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Press Leaders to Myanmar: Release Jailed American Journalists
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 2, 2021-The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute urged the junta in Myanmar to promptly release from prison all journalists jailed there, including at least two Americans. Danny Fenster and Nathan Maung are the American journalists known to be detained in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, which has been wracked by unrest since a February coup. The National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and NPC Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane issued the following statement: “We call on the government of Myanmar to release…
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How can journalists get hate crime coverage right? Join Institute program, June 9
Reports of hate crimes have surged nationally, with targeted violence against Asian-Americans, Jewish Americans, and Black Americans dominating national headlines. Journalists need to understand what is behind the increased violence, and what the trends are in hate crime attacks, which have historically been under-reported. Seeking to remedy that problem, Congress last month passed a law that approves more federal resources for local police departments to improve their training in the recognition and reporting of hate crimes to the FBI, while providing funding for states to establish hate…
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U.S. Press Leaders Protest Abuse of Journalists in Nicaragua
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2021--The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute condemned the escalating harassment and intimidation of journalists in Nicaragua. National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and NPC Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane issued the following statement: “The recent wave of prosecutorial overreach in Nicaragua appears motivated to silence independent journalists. It is unjustified and should stop. Press freedom is a basic human right, and Nicaraguans should not be denied it.” Prosecutors in Nicaragua called in at least 20…
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Today: CNN anchor Jake Tapper to discuss his newest novel 'The Devil May Dance'
CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper will discuss his book “The Devil May Dance: A Novel” at a National Press Club Headliners virtual book event at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 3. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel as part of the National Press Club’s Virtual Headliner series, and is accessible to both the press and general public free-of-charge. Access the event or download a calendar reminder here. To submit a question for Tapper, email to [email protected], with “Tapper” in the subject line. “The Devil May Dance” is a…
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Press Leaders Protest Stifling of Media in Belarus
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 3, 2021--Leaders of the National Press Club and the NPC Journalism Institute said Thursday that Aleksandr Lukashenko, the ruler of Belarus, must cease his long-running crackdown on free expression. Lukashenko has repressed an opposition movement and media professionals in Belarus since contested elections there last year, and he has all but extinguished an independent and free press, according to human rights groups. On May 23, Lukashenko ordered a fighter jet to force a civilian jetliner that had been flying from Greece to Lithuania to instead land in Belarus so that…
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Tejinder Singh, active Club volunteer and founder of India America Today, dies at 61
Tejinder Singh, founder and editor of India America Today (IAT) and a major contributor to National Press Club activities, died May 24. Singh, who was 61, chaired the Club's Newsmakers Committee for 2010 and helped arrange for numerous prominent speakers to appear at the Club. He also served on the Club's broadcast and international correspondents committees. The veteran multimedia political and business journalist lived in India, Switzerland, Germany and Greece before becoming editor-in-chief of The European Weekly in Brussels, Belgium. Prior to that he worked for APM News, a business…
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