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News conference on Russia’s detention of Wall Street Journal reporter, July 13
The National Press Club has scheduled a news conference Thursday, July 13, examining the first 100 days of the detention by Russia of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich Gershkovich was detained by Russian security services March 29 while reporting in Russia and has been held in a Moscow prison ever since. His detention recently was extended at least until Aug. 30. The event, to be held at 11 a.m. in the Ballroom, is open to Club members and credentialed press. Registration required. The briefing will include a discussion of actions…
Type: News
National Press Club Statement On Upcoming Visit of Israeli President Herzog
WASHINGTON, July 17 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the upcoming visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog to the White House and his address to Congress. “It's past time for the State Department to declassify the report produced by the U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority on the 2022 shooting death of American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. U.S. lawmakers who reviewed the report said it supplies important details about the killing of…
Type: News
National Press Club Statement on Murder of Mexican Journalist Nelson Matus
WASHINGTON, July 16 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the murder of Nelson Matus, director of Lo Real de Guerrero, in Mexico yesterday. “Our hearts go out to the family and colleagues of Nelson Matus who was shot and killed while in a parked car in a shopping center in Acapulco last night. Matus was a long-time journalist for Lo Real de Guerrero. This was the 3rd known attempt on his life since 2017. “We are exceedingly concerned at what is happening to journalists…
Type: News
Club participating in read-a-thon of Gershkovich stories to call attention to his detention, July 19
The National Press Club will draw attention to Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's wrongful detention in Russia by publicly reading his stories for a 24-hour period beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 19. The read-a-thon, which will occur at the Club as well as at The Wall Street Journal’s London and Singapore bureaus, will be streamed live on the Club's website, YouTube channel, and Twitter. “Evan is a very talented journalist, and I can't think of a better way to draw attention to his continued, unjust imprisonment in Russia than reading his work for the world to hear,''…
Type: News
Today, 3 pm: Former Arkansas governor Hutchinson to announce first plank of presidential campaign's platform
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president, will announce the first plank of his presidential campaign's policy agenda at a National Press Club in-person Headliners Newsmaker on Monday, July 17, at 3 p.m. His remarks will focus on his proposals for a complete reform of federal law enforcement. Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is running for the Republican presidential nomination. Hutchinson, a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, launched his presidential campaign in April in his hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas. He has…
Type: News
Photos: NPC Newsmaker with Asa Hutchinson
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, seeking the Republican nomination for president, announced the first plank of his presidential campaign's policy agenda at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on July 17, 2023. His remarks focused on his proposals for a complete reform of federal law enforcement.
Type: Media
Defund the Bishops Press Conference
Type: Event