the continued online harassment and trolling of Wall Street Journal reporter Sabrina Siddiqui, who was simply doing her job when she posed this question on June 22 to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a joint press conference with President Joe Biden: “There are many human rights groups…
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Press Club leaders condemn brutal assault on Russian journalist Elena Milashina and attorney Alexander Nemov
WASHINGTON, July 6 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the brutal assault by masked assailants on Russian investigative journalist Elena Milashina and attorney Alexander Nemov as they were traveling in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya: “We are outraged by this repulsive attack on Elena Milashina and Alexander Nemov on July 4. Both were in Grozny for the trial of Zarema Musayeva, the mother of exiled opposition activists, according to Elena's employer, the independent…
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NPC leaders demand accountability for murder of Mexican journalist Luis Martín Sánchez Iñiguez
WASHINGTON, July 10 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the murder of Mexican journalist Luis Martín Sánchez Iñiguez, whose body was discovered Saturday after being reported missing on July 5. “We are outraged and deeply saddened by the murder of journalist Luis Martín Sánchez Iñiguez, a staff reporter working in western Mexico for the national newspaper La Jornada. State authorities believe his killing was in response to his work as a journalist, according to his…
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National Press Club Statement On Upcoming Visit of Israeli President Herzog
WASHINGTON, July 17 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the upcoming visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to the White House and his address to Congress. “It's past time for the State Department to declassify the report produced by the U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority on the 2022 shooting death of American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. U.S. lawmakers who reviewed the report said it supplies important details about the killing of…
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National Press Club Statement on Murder of Mexican Journalist Nelson Matus
WASHINGTON, July 16 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the murder of Nelson Matus, director of Lo Real de Guerrero, in Mexico yesterday. “Our hearts go out to the family and colleagues of Nelson Matus who was shot and killed while in a parked car in a shopping center in Acapulco last night. Matus was a long-time journalist for Lo Real de Guerrero. This was the 3rd known attempt on his life since 2017. “We are exceedingly concerned at what is happening to journalists…
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Club participating in read-a-thon of Gershkovich stories to call attention to his detention, July 19
The National Press Club will draw attention to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's wrongful detention in Russia by publicly reading his stories for a 24-hour period beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 19. The read-a-thon, which will occur at the Club as well as at The Wall Street Journal’s London and Singapore bureaus, will be streamed live on the Club's website, YouTube channel, and Twitter. “Evan is a very talented journalist, and I can't think of a better way to draw attention to his continued, unjust imprisonment in Russia than reading his work for the world to hear,''…
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Journalists To Hold 24-Hour Read-a-Thon of Evan Gershkovich’s Work at National Press Club
WASHINGTON, July 19 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on the upcoming 24-hour read-a-thon of the work of journalist Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal. “Starting Wednesday, July 19 at 8 a.m. journalists will begin reading the journalism of Evan Gershkovich. Many of the journalists will be his colleagues from the Wall Street Journal but Press Club members from other outlets will join in as well. We are doing this to call attention to Evan’s case and to give…
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