Editor’s note: Sunshine Week, the annual celebration of access to public information, is coordinated by the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project. To commemorate the power of public inform...

Editor’s note: Sunshine Week, the annual celebration of access to public information, is coordinated by the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project. To commemorate the power of public inform...

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2026 – National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. issued the following statement today following a Washington Post report that the Pentagon barred news photographers after im...

On Jan. 31, 2026, journalist and media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai will have spent 1,862 days in detention, much of that time in solitary confinement, as he awaits sentencing after being convicted under Hong...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2025 — National Press Club President Mike Balsamo today issued the following statement on the conviction of Jimmy Lai: "The conviction of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong represents a conse...

YouTube video by National Press Club Live

YouTube video by National Press Club Live

On December 9, we will be joined by the mother of detained journalist Austin Tice to address his case one year after the fall of Damascus.

Debra Tice, mother of journalist Austin Tice, will hold a news conference at the Press Freedom Center on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 10am. The conference will mark one year since the fall of Damascus, and she ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 – The following statement on the President’s remarks about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi is by National Press Club President Mike Balsamo. “The National Press Club is deeply troubl...

The son of a renowned Chinese journalist jailed for seven years on espionage charges called on Monday for the governments of Japan, the United States and other countries to advocate for his father's r...

The Press Freedom Center will host a news conference on developments in the case of Dong Yuyu, whose appeal was recently denied.

The Press Freedom Center will host a news conference on developments in the case of Dong Yuyu, whose appeal was recently denied.

The Press Freedom Center will host a news conference on developments in the case of Dong Yuyu, whose appeal was recently denied.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 – The following statement is from Mike Balsamo, president of the National Press Club. “The National Press Club sharply condemns the decision by the Beijing High Court to uphold the...

Members and staff will be joined by Jessica Jerreat and Patsy Widakuswara, who will discuss their work as press freedom advocates.

More than 100 registrants joined National Press Club colleagues to support abducted journalist Austin Tice and his family with D.C. area NPC members and others heading out to circle the National Mall ...

The Run For Austin Virtual 5K is on Saturday November 8, 2025.

The Run For Austin Virtual 5K is on Saturday November 8, 2025.

The National Press Club is honoring The Associated Press, a global independent global news organization whose work is seen by billions of people each day, with its highest honor for press freedom, the...

Join the Press Freedom Center, Radio Free Europe, and PEN America for a screening of 'Truth at a Cost,' followed by a moderated discussion.

The National Press Club will award its 2025 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award to a group of nine journalists affiliated with the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) who remain imprisoned abroad follo...

Join the Press Freedom Center, Radio Free Europe, and PEN America for a screening of 'Truth at a Cost,' followed by a moderated discussion.

The Run For Austin Virtual 5K is on Saturday November 8, 2025.

/PRNewswire/ -- Following is a statement from the family of Austin Tice, an award-winning journalist and veteran Marine officer who is being held in Syria. "We...

The CSIS Commission on Hostage Taking and Wrongful Detention and the National Press Club’s Press Freedom Center hosted a training for journalists on covering hostage cases, exploring best practices, c...