President of @PressClubDC, the world’s leading organization for journalists. Advocating for press freedom, fostering community & protecting the future of news.
Joined April 2009
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18 Dec 2025
Peter Arnett, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, helped the world understand war through clear, courageous reporting from Vietnam and the Gulf War. He set the standard for bearing witness and telling the truth under the hardest conditions. His legacy lives on for generations.
18 Dec 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent who covered wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died at 91.
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Events like this are a reminder that journalists must be able to report safely and without interference. Even in tense, fast-moving situations, their presence is essential to the public’s right to know — and safeguarding that access is a cornerstone of a free & independent press.
6 Dec 2025
The @TucsonSentinel's @pmingram was pepper sprayed at the same time as Grijalva and gives more to the story:
tucsonsentinel.com/local/rep…
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12 Nov 2025
The Marion County Record has now won $3 million and an apology. You can raid a newsroom. You can seize computers. You can try to scare reporters. But you can’t silence a free press. Ever. #pressfreedom @PressClubDC @PFC_NPC apnews.com/article/kansas-ne…
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8 Nov 2025
The world ran for Austin Tice today. The message is simple and urgent: Bring Austin home. The @PressClubDC and @PFC_NPC won’t stop until he’s free.
#RunForAustinTice #FreeAustinTice #PressFreedom
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NPC President retweeted
15 Oct 2025
.@PressClubDC statement on today’s actions that led dozens of Pentagon reporters to surrender their credentials.
Today the Pentagon Press Corps handed over our badges and walked out in unison in defense of the First Amendment. It’s an unprecedented attack on the public’s right to know and the end of one of the most professional press relationships in DC.
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30 Sep 2025
A federal judge just stopped mass layoffs that would have gutted Voice of America — silencing hundreds of journalists and weakening one of the U.S.’ most important global newsrooms. @PressClubDC @PFC_NPC @savevoanow
30 Sep 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge suspends Trump administration's plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at agency overseeing Voice of America.
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VOA was built to fight propaganda and deliver facts. Undermining its reporting capacity would undercut America’s credibility and deny millions worldwide reliable information.
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At the National Press Club, we stand with VOA journalists. Through our Press Freedom Center, we’re working to support reporters in crisis and defend independent journalism everywhere. @PFC_NPC and @PressClubDC will continue to work day in and day out to @savevoanow.
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NPC President retweeted
20 Sep 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 — @NPCPresident @MikeBalsamo1 today released the following statement on the Pentagon’s new pledge requirement for reporters:
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20 Aug 2025
📢 Journalism is not espionage.
Proud to honor Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu with the National Press Club’s 2025 President’s Award as he remains unjustly imprisoned in China. press.org/newsroom/national-…
@PressClubDC @PFC_NPC #PressFreedom
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28 Jul 2025
Journalists built this Club with pocket change in 1908.
They built it because they needed each other.
That hasn’t changed.
#NPCHistory #StrongerTogether
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14 Jul 2025
We’re heartbroken by the passing of Frank Aukofer, our 1978 president and a steady, familiar presence for decades.
He never stopped showing up for the Club — or for journalism.
He meant a lot to this place. He’ll be deeply missed.
— Mike Balsamo, 118th President, @PressClubDC
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26 May 2025
Today we remember the men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.
At @PressClubDC, where the First Amendment is our guiding light, we know freedom isn’t free. Our right to report, speak & gather exists because of their sacrifice.
We honor them with gratitude.
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24 May 2025
This Memorial Day, we reflect on those who gave their lives to defend American values, including freedom of the press.
The Pentagon’s new policy restricts journalists’ ability to do their jobs & limits the public’s right to know.
@PressClubDC statement: press.org/newsroom/national-…
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17 May 2025
Journalism took the Preakness today. Not the first time it’s led from the front — and certainly not the last. A good day for fast horses and a free press. 🥇🙌
17 May 2025
"A REMARKABLE RECOVERY BY JOURNALISM!"
JOURNALISM WINS THE 150TH PREAKNESS STAKES! #Preakness150
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NPC President retweeted
12 May 2025
Journalists risk everything to bring truth to light.
Pope Leo XIV’s call is a powerful reminder: this is a global fight for press freedom.
Austin Tice has been missing 12 years.
10 VOA, RFE/RL & RFA journalists remain imprisoned.
The fight isn’t over.
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3 May 2025
🗓️ Today is #WorldPressFreedomDay.
At the National Press Club, we don’t just mark the moment — we respond to it.
Because press freedom isn’t just under threat abroad.
It’s under pressure right here at home. @PressClubDC @PFC_NPC
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3 May 2025
At the Press Freedom Center (@PFC_NPC), we defend journalists under threat — offering emergency support to reporters facing retaliation & pushing back on efforts to silence the press.
We provide emergency assistance, legal & immigration help, safety support & advocacy.
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When a free and independent press is under attack, democracy is in danger.
🛡️ If you believe truth still matters — and journalism is worth defending — now is the time to act
📢 Donate. Share. Stand up.
Protect Press Freedom Now → bit.ly/pressfreedomcenter
#WorldPressFreedomDay
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