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National Press Club Decries Trump Supporters’ Offensive Video
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 14, 2019—The National Press Club and its non-profit affiliate, the National Press Club Journalism Institute, issued the following statement condemning a video shown last week at a meeting of American Priority, a group of Trump supporters, at the Trump National Doral Miami resort. The video shows a fake version of the president assaulting, stabbing and gunning down journalists and his congressional critics. “A video depicting President Trump in a bloody rampage against journalists and his critics in Congress is a revolting piece of propaganda that has no place in our…
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Ethiopian journalist to discuss press freedom tonight
Eskinder Nega, an Ethiopian journalist imprisoned repeatedly for his reporting, will talk about press freedom in his country and around the world at the National Press Club on Dec. 9 at 6 pm. The event is jointly sponsored by the Club and its nonprofit affiliate National Press Club Journalism Institute. Register online. Government authorities in Ethiopia have targeted Nega, a writer and editor who has founded newspapers and blogs, by enforcing vaguely worded national security laws. Most recently, he served nearly seven years of an 18 year sentence from 2012 until last year.
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U.S. press leaders to China: Rethink expelling journalists
The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute urged the Chinese government yesterday to reconsider a plan to expel three Wall Street Journal reporters from China. China has ordered Josh Chin, the paper’s deputy bureau chief in China, and reporters Chao Deng and Philip Wen to leave the country in five days, The Journal said Wednesday. Chin and Deng are U.S. citizens and Wen is Australian. A Chinese spokesman, Geng Shuang, said the planned expulsions were a response to a Feb. 3 Wall Street Journal opinion column that he called “racist” and an attack on China. The…
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Bloomberg campaign answers press freedom questionnaire
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg wants the next U.S. president to be a “firm and outspoken champion” of the news media, is skeptical about the need for a federal media shield law and vows to restore regular press briefings to the White House. In a series of responses to a press freedom questionnaire, Bloomberg’s presidential campaign spelled out the former three-term New York mayor’s view of the news media – a view that it said is informed by the information company that bears his name. Bloomberg’s campaign was the first to respond to the questionnaire, which the National…
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Joint Statement regarding Brazilian charges against journalist Glenn Greenwald
The National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued the following joint statement this morning in response to criminal charges filed by the Brazilian government against American journalist Glenn Greenwald of The Intercept Brazil: “The National Press Club and the NPC Journalism Institute are alarmed by the Brazilian government’s decision to press charges against journalist Glenn Greenwald of The Intercept Brazil related to the publication of leaked cellphone messages. Greenwald's articles questioned the work of anti-corruption prosecutors and angered the government of…
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Club, Institute Issue joint statement supporting CNN reporter
The National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued the following joint statement this morning in support of CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju, in response to an incident that took place Thursday involving the reporter and Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, in the halls of the United States Capitol Building: “Manu Raju is a consummate professional who is respected by his journalistic peers and the people he covers, politics notwithstanding. Stating the contrary is factually and ethically wrong," reads the statement by the Club and its nonprofit affiliate.
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National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute Issue Joint Statement in support of CNN Reporter Manu Raju
The National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued the following joint statement this morning in support of CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju, in response to an incident that took place Thursday, January 16 involving the reporter and Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) in the halls of the United States Capitol Building: “Manu Raju is a consummate professional who is respected by his journalistic peers and the people he covers, politics notwithstanding. Stating the contrary is factually and ethically wrong.” The National Press Club is The World’s Leading Professional…
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National Press Club Named to The Washington Post's Press Freedom Partnership
The Washington Post announced today that the National Press Club would be one of two organizations added this year to its Press Freedom Partnership, an ongoing initiative that aims to highlight organizations working vigilantly to promote press freedom and raise awareness of the rights of journalists worldwide. Launched in November of 2018, The Washington Post Press Freedom Partnership has recognized leading organizations in the Press Freedom community and provided them with support — including advertising — for their campaigns and messages. "The National Press Club has earned a reputation…
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Letter signed by 173 members of Congress delivered to White House in bipartisan bid to secure the freedom of journalist Austin Tice
Debra and Marc Tice. Photo Credit: Melissa Lyttle WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan letter was sent Friday morning to President Donald Trump, signed by 173 members of Congress, asking him to work urgently toward the safe return of veteran U.S. Marine Corps captain and award-winning journalist Austin Tice, who has been held in Syria for seven years. Tice, a Georgetown graduate and law student, was detained near Damascus on August 14, 2012 while covering the civil conflict there. “Congress remains united in our commitment to supporting any and all constructive efforts to bring Austin home to his…
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If shield laws can’t protect SF reporter from police raid, where are they working?
Media shield laws, designed to protect journalists from revealing confidential sources, can be a reporter’s legal body armor. Too often, however, courts and law enforcement officials act as if those safeguards provide no more protection than a piece of frayed cloth. Take Bryan Carmody, a San Francisco freelance reporter whose case erupted this month when police raided his home, seized his work tools and temporarily detained him for refusing to reveal the source of a leaked police report -- even though California has among the strongest shield laws in the land. After a media outcry, police…
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