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View of the Capitol Building from the roof of the Voice of America on 330 Independence Ave., S.W.<\/p><\/div>\n

(Source: National Press Club Press Release<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON<\/span>,\u00a0April 16, 2020<\/span>\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute stand with Voice of America and its director,\u00a0Amanda Bennett<\/span>, against unsupported criticism by the White House of its coronavirus coverage.<\/p>\n

Bennett is a highly respected journalist who has been a staunch advocate of the independence guaranteed in\u00a0The VOA Charter signed by President\u00a0Gerald R. Ford<\/span>\u00a0in 1976. To claim, as the White House has done, that VOA has been reporting Chinese propaganda flies in the face of the facts. VOA has reported on the Chinese undercount of\u00a0coronavirus deaths in the city of\u00a0Wuhan<\/span><\/a>, reported on\u00a0China’s<\/span>\u00a0misleading count of cases testing positive<\/a>\u00a0and reported on\u00a0China’s<\/span>\u00a0use of Twitter\u00a0to spread disinformation<\/a>\u00a0globally.<\/p>\n

“From its founding during World War II to combat Nazi propaganda with accurate and unbiased information, the Voice of America has consistently served the world in a manner in which all Americans can and should be proud,” said National Press Club President\u00a0Michael Freedman<\/span>. “From\u00a0Edward R. Murrow<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0Amanda Bennett<\/span>, VOA has represented the best in journalism and we stand firmly behind its reporters, who are dedicated to truth and accuracy.”<\/p>\n

“The attacks from the president and from White House officials not only undermine VOA’s mission, but they pierce a firewall that is supposed to protect the publicly financed news agency from political interference,” said NPC Journalism Institute President\u00a0Angela Greiling Keane<\/span>.<\/p>\n

When\u00a0Amanda Bennett<\/span>\u00a0was honored with the\u00a0National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Award<\/a>\u00a0last year, she said: “Here’s what we do do: We broadcast all around the world the uncensored version of speeches. The unheard views of opposition parties. The stories of disappeared teachers, politicians, journalists \u2013 sometimes even whole populations. And we also show the world America in all its — yes, greatness \u2013 and also its flaws and faults. We are as independent as all of you are, and \u2013 again \u2013 God willing, we stay that way. As we say, we broadcast the First Amendment.”<\/p>\n

The National Press Club<\/a>, The World’s Leading Professional Organization for Journalists\u2122, represents more than 3,000 reporters, editors and professional communicators worldwide. The Club’s nonprofit affiliate, 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.<\/p>\n

PRESS CONTACT: LINDSAY UNDERWOOD FOR THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB;\u00a0LUNDERWOOD@PRESS.ORG<\/a>; (202) 662-7561<\/p>\n

SOURCE National Press Club<\/p>\n

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(Source: National Press Club Press Release) WASHINGTON,\u00a0April 16, 2020\u00a0\/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute stand with Voice of America and its director,\u00a0Amanda Bennett, against unsupported criticism by the White House of its coronavirus coverage. 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