We are looking forward to honoring
@RanaAyyub
with our 2022 John Aubuchon Award for Press Freedom at our Fourth Estate Gala later this year.
@NPCInstitute
If you’re a journalist in DC who was laid off this week, the drinks (and 🌮 🌮) are on us tonight
@pressclubdc
. We hope you’ll find some solidarity and maybe meet someone who can help you with whatever’s next. Email suzanne
@press
.org for details.
Today
@PressClubDC
,
@NPCInstitute
, and 16 other journalism organizations called for law enforcement nationwide to halt the use of violence against journalists covering protests:
Joint statement issued by
@PressClubDC
&
@NPCInstitute
in support of
@CNN
's
@mkraju
: "Manu Raju is a consummate professional who is respected by his journalistic peers and the people he covers, politics notwithstanding. Stating the contrary is factually and ethically wrong."
Harry Dunn , a Capitol police officer on duty on Jan. 6, 2021, will discuss his new book, “Standing My Ground: A Capitol Police Officer’s Fight for Accountability and Good Trouble After January 6th” at an NPC
#Headliners
Book Event on Oct. 26 at 10 a.m.
We are so proud and happy to see this legendary journalist (and 2015
@PressClubDC
Fourth Estate Award Winner) honored by
@USPS
- we miss Gwen Ifill every day ❤️
This Aug 14 will mark 10 years since journalist Austin Tice was abducted while covering conflict in Syria. Multiple administrations have attempted to negotiate for his return without success. Let’s not reach 10 years.
#BringAustinHome
‼️Happening Now‼️
Press conference with
@LinaAbuAkleh
the niece of the late
@AlJazeera
correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh who was killed while covering Israeli military action in the West Bank over 100 days ago.
Watch live:
ICYMI: Lawrence O’Donnell of
@MSNBC
(left) joins 2016 NPC Pres. Thomas Burr to talk about his latest book, Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics for a
#Headliners
Book Rap on Wed. (photo by
@noelstjohn
)
The Tices feel the time has come to share with the public important information at the center of their efforts to bring their son
#AustinTice
safely home. Join us for a press briefing with
@DebraTice
tomorrow at 10AM
@PressClubDC
:
“While we cannot visit Evan, we hope that word of our efforts here today, tonight and tomorrow morning reaches into his cell and brings a smile to his face and lifts his spirits,” says
@NPCPresident
@EileenOReilly10
.
#IStandWithEvan
Watch here:
@NPCPresident
@JenJudson
will be honoring the late
@AlJazeera
correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh with the 2022 President’s Award next Wed. Aug 31. Her niece and most powerful advocate
@LinaAbuAkleh
will accept on her behalf. Be with us to honor her:
Chris Evans and Mark Kassen, co-founders of A Starting Point (
@ASP
), will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Luncheon on Monday, January 29th.
Last week we had
@PaulWSJ
Washington Bureau Chief of
@WSJ
here to meet with our leadership to discuss the case of Evan Gershkovich.
We should stop using words like courtroom, lawyer, trial, charges to refer to this situation. This is a hostage taking.
#FreeEvan
#IStandWithEvan
Join us on June 21 at 12pm for a virtual conversation with
@ChristopherJM
,
@politico
nat’l security reporter and
@TanyaKozyreva
, a Ukrainian journalist and incoming Nieman Fellow at
@Harvard
. They’ll discuss what it’s like to cover Russia’s war on Ukraine.
I’m looking forward to joining
@PressClubDC
tomorrow morning for a virtual
#CensusDay
discussion.
Join us tomorrow at 10:00AM (EST) to learn how we can ensure
#EveryoneCounts
in the critical 2020 Census.
Livestream here:
We are so excited to welcome
@ericswalwell
to
@PressClubDC
tomorrow for our first in-person
#NPCLive
event since our reopening! NPC members can still reserve a space in the room by emailing headliners
@press
.org OR you can join us virtually online here:
The
@PressClubDC
election results are in! Happening now, President-elect
@JenJudson
, land warfare reporter with
@defense_news
gives her acceptance speech at the Reliable Source.
A message from
@NPCPresident
@JenJudson
who took office TODAY.
“I’m calling on
@POTUS
to prioritize Austin’s release. Mr, President, put your best people on it. Get it done.”
Sign the petition to
#FreeAustinTice
:
DarkPulse Inc.
@DarkPulseTech
will host a press conference on Tuesday, Sept 13 at 9:00am
@PressClubDC
to announce a joint venture with Neurologist Dr. Philip R. Kennedy MD, PhD and Neural Signals Inc. for BCI technology development and implementation.
✨✨✨
@ClarissaWard
,
@CNN
chief international correspondent, will receive the esteemed
#FourthEstate
Award from
@PressClubDC
on Dec. 7. The award recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field.
ICYMI: This morning
@BFischerMartin
moderated a NPC
#Headliners
Book & Breakfast Event w. author
@jmeacham
on his new book, "The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels". Meacham said that the America of 2038 will more resemble the vision of Obama than that of Trump.
The leadership of
@PressClubDC
&
@NPCInstitute
issued a joint statement Thursday expressing their outrage at President
@realDonaldTrump
's escalating attacks on the press and the
@WhiteHouse
's unprecedented revocation of a reporter's credentials:
On Wed. Dec. 11 at 2pm Sikhs For Justice () will host a press conference
@PressClubDC
to discuss plans for a referendum to secede the state of Punjab from India. Details & RSVP:
The Washington Post today ran a full-page print ad commemorating American journalist Austin Tice’s 40th birthday, which is Aug. 11. The ad will run throughout August.
#FreeAustinTice
@wppressfreedom
While Evan Gershkovich sits in a Russian jail for simply doing his job, his father reads his outstanding body of work at
@PressClubDC
. Journalism is not a crime.
#IStandWithEvan
Tomorrow at 6 p.m., the
@PressClubDC
will screen a shortened version of the
#BBCdocumentary
"India: The Modi Question" followed by a panel discussion organized by
@IAMCouncil
RSVP to attend:
Family, legal team of jailed humanitarian Paul Rusesabagina will host will host a press conference on Tuesday, May 3 at 10:30am
@PressClubDC
to announce lawsuit against the Rwandan government. Details:
Tune in at 10AM as NPC President Eileen O’Reilly gives
@RanaAyyub
honorary
@PressClubDC
membership during a conversation about press freedom in India. Ayyub has reported on religious violence & extrajudicial killings by the state
#WorldPressFreedomDay
We will be LIVE at 1PM ET today for a
@PressClubDC
Virtual Book Talk with
@NBCNews
and
@MSNBC
correspondent
@jacobsoboroff
, author of the new book "Separated: Inside an American Tragedy." Watch live here:
Dr. Steve Greer to host a press conference on 6/12 2pm at
@PressClubDC
to discuss black budget projects related to UFO/UAP operations. He will be joined by several Government whistleblowers, who will be presenting testimony. More info:
#UFOdisclosureNOW
!
At 2:33PM EST today members, staff and friends of the
@PressClubDC
gathered in the club’s lobby for a moment of silence to honor the victims of last week’s shooting at the Annapolis Capital Gazette Newspaper
@capgaznews
@PressClubDC
just launched a petition to show support for journalist
#AustinTice
who has been held in Syria since 2012. On Aug. 11 Tice turns 40. Aug. 14 marks 9 years in captivity. Sign the petition to
#FreeAustinTice
The Poor Peoples Campaign
@UniteThePoor
will host a press conference on Monday, April 4 at 10am EDT
@PressClubDC
to discuss “The Poor People’s Pandemic Report.” For more information:
Lots of great events coming up this summer at the National Press Club! Alan Alda, MLB Commission Rob Manfred, Sean Spicer, Gretchen Carlson, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian and more. Visit for more info and tickets!
‼️Join us in just under an hour for a press conference with
@LinaAbuAkleh
the niece of the late
@AlJazeera
correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh who was killed while covering an Israeli military action in the West Bank in May.
Live on YouTube at 2PM:
Block off your calendars from 2-3PM ET today -
@PressClubDC
will be live online with
@CNNReliable
anchor
@brianstelter
to discuss his new book "HOAX: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth" - join us at 2PM right here:
Join us in honoring Kristen Welker, NBC News chief White House correspondent and incoming moderator of “Meet the Press,” at the Fourth Estate Award gala on Tuesday, November 28.
It's been called one of the most important pieces of modern reporting.
Join us on Friday, April 29 at noon for a discussion with reporter
@sallyhayd
on her new book “My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World’s Deadliest Migration Route."
Happening at 10 a.m.
@RepJamesComer
(R-KY) will speak live at a
@PressClubDC
#headliners
newsmaker as he begins his new role as Chairman of the House Oversight Committee. Watch live here:
Next week: Robert Costa will speak at in-person Headliners event on Monday, Oct. 4 to discuss
#PERIL
, the new book detailing Trump's last year in office, co-authored with Bob Woodward. Tickets and book orders here:
May 4 at 9AM we continue our Conversations with Correspondents series and are joined by Harvard University-trained journalist
@daddyhope
and
@pressfreedom
rep.
@muthokimumo
. We’ll discuss the challenges and opportunities of journalism in Africa.
@CPJAfrica
NPC Headliners Book Event:
@costareports
to discuss “Peril” co-authored w/
@realBobWoodward
on Trump’s final year in office covering the pandemic, the 2020 election & the Jan 6 riot at the Capitol.
Don't miss this in-person event Monday, Oct 4.
Such an honor for me to be hosted at the
@PressClubDC
in Washington & be there with Myron Belkind. 🤍❤️🤍
I spoke on the crisis in Belarus & the critical situation with free media destroyed by Lukashenka's regime. Our journalists are punished for their work – telling the truth.
On May 3, World Press Freedom Day, we will host a panel of journalists who have been forced to flee their countries and report remotely, Mohammad Mosaed
@2MohammadMosaed
, Zaki Daryabi
@ZDaryabi
, Diing Magot
@DMagot
, and Tamerat Negera
@AbbaSheger
.
RSVP:
As the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to intensify around the globe,
@PressClubDC
stands with
@AlJazeera
in calling for the immediate release of reporter Mahmoud Hussein, who has been held in Egyptian prison for 1,181 days.
#Journalismisnotacrime
Tues. Feb 6 @ 10AM Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crimes
@AVIACUSA
host press conference at
@PressClubDC
to urge White House & Congress to make Immigration Enforcement a priority. Details:
Jamal Khashoggi's Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, granted posthumously, was accepted by Frederick J Ryan, Jr, Publisher and CEO
@washingtonpost
.
#JamalKhashoggi
On Tues., Sept. 5, we are hosting Maria Ressa for an NPC
#Headliners
luncheon where she will address the threats facing press freedom worldwide and the opportunities for civil society to respond.
Tickets:
.
@PressClubDC
&
@NPCInstitute
have now collected signatures from over 30 journalist organizations in an open letter to law enforcement calling for an end to the use of violence and arrests of journalists covering the protests:
Leadership of
@PressClubDC
and
@NPCInstitute
deplore violence at U.S. Capitol and commend reporters for courageous coverage in joint statement issued today:
On Tues. March 7 at 6 p.m., the
@PressClubDC
will screen a shortened version of the
#BBCdocumentary
"India: The Modi Question" followed by a panel discussion on press freedom, freedom of expression, and censorship.
RSVP to attend: