WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. released the following statement: 1/6 “The Justice Department’s decision to subpoena journalists at The New York Times should alarm every American because it threatens the public’s constitutional right to an independent press.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 — @NPCPresident @MikeBalsamo1 today released the following statement on the Pentagon’s new pledge requirement for reporters: 1/5 “The Pentagon is now demanding that journalists sign a pledge not to obtain or report any information — even if unclassified — unless it has been expressly authorized by the government. This is a direct assault on independent journalism at the very place where independent scrutiny matters most: the U.S. military.

The following is a statement by @emrwilkins on the news that photographer Linda Tirado, the Club’s 2020 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Honoree, has entered hospice care as a result of injuries suffered covering the 2020 Minneapolis unrest in the wake of George Floyd case. 1/8 “We send our love and admiration to Linda Tirado, a freelance photojournalist who we learned today has entered a hospice in Tennessee. We are also sending some funding to support the costs of her care.