Freedom of the press

United States Mint Announces Release of Fourth Coin in Platinum Proof Series Celebrating Five Freedoms of the First Amendment

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星期四, 二月 8, 2024

Washington, DC, Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Mint (Mint) announced today that it is releasing the fourth coin in the five-year First Amendment to the United States Constitution Platinum Proof Coin Series on February 15, 2024, at noon (EST).

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  • Washington, DC, Feb. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Mint (Mint) announced today that it is releasing the fourth coin in the five-year First Amendment to the United States Constitution Platinum Proof Coin Series on February 15, 2024, at noon (EST).
  • Each of the freedoms enumerated in the First Amendment contributes to the growth and development of the Nation.
  • Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) Designer Donna Weaver created all obverse (heads) designs in this series, and United States Mint Chief Engraver Joseph Menna sculpted them.
  • Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “$100,” “1 OZ.,” and “.9995 PLATINUM.”  United States Mint Medallic Artist Don Everhart sculpted the reverse.

TEGNA Foundation Awards Grants to Address Critical Community Needs

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星期二, 十一月 28, 2023

TEGNA Foundation, the charitable foundation sponsored by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), in partnership with its local stations, today announced it awarded 242 Community Grants to address critical community needs and initiatives.

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  • TEGNA Foundation, the charitable foundation sponsored by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), in partnership with its local stations, today announced it awarded 242 Community Grants to address critical community needs and initiatives.
  • WKYC in Cleveland, the “Education Station,” focused their Community Grants on pressing education needs in their local community.
  • TEGNA Foundation Community Grants are vetted by a committee of employees at each station, including the station general manager, and approved by the TEGNA Foundation Board of Directors.
  • To learn more and/or apply for a TEGNA Foundation Community Grants, visit https://www.tegnafoundation.org/ .

Bari Weiss Announced as Keynote Speaker for The Policy Circle's Leadership Summit

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星期四, 三月 23, 2023

TAMPA, Fla., March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Policy Circle is pleased to announce that journalist, author, founder, and editor of The Free Press, Bari Weiss, will be headlining the organization's annual gathering of civic-minded leaders. From 2017 to 2020, Weiss was an opinion writer and editor at The New York Times. Before that, she was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal and a senior editor at Tablet Magazine.

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  • The Policy Circle's 7th Annual Leadership Summit will feature keynote remarks from Bari Weiss on November 16, 2023, in Tampa, Florida.
  • TAMPA, Fla., March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Policy Circle is pleased to announce that journalist, author, founder, and editor of The Free Press, Bari Weiss, will be headlining the organization's annual gathering of civic-minded leaders.
  • From 2017 to 2020, Weiss was an opinion writer and editor at The New York Times.
  • To hear the keynote from Bari Weiss, participate in the Summit, or learn more about sponsorship and partnership opportunities, visit the Summit page here .

CONSENSUS DROPS FIRST 100 SPEAKERS FOR AUSTIN, TX FESTIVAL + PERFORMANCES, EXPERIENCES, & MORE

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星期三, 二月 23, 2022

CoinDesk will host the must-attend crypto & blockchain event of the year, the Consensus Festival in Austin, TX.

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  • CoinDesk will host the must-attend crypto & blockchain event of the year, the Consensus Festival in Austin, TX.
  • Consensus will make experience front and center with a decentralized festival footprint taking over downtown Austin.
  • Presentations and analysis from dozens of key chains and projects, including Chainlink, PolkaDot, Cosmos, Near, FileCoin, with hands-on demos for developers.
  • Satellite eventsaround Austin throughout the week, including events from the World Economic Forum, Coin Center, and dozens of other groups.

Mike Ledbetter Announces His Candidacy for President of the United States for 2024 and His New Book, Nine Sovereign Kings: The Return of God

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星期五, 一月 21, 2022

The book focuses on the Supreme Court of the United States and its need for it being restructured.

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  • The book focuses on the Supreme Court of the United States and its need for it being restructured.
  • Our remarkable nation is full of families and individuals who are doing their part in making the world a better place."
  • "My faith in the American nation is the cornerstone of the book I was inspired by God to write," adds Mr. Ledbetter.
  • "Nine Sovereign Kings: The Return of God symbolizes my faith, our people's faith, and our country.

Press Leaders Laud Ban on Subpoenas of Reporters

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星期一, 七月 19, 2021

Too often in recent years, reporters' communications records have been subpoenaed in the name of fighting leaks.

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  • Too often in recent years, reporters' communications records have been subpoenaed in the name of fighting leaks.
  • But the public benefits in incalculable ways from an unfettered press exposing facts that government officials sometimes would prefer to keep quiet.
  • Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists.
  • Contact: John Donnelly, NPC Press Freedom Team Chair: [email protected] , 202-650-6738
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U.S. Press Leaders Condemn Crackdown on Hong Kong's Journalists

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星期四, 六月 17, 2021

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. press leaders strongly criticized on Thursday the latest assault on press freedom in Hong Kong--a police raid on the offices of the Apple Daily newspaper.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. press leaders strongly criticized on Thursday the latest assault on press freedom in Hong Kong--a police raid on the offices of the Apple Daily newspaper.
  • They should not have to stand for this attack on journalism and journalists.
  • We stand with our brothers and sisters in Hong Kong and call for an end to this campaign of terror against truth."
  • Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists.

U.S. Press Leaders Protest Abuse of Journalists in Nicaragua

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星期三, 六月 2, 2021

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute condemned the escalating harassment and intimidation of journalists in Nicaragua.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute condemned the escalating harassment and intimidation of journalists in Nicaragua.
  • Press freedom is a basic human right, and Nicaraguans should not be denied it."
  • Prosecutors in Nicaragua called in at least 20 journalists in Mayfor "interviews," and in some cases threatened the journalists with indictment.
  • Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world's leading professional organization for journalists.

U.S. Press Leaders Urge Israel to Halt Strikes on Media Facilities

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星期六, 五月 15, 2021

After Israeli forces provided warning of the attacks, journalists and other civilians were able to escape death.

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  • After Israeli forces provided warning of the attacks, journalists and other civilians were able to escape death.
  • But, as AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt put it, AP journalists and freelancers saw their equipment destroyed and \'narrowly avoided a terrible loss of life.\'"\nThis trend prompts the question of whether Israeli forces are attacking these facilities to impair independent and accurate coverage of the conflict.\nWe call upon Israeli authorities to halt strikes on facilities known to house press.\nReliable media organizations are the best sources of accurate information about events in Gaza, and they must not be prevented from doing their vital job.
  • "\nFounded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world\'s leading professional organization for journalists.
  • The Club has 3,000 members representing nearly every major news organization and is a leading voice for press freedom in the United States and around the world.\nThe National Press Club Journalism Institute, the Club\'s non-profit affiliate, 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.\nContact: John Donnelly, NPC Press Freedom Team Chairman: [email protected] , 202 650 6738\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-press-leaders-urge-israel-to-...\n'

Press Leaders Want Answers on Subpoena for Reporters' Records

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星期六, 五月 8, 2021

b'WASHINGTON, May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders of the National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued the following statement in response to a news report that the Justice Department subpoenaed phone records of three Washington Post reporters.\nThe Post reporters in question had been reporting on Russian interference in the 2016 election, including classified intercepts showing contacts in 2016 between Jeff Sessions, then a Trump campaign official, and Russia\'s ambassador to the United States.\nNPC President Lisa Nicole Matthews and NPCJI President Angela Greiling Keane said:\n"This is yet another deeply disturbing example in a series of violations by the Trump administration of America\'s trust in government and an outright assault against the press and the First Amendment.

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  • b'WASHINGTON, May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders of the National Press Club and National Press Club Journalism Institute issued the following statement in response to a news report that the Justice Department subpoenaed phone records of three Washington Post reporters.\nThe Post reporters in question had been reporting on Russian interference in the 2016 election, including classified intercepts showing contacts in 2016 between Jeff Sessions, then a Trump campaign official, and Russia\'s ambassador to the United States.\nNPC President Lisa Nicole Matthews and NPCJI President Angela Greiling Keane said:\n"This is yet another deeply disturbing example in a series of violations by the Trump administration of America\'s trust in government and an outright assault against the press and the First Amendment.
  • While the government has a right to probe leaks of classified information, it must take great care to avoid a harm that could prove more serious: chilling the flow of information to the free press.The motives behind the Trump administration\'s subpoenas are not known, but their timing and circumstances raise the possibility that officials may have been more interested in punishing the source of embarrassing leaks than protecting national security.\nFounded in 1908, the National Press Club is the world\'s leading professional organization for journalists.
  • The Club has 3,000 members representing nearly every major news organization and is a leading voice for press freedom in the United States and around the world.\nThe National Press Club Journalism Institute, the Club\'s non-profit affiliate, 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.\nContact: John M. Donnelly, Chairman, NPC Press Freedom Team: [email protected] ; 202 650 6738.\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/press-leaders-want-answers-on-su...\n'