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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The following is a joint statement on today s violence at the U.S. Capital from National Press Club President Michael Freedman and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane:
We are distressed and deeply saddened by the violence at the U.S. Capitol today. Once again, readers, viewers and listeners are relying on reporters demonstrating courage and resolve in witnessing and reporting this attack on our democracy.
Journalists today are working under dangerous circumstances in and around the U.S. Capitol. We commend them for their bravery in working to get the news out during terrifying moments for them and the lawmakers and congressional staff they cover.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ 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 to the case of Austin Tice, the Marine veteran and award-winning journalist who was detained at a checkpoint in Syria while covering the unrest there back in 2012.
James Beard Award-winning Chef Andy Ricker to Cook for a Cause: Freedom for journalist and Marine veteran Austin Tice
Sponsored by the National Press Club, each episode in the Cook for a Cause series will pair a James Beard Award-winning Chef with either a member of the Tice family, or a press freedom advocate well-versed in Austin s case. The first episode featured James Beard Award-winning Chef Chris Shepherd and Tice s sister Meaghan Malone.
News Leaders Call On China To Release Bloomberg s Haze Fan
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Following is a statement from Michael Freedman, President of the National Press Club, and Angela Greiling Keane, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the detention by Chinese security services of Haze Fan who has worked for Bloomberg News in Beijing since 2017. The National Press Club and its members worldwide today call upon on the Chinese government to release immediately and without conditions Haze Fan, an employee of Bloomberg News in their Beijing bureau. We understand from Bloomberg that they are deeply concerned for her well being, said Freedman and Greiling Keane.