Protecting the First Amendment: World Press Freedom Day at the National Press Club

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2017  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A 2017 Pulitzer Prize winner will join reporters and editors from inside and outside the Beltway and representatives of international press freedom organizations on Wednesday, May 3 as the National Press Club and its Journalism Institute mark World Press Freedom Day.

The panel discussions will be held in the Club's Murrow Room from 9am - 12pm on Wednesday, May 3. Registration is required; tickets are $5 for NPC members and $10 for the general public.

RSVP here: http://www.press.org/events/protecting-first-amendment-world-press-freedom-day-national-press-club

World Press Freedom Day at the National Press Club:
The State of Press Freedom in the USA

Opening Remarks: John Donnelly, chairman, Press Freedom Committee, National Press Club

Panel I, 9-9:40 a.m.: Protecting the First Amendment: How does press freedom in the USA compare to other countries?
Moderator: Jeff Ballou, president, National Press Club

• John Yearwood, executive board chairman, International Press Institute
• Delphine Halgand, US director, Reporters Without Borders
• Sherif Mansour, Middle East and North Africa program coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists
• Jennifer Hyman, communications director, International Women's Media Foundation
• Sharon Moshavi, senior vice president, New Initiatives, International Center for Journalists

Panel II, 9:45-10:45: The state of local news gathering
Moderator: Kathy Kiely, Press Freedom fellow, National Press Club Journalism Institute

• Jonathan Salant, NJ Advance Media; former president, Regional Reporters Association
• Tracey Taylor, Berkleyside
• Art Cullen, Storm Lake (Iowa) Times
• Abby Livingston, Texas Tribune
• Kathryn Foxhall, Society of Professional Journalists
• Dan Shelley, president, Radio Television Digital News Association
• Terry Samuel, Washington Post

Panel III, 10:50-11:50 Making evidence-based, unbiased journalism economically sustainable.
Moderator: Mark Hamrick, Bankrate, former president, National Press Club

• Tom Glaiyser, Democracy Fund
• Lance Knobel, Berkeleyside
• Andi McDaniel, WAMU-FM
• Jan Schaffer, American University
• Barbara Cochran, University of Missouri

Contact:  Julie Schoo (202) 662-7507

SOURCE National Press Club