National Press Club

The very talented team at KXAN won the 2024 Consumer Journalism Award (Broadcast)! Interested in reading the winning piece? You can do so here: https://lnkd.in/e5wc5bGN

Upcoming National Press Club Event: What: Concert For Austin Tice—to mark 12 years since Austin’s abduction in Syria. Who: Country music rising star Scotty Hasting, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, will perform two sets of songs. Between sets, we will hear from speakers in Austin’s life including his family, employers, commanding officer from his time in the Marine Corps, and government officials. When: August 14 @ 4:30 Where: Ballroom of National Press Club #FreeAustinTice #JournalismIsNotACrime

Let's take a look back at the National Press Club Journalism Awards from years past✨ First photo: 8/28/2019 - Paul Farhi of The Washington Post wins NPCJI journalism award for Print/Online Press Criticism. Second photo: 8/28/2019 - Rick Hutzell of The Baltimore Sun wins NPCJI journalism award for Breaking News for Print for reporting on the Annapolis Capital Gazette shooting. Third photo: 7/24/2012 - Brian Lamb (C-SPAN founder) receives the NPC Presidential Citation from 2012 NPC President Theresa Werner.  Fourth photo: 8/10/2011 - Richard C. Hottelet (one of original “Murrow Boys” during WWII) receives the NPC Presidential Citation from 2011 NPC President Mark Hamrick. 📸: Noel St. John, Alan Kotok

The winner of the 2024 Arthur E. Rowse Award for Examining the News Media (Print/Online) is Liam Scott and the team at Voice of America! You can read the winning piece, "Last of the Watchdogs," here: https://lnkd.in/gKfAbXbk

Re-energize how you view writing — and the way you do it — with tips from nationally sought-after writing coach Steve Padilla. Padilla is editor of Column One, the Los Angeles Times’ showcase for storytelling.     Join us for lunch — and lots of learning — as Padilla will guide you out of your writing ruts with sentence-level, achievable techniques to invigorate your writing. This program is in person only and will not be recorded. Register for tickets now! https://lnkd.in/gVfHvQZT

The winner of the 2024 Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting (Broadcast) Award is Maya Trabulsi from KPBS! You can read the piece that won her this award here: https://lnkd.in/gmKyqyeb

The Wall Street Journal is the winner of the 2024 Edwin M. Hood Award! Read the piece that won them this award here: https://lnkd.in/eBERqSdY

WASHINGTON, July 22 – The following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, on the sentencing of U.S. Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, a reporter for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Kurmasheva was sentenced to 6.5 years after a trial held behind closed doors. “We are deeply troubled and outraged to learn that Russia has continued its mockery of a case against Alsu Kurmasheva and sentenced her to more than six years in prison. The sham trial- done completely in secret- underscores that Russia has no case against her. Alsu is a journalist, and journalism is not a crime. We call on Russia to immediately release Alsu and clear her of any convictions. We call on the U.S. to do everything they can to bring Alsu back to her husband Pavel and her daughters Miriam and Bibi. Further, the State Department must declare Alsu wrongfully detained - now.”

🚨 The deadline is Sunday (July 28) for the National Press Club's Fall Lewis Scholarship 🚨 🎓 This opportunity provides free housing + stipend for college juniors or seniors with a media internship in DC 🎓 ⬇️ Share with a student journalist today! ⬇️

WASHINGTON, July 22 – The following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, on the 10th anniversary of the arrest of journalists Jason Rezaian and Yegi Rezaian in Iran. “On the 10th anniversary of the arrest of The Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian and his wife Yegi in Tehran, we want to take a minute to recognize their resilience during their time in captivity and how they have worked since their release to become leaders in a growing movement to protect journalists in trouble. The Rezaians have rebuilt their lives. We are happy they have found community here in Washington and at the Press Club. When we first met them in 2016, Jason was not able to speak before a crowd at his own birthday celebration. It was too much. Yegi spoke for them. Slowly we watched them gain strength and act with purpose. They engaged in fellowships. They went back to work. Now they are raising a family. They have learned much over the past ten years and increasingly have been able to help others by sharing what they have learned. Yegi works full time for a press freedom organization, Jason writes about press freedom issues for the Global Opinions section of the Washington Post. He has produced an impressive book, a podcast and appears regularly on TV and speaks at conferences. But it is what they do outside of these formal roles that is perhaps most impressive and is less fully understood. At all hours of the day and night, on weekends and holidays the Rezaians are on the phone trying to help journalists and others obtain safety, get to the U.S. get settled, get housing, fellowships, jobs and navigate the difficult world of former hostages and exiled journalists. This is not their job. It is their life. Without the Rezaians much of this vital work would not be done. The Club is grateful to count Jason and Yegi as important members of our community. We appreciate all the work they have done, both through the Club and the wider journalism community. We look forward to soon announcing other ways we will work together to bolster press freedom in the U.S. and around the world.”