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Press Freedom Center gets official launch at Club on Monday
Throughout this past year, the National Press Club leadership has been working to formalize and bolster the press freedom work the Club has done through the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club. While I have discussed this initiative during the Club's general membership meetings and with individual members, I wanted to provide a Q&A to all members, giving details on this new Center, why we’ve chosen to do it now and how it will fit into the wider Club. On Monday, Nov. 25, at 6:30 p.m. there will be an official launch of the Press Freedom Center, held at the Club. Why a Press…
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Family of journalist Austin Tice to hold news conference after Dec. 6 WH meeting
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534 for the National Press Club News Advisory: Event: News Conference with family of journalist Austin Tice, currently held in Syria. This event is a program of the newly formed Press Freedom Center of the National Press Club. The Tices have been invited by the Center to discuss this case and take questions from the press. When: 2:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6 Where: National Press Club, 13th Floor, National Press Building, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC 20045 Who: Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice (Houston, Texas) Marc Tice, father of Austin Tice (Houston) Simon…
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Follow-Up Family Statement On Verdict in Case of Chinese Journalist Dong Yuyu
WASHINGTON, December 6 – The Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club is releasing the following statement from the family of journalist Dong Yuyu. Follow-Up Family Statement On Verdict in Case of Chinese Journalist Dong Yuyu 6 December 2024 (Issued by the Dong Family) In response to the judgment of Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu’s espionage case by the Chinese authorities, Dong Yuyu’s family members raise the following ten questions: Since the Ministry of State Security of China has determined that a certain organ of the Japanese foreign service an “espionage organization” of Japan,…
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New NPC Press Freedom Center puts in place structure to provide for imperiled journalists' aid now, in future
National Press Club Press Freedom Center director Bill McCarren, center, describes earlier efforts to help arrested and exiled journalists in the U.S. and overseas. Looking on are NPC President Emily Wilkins, right, and Jason Rezaian, left, of the Washington Post, who is advisory board chair for the Press Freedom Center and a former hostage held in Iran. Photo: Alan Kotok The National Press Club's new Press Freedom Center will provide a structure to help journalists in need for decades to come instead of its previous ad hoc, or spur of the moment, approach. The center officially launched…
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Statement by Family of Austin Tice
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 – The following statement by Marc and Debra Tice, the parents of Austin Tice, a journalist and prisoner in Syria since 2012, was released today by the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club. “We are watching the events unfold in Syria and seeing families reunited with their loved ones after years of separation. We know this is possible for our family, too. Austin Tice is alive, in Syria, and it's time for him to come home. We are eagerly anticipating seeing Austin walk free and we are asking anyone who can do so to please assist Austin so he can safely return home…
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National Press Club: Guatemala Must Halt Criminal Proceedings Against Juan Louis Font
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 — Following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, on the arrest warrant issued by Guatemalan authorities against exiled journalist Juan Luis Font. “We strongly demand Guatemala's attorney general’s office and the judiciary system stop all harassment against Juan Luis Font, his radio talk show ConCriterio and other journalists in the country. “Font is a widely respected journalist who has been persecuted by Guatemalan authorities for the last three years, forcing him to leave his home country in 2022 to avoid unjust detention for his work…
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NPC Statement on Death of Al Jazeera Cameraman Ahmed Al-Louh in Gaza
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 – Following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, President of the National Press Club, on the death of Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Al-Louh while working in Gaza, Dec. 15. “Our hearts go out to the family of Ahmed Al-Louh, a journalist for Al Jazeera who was killed by an Israeli airstrike while working in Gaza, Dec. 15. The circumstances must be investigated to determine if this was a targeted strike. According to reports, Al-Louh’s home was also attacked and destroyed in a separate incident, which raises questions about the intent of the IDF. Journalists are not combatants.…
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Op-Ed appears on MSNBC website urging Biden 'to bring Austin Tice home'
William McCarren, director of the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club, wrote an op-ed that appeared on the MSNBC website Friday calling on the Biden administration to do everything it can to bring Austin Tice home from Syria. The National Press Club displayed a Freedom Clock in 2020 as part of its efforts to bring Ausin Tice home. Photo by Alan Kotok. In 2012, Tice -- a Georgetown University alumnus, freelance journalist, and veteran captain of the U.S. Marine Corps from Houston, Texas -- traveled to Syria to report on the unfolding crisis for McClatchy News, the Washington…
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Press Freedom Center Statement on Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 – Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club issued the following statement on the wrongful detention of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala in Iran. “The National Press Club demands the immediate release of Cecilia Sala a fearless journalist unjustly imprisoned in Tehran. Sala, who has been held in Tehran’s Evin prison since Dec. 19, was on an approved reporting trip and adhered to all regulations required for journalists working in the country. Her detention is an affront to press freedom and a violation of international norms. Journalism is not a crime. It is…
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Press Freedom Center Statement on the Release of Cecilia Sala
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 – Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, issued the following statement on the wrongful detention of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala in Iran: “Cecilia Sala is free. The National Press Club celebrates her release from unjust detention in Iran and her safe return to Italy. Sala’s ordeal was a brazen attack on press freedom and a reminder of the extraordinary risks journalists face to bring the truth to light. Her freedom is a victory for journalism and for all who stand against the silencing of the press. “While we are relieved Sala is no longer enduring the…
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