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Press Club Statement on Recent Milestones for Reporters Assaulted by Police
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 – 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 recent milestones in cases of reporters assaulted by police. “We support reporter Evan Lambert of NewsNation, who recently filed suit against the village of East Palestine; Columbiana County (where East Palestine is located); and five law enforcement officers for violations of his rights under Ohio state law and the U.S. Constitution. The suit stems from Lambert’s arrest earlier this year at a news conference…
Type: News
Are Some Journalists the Targets of Raids Because They're Doing Their Jobs Too Well?
Is it possible that journalists can be the targets of police raids because they do their jobs too well? That's one of the questions some freedom of the press advocates are asking after an FBI raid in May on the newsroom home of journalist Tim Burke. The FBI raided Burke’s home after he obtained outtakes of Tucker Carlson’s interview with Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) in which Ye made antisemitic and other offensive remarks. The raid prompted more than 50 organizations, including the National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute, to sign a letter that has been sent…
Type: Media
Photography Team Holiday Party
Celebrate the winter holidays with National Press Club's Photo Team on Wednesday, Dec. 13 in the Cosgrove Lounge. We'll start with a buffet lunch from the Reliable Source, then honor this year's NPC event photographers, followed by a photo show-and-tell on the theme of "travel". As we've done before, participants can interpret the theme anyway they want. Please send one digital travel-theme image in .jpg or .png format to Photo Team co-chair Alan Kotok ([email protected]) by Monday, Dec. 11. At the party, we will show each photo and ask photographers to tell the story behind them.
Type: Event
T-Shirts
You must register by November 1 in order to receive a t-shirt. Shirts can be shipped to a specified address, or you can pick-up your t-shirt in-person at the National Press Club. T-Shirts can be picked up in person on Thursday, Nov. 16 or Friday Nov. 17 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. only. If you intend to pick-up in-person, please note 'PICKUP' on your registration.
Pancake Breakfast
Participants in the Washington, D.C. region are invited to join us for a special pancake breakfast at the National Press Club on November 18 from 9-11 a.m. Tickets can be purchased for $15 as an add-on at the time of registration, or as a solo store option later.
Run For Austin Virtual 5K
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Sign up today for the Run For Austin Virtual 5K race on Saturday, November 18, 2023. New this year, the race which has been held annually since 2021, aims to bring attention to journalist Austin Tice, as well as Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who are currently being held in Syria and Russia respectively. Austin is a Marine combat veteran, a seventh-generation Texan from Houston, a graduate of Georgetown University, and an award-winning journalist who has been unjustly detained in Syria since 2012. After seeing reports of the refugee crisis unfolding in Syria, Austin picked up…
Type: Event
Reliable Source announces side dish, dessert menu for Turkey/Roast Beef Buffet Night on Nov. 16
The Turkey and Roast Beef buffet dinner will have all the trimmings in the National Press Club's Reliable Source restaurant on Thursday, Nov. 16, starting at 5:30 p.m. The cost of buffet is $35 per person for members and $40 for non-members. To make a Reliable Source event reservation (recommended), contact the Reliable Source at (202) 662-7443 or by email at [email protected]. There will be special entertainment by a piano player who has been tickling the ivories at the Mayflower and St. Regis hotel bars for years -- Dan Ruskin, brother of the late political satirist Mark Russell, who will tell…
Type: News