The Journalism Institute promotes an independent and free press to ensure the public has full access to information that affects their lives. We hold accountable those who restrict journalists in their pursuit of the truth. We help journalists obtain the tools to break barriers to a free press. And we salute those journalists who overcome obstacles to report the news.
As part of our mission, the National Press Club and the Journalism Institute regularly issue press freedom statements.
2023
- National Press Club leadership signs open letter on Chinese journalist Yuyu Dong
- National Press Club statement on murder of Mexican journalist Marco Ramirez Hernandez
- National Press Club statement on Russia’s extension of pre-trial detention for Evan Gershkovich
- National Press Club statement on arrest of Indian journalist Vivek Raghuvanshi
- National Press Club statement on killing of radio host Ralikonelo Joki
- National Press Club statement on murder of Mexican photojournalist Gerardo Torres
- Press Club leaders urge Guatemala to drop case against El Periódico and free José Rubén Zamora
- National Press Club statement on death of AFP video journalist Arman Soldin
- National Press Club statement on denial of consular visits to Evan Gershkovich
- National Press Club statement on detention of Chinese journalist Yuyu Dong
- National Press Club calls for investigation into murder of Haitian journalist Dumesky Kersaint
- National Press Club statement on the upcoming trial of North Carolina journalists Matilda Bliss and Veronica Coit
- National Press Club statement on Evan Gershkovich’s day in court
- Journalism organizations call on administration to prioritize reporters taken hostage
- National Press Club: Russia’s solitary confinement of Evan Gershkovich is torture
- National Press Club applauds State Department finding of wrongful detention in Gershkovich Case
- Press Club statement on meeting between Evan Gershkovich and his lawyer
- National Press Club finds Blinken call with Russia on behalf of Evan Gershkovich encouraging
- National Press Club calls for Russia to release Evan Gershkovich
- National Press Club statement on attacks against Indian journalist in Washington
- Press Club leaders criticize closing of Bangladeshi opposition newspaper
- National Press Club statement on shooting of Florida TV journalists
- National Press Club statement on press freedom issues in India
- National Press Club urges India’s government to rescind ban on BBC documentary
- National Press Club statement on court action in case of Maria Ressa
- Press Club statement on 2nd anniversary of J6 assault on the Capitol and against journalists
- National Press Club statement on press freedom provisions in recent omnibus bill
2022
- National Press Club statement on journalists being removed from Twitter
- Club, Institute urge free press, transparency in Africa in statement ahead of U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit
- National Press Club statement on report FBI to open investigation in Shireen Abu Akleh case
- National Press Club statement on murder of former Pakistani news anchor Arshad Sharif
- National Press Club statement on IDF shooting of two journalists in West Bank
- National Press Club statement on murders of Haitian journalists Charles and Lartigue
- Press Club statement on developments in murder of Las Vegas journalist Jeff German
- National Press Club statement on Israeli report on killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
- National Press Club statement on killing of investigative reporter Jeff German
- National Press Club statement on recent violence against journalists in Mexico
- National Press Club statement on 100 days since killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
- National Press Club statement on the arrest of José Rubén Zamora
- National Press Club statement on Philippine government attempts to shutdown Rappler
- National Press Club statement on murder of Mexican journalist Antonio de la Cruz
- National Press Club statement on Bloomberg journalist Haze Fan
- National Press Club statement on missing journalist Dom Phillips
- National Press Club statement on settlement in Linda Tirado case
- National Press Club statement urging release of wrongfully detained journalists
- National Press Club statement on killing of Palestinian journalist in West Bank
- National Press Club statement on Egyptian court sentence against Al Jazeera journalist
- National Press Club statement on death of French journalist in Ukraine
- News leaders statement on killing of Al Jazeera journalist in Jenin
- News leaders statement on murder of journalists in Mexico
- News leaders statement on death of Ukrainian TV journalist Oleksandr Makhov
- News leaders statement on President Biden meeting with family of Austin Tice
- News leaders statement on death of Vira Hyrych
- Statement by news leaders on deaths of Ukrainian journalists discovered after Russian forces withdraw from Kyiv region
- News leaders statement on death of documentarian in Mariupol
- News leaders statement on death of photojournalist Max Levin
- Australian, U.S. press leaders condemn China’s secretive prosecution and detention of TV journalist
- News leaders: Russian war against Ukraine claims more journalists lives
- News leaders statement on murder of Mexican journalist Armando Linares López
- News leaders statement on Fox News personnel killed or injured by Russian forces
- Press leaders call for immediate release of detained journalists in Ethiopia
- News leaders mourn killing of U.S. journalist in Ukraine, urge war crimes investigation
- News leaders praise journalists working in Ukraine, warn of danger for reporters
- News leaders condemn travesty of trial against Nicaraguan journalist
- News leaders statement on murder of Mexican journalist
- News leaders call for vigorous investigation into death of Mexican journalist
2021
- News leaders call for release of AP freelance journalist in Ethiopia
- U.S. press leaders condemn conviction of Vietnamese journalist
- Press leaders call on Egypt to release Al Jazeera journalist
- News leaders overjoyed at news journalist Danny Fenster has been released
- Press leaders outraged over U.S. reporter’s sentence in Myanmar
- U.S. press leaders to Nicaragua’s Ortega: Hands off La Prensa
- U.S. press leaders seek protections for Afghan journalists
- U.S. press leaders: Drop all charges against Maria Ressa
- U.S. press leaders condemn China’s yearlong detention of TV journalist
- Press leaders’ statement on public inquiry report on Daphne Caruana Galizia case
- U.S. press leaders to Tunisian government: Let Al Jazeera do its job
- Press leaders condemn crackdown on journalists in Belarus
- News leaders statement on the verdict in the Jerrod Ramos trial
- News leaders’ statement on Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui
- U.S. press leaders condemn crackdown on Hong Kong’s journalists
- Press leaders protest stifling of media in Belarus
- Press leaders to Myanmar: Release jailed American journalists
- U.S. press leaders protest abuse of journalists in Nicaragua
- U.S. press leaders call for end to all phony charges against Maria Ressa
- U.S. press leaders urge release of detained journalist in Bangladesh
- U.S. press leaders urge Israel to halt strikes on media facilities
- U.S. press leaders protest abuse of journalists in Myanmar
- Club leaders want answers on subpoena for reporters’ records
- NPC leaders decry abuse, arrests of journalists in Twin Cities
- U.S. press leaders call for immediate release of AP photographer Thein Zaw
- Club leaders urge Congress to hold hearings on just-released Khashoggi report
- U.S. journalists to Poland’s leaders: Hands off free press
- U.S. press leaders urge India to release long-jailed journalist
- U.S. press leaders welcome Egypt’s overdue release of jailed journalist
- U.S. journalists laud lawmakers’ efforts for press freedom
- National Press Club: Allow journalists to bring protective gear to inauguration
- Press leaders call for probes Into Jan. 6 attacks on reporters