/PRNewswire/ Journalism leaders Michael Freedman, President of the National Press Club and Angela Greiling Keane, President of the National Press Club.
National Press Club Decries Violence Against Reporters During US Capitol Breach
Leading organizations for members of the press are calling for criminal investigations against individuals who threatened or attacked journalists during protests at the U.S. Capitol.
Presidents of the National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute said in a statement late Monday that numerous reporters who were inside the Capitol building or covering the events on its grounds last Wednesday were “verbally threatened, physically attacked, or had their equipment damaged.”
Many of those reporters were covering the joint session of Congress at the time, where lawmakers were counting electoral votes. Those reporters were forced to hide or flee for their safety, the statement said, when rioters and some protesters stormed into the Capitol building. Violent threats were also written on the door of the Capitol building, they added.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Leaders of the National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute are calling for criminal investigations into those responsible for violence and threats against journalists during last week s attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Press Leaders Call for Probes Into Jan. 6 Attacks on Reporters Journalists are witnesses and rarely in the history of our country has the work of reporters been more important than on January 6, 2021, in documenting the deadly insurrection that nearly toppled our government, said National Press Club President Michael Freedman and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane in a statement. They are important chroniclers of democracy. Press freedom is a key tenet of American democracy and democracies worldwide. Journalists ability to do their jobs and operate unimpeded by threats and violence is protected by the First Amendment of the U.S.
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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.