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Feb 12, 2021, 10:29 ET U.S. Journalists to Poland's Leaders: Hands Off Free Press

National Press Club leaders, in a statement Friday, urged Poland's government to halt a recent campaign to undermine independent news organizations...

Feb 06, 2021, 15:03 ET U.S. Press Leaders Welcome Egypt's Overdue Release of Jailed Journalist

National Press Club leaders expressed relief Saturday at news that al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein has been released from prison after four...

Feb 04, 2021, 19:50 ET U.S. Journalists Laud Lawmakers' Efforts for Press Freedom

America's leading professional organization for journalists applauded on Thursday efforts by U.S. lawmakers to advance press freedom. Legislation...

Feb 03, 2021, 18:39 ET President Biden restores tradition by sending congratulations to new National Press Club President

Following is a statement by Lisa Nicole Matthews, 114th President of the National Press Club, in response to a letter received from President Joseph...

Jan 28, 2021, 13:47 ET Press Leaders Urge Extradition for Daniel Pearl's Kidnappers

National Press Club leaders expressed concern about the Pakistan Supreme Court's exoneration on Thursday of four men accused of luring Wall Street...

Jan 19, 2021, 21:53 ET National Press Club: Allow Journalists to Bring Protective Gear to Inauguration

Journalism leaders Michael Freedman, President of the National Press Club and Angela Greiling Keane, President of the National Press Club Journalism...

Jan 11, 2021, 20:17 ET Press Leaders Call for Probes Into Jan. 6 Attacks on Reporters

Leaders of the National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute are calling for criminal investigations into those responsible for...

Jan 07, 2021, 12:29 ET AMA President to discuss lessons learned from COVID-19 and the long road to recovery at National Press Club Newsmaker Jan. 12

American Medical Association (AMA) President Susan R. Bailey, M.D., will deliver a live national address on Tuesday, January 12, on the lessons...

Dec 22, 2020, 11:30 ET James Beard Award-winning Chef Andy Ricker to Cook for a Cause: Freedom for journalist and Marine veteran Austin Tice

James Beard Award-winning Chef Andy Ricker will lead a remote cooking demonstration live from his kitchen in Thailand in an effort to bring awareness ...

Dec 11, 2020, 14:32 ET News Leaders Call On China To Release Bloomberg's Haze Fan

Following is a statement from Michael Freedman, President of the National Press Club, and Angela Greiling Keane, President of the National Press Club ...

Dec 07, 2020, 08:35 ET AP's Lisa Nicole Matthews elected President of the National Press Club

Lisa Nicole Matthews, Assignment Manager of U.S. Video for the Associated Press, was elected the 114th president of the National Press Club, The...

Nov 23, 2020, 15:06 ET National Press Club awards Christina Walker with the Zimmerman Scholarship

The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Christina Walker, of Stockbridge, Georgia, as the...

Nov 23, 2020, 14:59 ET National Press Club awards Derek Schwabe with Feldman Fellowship

The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Derek Schwabe of Morada, California, as the winner ...

Nov 23, 2020, 14:56 ET National Press Club awards Laila Nasher with the Julie Schoo Scholarship

The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, has chosen Laila Nasher, of Detroit, Michigan, as the winner...

Nov 21, 2020, 09:18 ET Debra Tice, Mother of Journalist Austin Tice, Statement On Fox & Friends

National Press Club - Today Debra Tice, the mother of Austin Tice, a journalist and Marine veteran being held in Syria appeared on the highly rated...

Oct 30, 2020, 10:30 ET James Beard Award-winning Chefs to Cook for a Cause: Freedom for journalist and Marine veteran Austin Tice

James Beard Award-winning Chef Chris Shepherd will kick-off a new remote cooking demonstration series designed to bring awareness to the case of...

Oct 29, 2020, 14:56 ET Press Leaders Decry Assault on Global Media Agency

National Press Club leaders denounced an attempt by the Trump administration to take away the independence of news outlets such as the Voice of...

Oct 27, 2020, 13:30 ET Craig Newmark Philanthropies awards grant to National Press Club's Help The Heroes campaign

Craig Newmark Philanthropies announced a $5,000 grant in support of the National Press Club's Help The Heroes campaign, a program designed to help...

Oct 26, 2020, 11:08 ET Bring Austin Tice Home for Thanksgiving

National Press Club - The following is a statement from Debra Tice, the mother of journalist and Marine veteran Austin Tice, responding to Secretary...

Oct 19, 2020, 15:23 ET Tice Family Statement On Developments In Austin Tice Case

The following statement from the family of Austin Tice was released today by the National Press Club: "For years we have pushed for engagement...

Oct 07, 2020, 18:24 ET The Washington Post to serve as media partner for National Press Club's Help The Heroes campaign

The National Press Club announced at a recent news conference that The Washington Post would serve as an official media partner for the Club's Help...

Sep 30, 2020, 10:15 ET Former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist Garry Kasparov to speak at National Press Club Virtual Newsmaker Oct. 9

Garry Kasparov, the former World Chess Champion turned writer and political activist, will deliver a live address on the state of human rights and...

Sep 30, 2020, 08:15 ET NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins to provide update on COVID-19 therapeutic and vaccine developments at National Press Club Newsmaker Oct. 23

Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., the 16th Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will deliver brief remarks and engage in a virtual Q&A...

Sep 29, 2020, 12:00 ET National Press Club to hold moment of silence on Oct. 2 to mark the second anniversary of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

The National Press Club will hold a moment of silence in observance of the second anniversary of the murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post...

Sep 28, 2020, 16:51 ET CNN's Clarissa Ward to chronicle her globetrotting career and lessons learned at National Press Club, Sept. 30

Clarissa Ward, CNN's chief international correspondent, will chronicle her career in a one-hour livestream with National Press Club President Michael ...