Organizations
A press club is an organization for
journalist
A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...
s and others professionally engaged in the production and dissemination of
news
News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different Media (communication), media: word of mouth, printing, Mail, postal systems, broadcasting, Telecommunications, electronic communication, or through the tes ...
. A press club whose membership is defined by the press of a given country may be known as a National Press Club of that country. Examples include:
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Press Club of India
Press Club of India (PCI) is an association of journalists and media professionals in New Delhi, India. Founded by Durga Das in 1957, it is the oldest organization of its kind in the country. It is led by an annually elected executive body, wh ...
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New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...
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National Press Club (Australia)
The National Press Club is an association of primarily news journalists, but also includes academics, business people and members of the public service, and is based in Canberra, Australia.
History
The National Press Club was founded in 1963 a ...
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Concordia Press Club (Austria), the oldest of its type in the world
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National Press Club of Canada
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Press Club de France
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Press Club, Thiruvananthapuram (India)
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Japan National Press Club The is an association of journalists in Japan.
History
This was established as a national press centre, in place of Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, in November 1969.
See also
* Press club
* Mass media and politics in Japan
* Kisha club ...
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National Press Club (Pakistan) The National Press Club of Islamabad, Pakistan, is a representative body of journalists based in Rawalpindi and the Pakistani federal capital Islamabad. This body represents more than 2500 journalists. National Press Club (Islamabad) also interacts ...
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National Press Club (Philippines)
Organizations
A press club is an organization for journalists and others professionally engaged in the production and dissemination of news. A press club whose membership is defined by the press of a given country may be known as a National Press ...
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Press Club Polska (Poland)
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National Press Club (South Africa)
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Birmingham Press Club
Birmingham Press Club is a press club based in the English city of Birmingham. Established in 1865, just six years after Concordia Press Club in Vienna, became the second oldest organisation of its type in the world. The club hosts a number of ...
(UK)
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London Press Club
The Press Club was established in 1882 as a London gentlemen's club. For much of its history, it occupied premises in Wine Office Court, near Fleet Street. It still exists today, as a society for journalists, but no longer offers club facilities ...
(UK)
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National Press Club (United States)
The National Press Club is a professional organization and social community in Washington, D.C. for journalists and communications professionals. It hosts public and private gatherings with invited speakers from public life. The club also offers e ...
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Press Club (San Francisco)
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National Press Club (Bangladesh)
Jatiya Press Club is the professional club for journalists of Bangladesh located in the capital Dhaka. The current president is Farida Yasmin and the General Secretary is Elias Khan.
History
The Jatiya Press Club was founded in 1954 as the Ea ...
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Music
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Press Club (band)
Press Club are an Australian punk group. Their debut single, "Headwreck", was released in May 2017, and their debut album, ''Late Teens'', was released in May 2018.
Their third album was supposed to be recorded in Germany in 2020, but did no ...
, an Australian punk band
See also
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International Association of Press Clubs
The International Association of Press Clubs (IAPC) is an international collaborative chain of national organisations (Press Clubs and FCCs) which support the professional endeavours of its members and the principle of a free press.
Freedom of S ...
References
External links
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