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ProPublica, PBS/Frontline and National Public Radio win National Press Club awards

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Thursday, August 11, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club today announced the winners of the prestigious National Press Club Journalism Awards.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jen Judson, President of the National Press Club today announced the winners of the prestigious National Press Club Journalism Awards.
  • The investigative powerhouse ProPublica won one award for consumer journalism and helped two other organizations win prizes in the National Press Club journalism contest.
  • The awards dinner will be held at the National Press Club on Wednesday, August 31.
  • Tickets to the awards dinner are $75 for the general public, $65 for members of the National Press Club and can be purchased online .

National Press Club Statement on Philippine Government Attempts to Shutdown Rappler

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Thursday, June 30, 2022
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WASHINGTON, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Following is a statement from Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on this week's actions by the Philippine government against the news site Rappler.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Following is a statement from Jen Judson, president of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on this week's actions by the Philippine government against the news site Rappler.
  • In 2020, Ressa was named the John Aubuchon International Honoree by the National Press Club, the Club's highest honor for press freedom.
  • Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists.
  • The National Press Club Journalism Institute promotes an engaged global citizenry through an independent and free press and equips journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways that inspire civic engagement.

U.S. Press Leaders: Drop All Charges Against Maria Ressa

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Friday, August 13, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. press leaders said Thursday it is time for authorities in the Philippines to drop pending charges and a conviction against journalist Maria Ressa, founder and CEO of the Rappler news site.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. press leaders said Thursday it is time for authorities in the Philippines to drop pending charges and a conviction against journalist Maria Ressa, founder and CEO of the Rappler news site.
  • The National Press Club honored Ressa and her Rappler colleagues in 2020 with a John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, an annual honor that recognizes fearless journalism.
  • Yet Ressa still faces a half-dozen similarly spurious charges and is appealing a conviction last year on yet another trumped-up cyber-libel charge.
  • National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane issued the following statement Thursday:
    "We are heartened that another phony 'cyber-libel' charge against Ressa has been dropped.

U.S. Press Leaders Call For End To All Phony Charges Against Maria Ressa

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
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WASHINGTON, June2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Leaders of the National Press Club applauded on Tuesday a Philippine court decision to dismiss a cyber libel suit against award winning journalist Maria Ressa but urged that all trumped-up charges against her should likewise disappear.

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  • WASHINGTON, June2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Leaders of the National Press Club applauded on Tuesday a Philippine court decision to dismiss a cyber libel suit against award winning journalist Maria Ressa but urged that all trumped-up charges against her should likewise disappear.
  • The court decision Tuesday dismissed one of several suits against Ressa, who has withstood a state-sanctioned campaign of intimidation.
  • Ressa, the founder and CEO of the Rappler news site is appealing an earlier conviction on cyber libel charges as well as unfounded charges of having violated tax laws and foreign ownership rules.
  • Ressa spoke at a National Press Club virtual event on World Press Freedom Day http://www.press.org/newsroom/maria-ressa-her-fight-press-freedom-philip... in an interview with Jason Rezaian of the Washington Post.

Web Summit: Rappler CEO Maria Ressa said social media companies need to drastically overhaul their business models and take responsibility for their impact on society

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
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Rappler CEO Maria Ressa today said that social media companies need to take responsibility for what's published on their sites.

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  • Rappler CEO Maria Ressa today said that social media companies need to take responsibility for what's published on their sites.
  • Ressa made the remarks at the 100,000-attendee Web Summit the largest tech conference in the world.
  • Ressa was convicted of cyber libel on June 15 for a 2012 story published on Rappler, the independent news outlet she heads in the Philippines.
  • Awaiting her appeal, Ressa said journalists continue to do their job, holding the powerful to account now it's time for tech companies to do theirs.

Web Summit: Rappler CEO Maria Ressa said social media companies need to drastically overhaul their business models and take responsibility for their impact on society

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
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Rappler CEO Maria Ressa today said that social media companies need to take responsibility for what's published on their sites.

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  • Rappler CEO Maria Ressa today said that social media companies need to take responsibility for what's published on their sites.
  • Ressa made the remarks at the 100,000-attendee Web Summit the largest tech conference in the world.
  • Ressa was convicted of cyber libel on June 15 for a 2012 story published on Rappler, the independent news outlet she heads in the Philippines.
  • Awaiting her appeal, Ressa said journalists continue to do their job, holding the powerful to account now it's time for tech companies to do theirs.

Statement by Journalists for Human Rights on the Maria Ressa verdict. No Journalist Should Face Jail Time for Doing Their Job

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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Journalists for Human Rights is appalled by Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa's guilty verdict in this baseless cyberlibel case against Maria Ressa, Reynaldo Santos Jr., and Rappler.

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  • Journalists for Human Rights is appalled by Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa's guilty verdict in this baseless cyberlibel case against Maria Ressa, Reynaldo Santos Jr., and Rappler.
  • JHR has had the privilege of working with Maria Ressa on a number of occasions.
  • TORONTO, June 16 2020 /CNW/ -Journalists for Human Rights is appalled by Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa's guilty verdict in this baseless cyberlibel case against Maria Ressa, Reynaldo Santos Jr., and Rappler.
  • Further, Maria Ressa and Rappler also face several other spurious charges; we call for them to be dropped as well.

National Press Club and its Journalism Institute speak out against wrongful conviction of journalist Maria Ressa

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Monday, June 15, 2020
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WASHINGTON, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from National Press Club President Michael Freedman and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane on the conviction yesterday in a Manila Court of Maria Ressa Executive Editor of Rappler:

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  • WASHINGTON, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from National Press Club President Michael Freedman and National Press Club Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane on the conviction yesterday in a Manila Court of Maria Ressa Executive Editor of Rappler:
    We are deeply concerned and disappointed to learn of the conviction of crusading journalist Maria Ressa on charges of cyber libel.
  • We invite her to come to the National Press Club right now if she will be allowed to make the trip.
  • The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, represents more than 3,000 reporters, editors and professional communicators worldwide.
  • CONTACT: Lindsay Underwood for The National Press Club; [email protected] , (202) 662-7561
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Canadian Journalism Foundation to recognize embattled journalist Maria Ressa with Tribute honour

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Monday, March 4, 2019
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TORONTO, March 4, 2019 /CNW/ - Maria Ressa, the executive editor, CEO and co-founder of the Philippine news site Rappler.com and an outspoken critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, will receive the Canadian Journalism Foundation's Tribute honour, which recognizes a journalist who has made an impact on the international stage.

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  • TORONTO, March 4, 2019 /CNW/ - Maria Ressa, the executive editor, CEO and co-founder of the Philippine news site Rappler.com and an outspoken critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, will receive the Canadian Journalism Foundation's Tribute honour, which recognizes a journalist who has made an impact on the international stage.
  • The honour will be presented to Ressa at the CJF Awards on June 13 at The Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.
  • "Her powerful defence of truth in the face of daunting obstacles, including threats to her life, is truly inspiring.
  • Established in 1990, The Canadian Journalism Foundation promotes, celebrates and facilitates excellence in journalism.

National Press Club calls for charges against journalist Maria Ressa to be dropped

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Thursday, February 14, 2019
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Ressa reportedly spent the night in custody before her lawyers were able to post bail Thursday.

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  • Ressa reportedly spent the night in custody before her lawyers were able to post bail Thursday.
  • Ressa graduated from Princeton University and worked across Asia as a journalist for a number of outlets, including CNN, before founding Rappler in 2012.
  • Her arrest this week on charges of "cyber-libel" comes just two months after she was taken into custody on charges of tax evasion.
  • One of the world's leading journalism organizations, the National Press Club represents more than 3,100 reporters, editors and professional communicators worldwide.