WASHINGTON, May 1, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Below are National Press Club World Press
Freedom Day events that take place on May
3. World Press Freedom Day has always been important to the
mission and purpose of the Club. In 2011 – the only year where WPFD
took place in the United States --
it was held at the National Press Club.
9 a.m. Eastern
Event:
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National Press Club
news briefing to provide updates and status of cases of U.S.
journalists: Austin Tice, Evan Gershkovich and
Alsu Kurmasheva.
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When:
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Friday, May 3 at 9
a.m. EDT
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Where:
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National Press
Club, 529 14th Street NW Washington, DC,
13th Floor
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Who:
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Debra Tice,
mother of Austin Tice, a journalist held in Syria;
Paul Beckett of WSJ will speak for Evan
Gershkovich, held in Russia;
Stephen Capus, President RFE.RL will speak for Alsu
Kurmasheva.
Emily Wilkins, President, National Press
Club
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Details:
Wilkins will conduct one-on-one interviews with each guest. This
event is open to all credentialed press and members of the National
Press Club. Registration required. The event will also be
livestreamed on the NPC YouTube channel.
http://www.press.org/events/press-conference-provide-updates-and-status-cases-us-journalists-austin-tice-and-evan
Background:
Austin Tice: Mr. Tice, a
Polk Award-winning journalist who worked for McClatchy, AFP and the
Washington Post was detained while reporting near Damascus in 2012. The U.S. has recently
held direct talks with Syria about
issues including Austin's safe return. On August 14, 2024, he will have been held 12 years
– longer than any U.S. journalist. He is from Houston.
Evan Gershkovich: Mr.
Gershkovich was reporting for the Wall Street Journal when unjustly
detained by Russian security forces. He has been held more than a
year without trial. He is charged with espionage, which is
vehemently denied by his employer and his government. Evan was
fully credentialed by Russia to
report in Russia. His family lives
in Philadelphia.
Alsu Kurmasheva: Ms Kurmasheva, an editor for Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty was visiting her mother in Russia and was detained upon departure. She
has dual U.S.-Russian citizenship. She is detained for failure to
register as a foreign agent. The U.S. government has not yet
declared her wrongfully detained even though she meets all
criteria. She has been held about 200 days. She lives in
Prague with her husband and
teenage daughters.
1 p.m. Eastern
EVENT: Round Table Discussion on State of Press Freedom in past
year.
NOTE: This event will be streamed LIVE via the Club's YouTube
Channel and will take place in the NPC Studios but there will be no
in-person audience.
http://www.press.org/events/round-tablediscussion-state-press-freedom-last-year
Who:
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Jason Rezaian
of the Washington Post
Paul Beckett of the Wall Street Journal
Laila Al-Ariane of Al Jazeera
Bill McCarren, Press Freedom consultant, National Press
Club
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This 90 minute discussion will explore the year's most
significant stories in press freedom and the state of press freedom
around the globe. The video is available for free and unrestricted
use.
3 pm Eastern
Club will post a video interview with Pavel Butorin in
discussion with Club President Emily
Wilkins. The interview will include a major announcement for
Alsu Kurmasheva. Pavel is a journalist and the husband of
Alsu Kurmasheva an editor for RFE/RL who is currently held in
Russia. Emily is a correspondent for CNBC.
The video is available for free and unrestricted use.
http://www.press.org/events/update-case-journalist-alsu-kurmasheva
Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world's leading
professional organization for journalists and is a strong advocate
for press freedom in the U.S. and overseas.
Contact: Bill McCarren,
wmccarren@press.org or 202-662-7534 for the National Press Club
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