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National Press Club: Russia’s solitary confinement of Evan Gershkovich Is torture
WASHINGTON, April 10 – Following is a statement by Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the announcement by the U.S. Department of State to classify as a wrongful detention the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by the Russian government. “Reporter Evan Gershkovich has now been held in solitary confinement in Moscow for more than two weeks. Evan is reportedly alone in his cell 23 hours a day and allowed out for exercise for one hour every 24 hours, also alone. The United…
Type: News
Two Club members to be inducted into D.C. journalism hall of fame
Two National Press Club members -- veteran White House correspondent April Ryan and former Club President Jonathan D. Salant -- will be inducted into the Society of Professional Journalists Washington, D.C. chapter's Journalism Hall of Fame on June 13. April Ryan They will join WJLA-TV Bureau Chief Sam Ford as honorees. The event will be held at the Club with cocktails beginning at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7. The chapter also will award its Distinguished Service Award and its Dateline awards for local journalism at the dinner. Ryan is senior White House correspondent and Washington bureau…
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Young Members Team Meeting
Join us for the second open meeting of the year for the Young Member Team. Any and all are welcome. Come network with fellow young members while learning about the team and how to get involved.
Type: Event
Journalism organizations call on administration to prioritize reporters taken hostage
Following is a text of a letter from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, co-signed by major journalism organizations, calling on the Biden Administration to prioritize the problem of hostage taking of journalists by state actors. President Joseph R. Biden The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Biden: We call upon you to immediately prioritize the release of two U.S. journalists being held hostage abroad: Austin Tice, who was taken in Syria 10.5 years ago, and Evan Gershkovich, who…
Type: News
Journalism Organizations Call On Administration To Prioritize Reporters Taken Hostage
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Following is text of a letter from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, and co-signed by major journalism organizations calling on the Biden Administration to prioritize the problem of hostage taking of journalists by state actors. President Joseph R. Biden The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Biden: We call upon you to immediately prioritize the release of two U.S. journalists being held hostage abroad: Austin Tice, who was taken in Syria 10.5 years ago, and…
Type: News
Take me out to the Reliable Source Wed.
Baseball and popcorn are back at the National Press Club. Celebrate America's pastime, help kick off a new season for the Club's mighty softball team and celebrate the long-awaited return of the popcorn machine to the Reliable Source during a special happy hour starting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 19. All Club members are welcome. RSVP online. Root for the Nationals, Orioles and other Major League Baseball teams while watching their games on the big screens. Mingle with Club softball team players over pigs in a blanket. And enjoy a beloved bar mainstay popping back into action.
Type: News