National Press Club

The World's Leading Professional Organization for Journalists™, Communicators & Newsmakers • Est 1908 • @NPCInstitute • @PFC_NPC

[Robert Costa @costareports]

FYI for reporters who cover the economy & AI: I'll sit down w/ Sen. Bernie Sanders next Monday at @PressClubDC for an in-depth, newsy discussion about his push to give the public an ownership stake in big A.I. companies. We'll also discuss the midterms. https://t.co/2Y7d0wLaDH

[National Press Club @PressClubDC]

7/7 Independent reporting on the U.S. military is not optional. When journalists are pushed farther from the institutions they cover, the American people are left with less information, less transparency, and less oversight. Any effort to restrict that access should alarm everyone who values a free and informed society.”

[National Press Club @PressClubDC]

WASHINGTON, June 1 – @NPCPresident @MarkSchoeff Jr. today issued the following statement on the designation of the Pentagon press office as a “classified space,” banning reporters from accessing it:

[National Press Club @PressClubDC]

6/7 Calling a press workspace ‘classified’ does not make the government more transparent. It creates yet another obstacle between journalists and the information Americans have a right to know, especially at a moment when the public needs clear, unfiltered information about the U.S. military.

[National Press Club @PressClubDC]

Meet the spellers for our upcoming Press and Politicians Spelling Bee!✏️🐝

PRESS (so far...):

@KatharineVogel - Politics and D.C. editor at The Associated Press

@rachelkaras - Defense reporter at Federal News Network

@AlexClearfield - Deputy Team Lead, Litigation at Bloomberg Industry Group

POLITICIANS (so far...):

Congresswoman @RepMarcyKaptur - Ohio's Ninth Congressional District

Congressman @RepCasten - Illinois' Sixth Congressional District

Congressman @RepDonBeyer - Virginia's Eighth Congressional District

Congresswoman @RepScholten - Michigan’s Third Congressional District

Get your tickets now to see who will take home the crown this year! https://t.co/wuSpWh9AYt

[National Press Club @PressClubDC]

4/4 Journalism is not a crime, and the work of CPJ to defend the rights of independent journalists is not illegal. As avenues to challenge official Kremlin propaganda close, CPJ’s commitment to continue to stand by Russian journalists attacked, imprisoned and forced into exile remains vital.”

[National Press Club @PressClubDC]

WASHINGTON, May 27  – @NPCPresident @MarkSchoeff Jr. today issued the following statement on Russia’s designation of the @pressfreedom (Committee to Protect Journalists) as an "undesirable" organization, which threatens any individual inside Russia who cooperates with, donates to, or distributes the content of CPJ with fines and up to six years in prison.

[National Press Club @PressClubDC]

3/4 CPJ joins a long list of organizations that have been effectively criminalized for daring to speak out against ever-restricting avenues for free expression in the country. These include but are not limited to Reporters Without Borders, the International Women’s Media Foundation, and exiled Russian media outlets.

[National Press Club @PressClubDC]

7/7 Policies that broadly restrict communication with the press raise serious constitutional concerns and weaken long-standing norms that protect both free expression and independent journalism. The First Amendment protects not only the right to publish, but the right to speak and share information of public concern.”

[National Press Club @PressClubDC]

WASHINGTON, May 26 —  @NPCPresident @MarkSchoeff Jr. today issued the following statement on a reported proposal by President Trump to require nondisclosure agreements for all federal employees:

[National Press Club @PressClubDC]

6/7 The government has a legitimate responsibility to safeguard classified information, but the First Amendment does not stop at the doors of public service.