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NPF, NPCJI award $73,920 to five reporters for environmental justice journalism
The National Press Foundation and the National Press Club Journalism Institute have jointly awarded $73,920 in Kozik Environmental Justice Reporting grants to five journalists to fund stories on environmental justice. This is the second year that the two leading journalism organizations have partnered to fund cutting-edge investigative environmental projects. The grantees and projects selected by the judges for reporting and publishing in 2023 are: Will Atwater, North Carolina Health News ($7,500). Atwater will investigate how stakeholders balance economic and political interests with…
Type: News
National Press Club Statement on Press Freedom Provisions in Recent Omnibus Bill
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 – Following is a statement from Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on press freedom provisions in the $1.7 trillion omnibus legislation passed at the end of the last congressional session. As an organization made up of journalists, the Press Club does not lobby for the passage of specific legislation but can offer comment on legislation once passed. “We were pleased to see that as part of a plan to support democracy in Central America and in countries such as Afghanistan, Belarus and…
Type: News
Photography Team Meeting
National Press Club's Photography Team holds its first meeting in 2023 on Thursday, Jan. 26 in the Cosgrove Lounge at 3:30 pm. RSVPs are requested. At the meeting, we'll review our 2022 activities and take your ideas for this year's programs. The meeting is open to all NPC members and will also be available remotely over Zoom. After the meeting, those attending in-person are invited for a self-funded drink at the Reliable Source.
Type: Event
The Belmarsh Tribunal
Around the world, state actors are cracking down on journalists, sources, and publishers in a globally coordinated campaign to disrupt the public’s access to information and shut off their sources of dissent. A landmark case in this campaign is that of Julian Assange, the publisher who founded WikiLeaks, exposed crimes by the United States government, and now faces 175 years in prison if extradited from the Belmarsh Prison where he is currently held in the United Kingdom. Inspired by the Russell-Sartre Tribunals of the Vietnam War, the Belmarsh Tribunal brings together a range of expert…
Type: Event
Press Club Statement on 2nd Anniversary of J6 Assault on the Capitol and Against Journalists
WASHINGTON, January 6, 2023 – Following is a statement from Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the anniversary of the January 6, 2021 assault against the Capitol. “It is often said that a free and independent press is the cornerstone of democracy and so, when insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, to stop the peaceful transfer of power they were also targeting the press who work there and would record and report their deeds. We know what happened on January 6 because of the free and…
Type: News
After 60 years in TV, Maury Povich discusses his career, future
The 2021-22 television season marked the end of an era. The daytime syndicated talk show "Maury" wrapped up its record 31-year run, ending the 60-year TV career of host Maury Povich. In the latest edition of Update-1, the National Press Club podcast, Club Broadcast/Podcast Team member Gemma Puglisi talks to Povich about his career, which began in Washington and included stops in Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and New York. They discuss his early days as a news reporter, how he became the longest-serving daytime talk show host in television history and his future plans, including his…
Type: News
Communicators Team Monthly Meeting
National Press Club Communicator Members help further the goals of the National Press Club through their participation in and support of activities that advance the cause of journalism and in defending freedom of the press. They also help tell the National Press Club story though their participation in and help with developing compelling NPC programming and activities and by inviting and encouraging journalist and communicator colleagues to also become members. The Communicator Team has well-defined activities already with great participation in the design and discussion of communicator…
Type: Event