International Association of Press Clubs
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| Abbreviation | IAPC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2002 |
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | Association |
| Purpose | Press freedom, professional standards of journalism |
| Headquarters | Warsaw, Poland |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Membership | Press Clubs and Foreign Correspondents Clubs |
Official language | English |
Main organ | General Assembly |
| Website | www.pressclubs.org |
The International Association of Press Clubs (IAPC) is an international collaborative chain of national organisations (Press Clubs[1] and FCCs) which claims to support the professional endeavours of its members and the principle of a free press.[2][3]
Reporters Without Borders received the IAPC Freedom of Speech Award in 2013 for their "outstanding contributions to the defense or the struggle for freedom of expression, the creation of conditions to support freedom of speech."[4][5]
Members organizations
- National Press Club of Australia (Canberra, Australia)
- Press Club Concordia (Vienna, Austria)
- Brussels Press Club Europe (Brussels, Belgium)
- Maison de la Presse de Liege et de Luxembourg (Liege, Belgium)
- Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (Beijing, China)
- Shanghai Foreign Correspondents’ Club (Shanghai, China)
- International Press Club of Prague (Prague, Czech Republic)
- Press Club de France (Paris, France)
- Club de la Presse de Bordeaux (Bordeaux Cedex, France)
- Club de la Presse de Lyon (Lyon, France)
- Club de la Presse de Montpellier (Montpellier, France)
- Club de la Presse de Strasbourg (Strasbourg, France)
- Club de la Presse Nord-Pas de Calais (Lille Cedex, France)
- Berliner Presse Club (Berlin, Germany)
- Frankfurter PresseClub (Frankfurt, Germany)
- International Press Club of Munich (Munich, Germany)
- London Press Club (London, Great Britain)
- Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
- Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia (New Delhi, India)
- Press Club of India (New Delhi, India)
- Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club (Jakarta, Indonesia)
- Jerusalem Press Club (Jerusalem, Israel)
- Circolo della Stampa Milano (Milan, Italy)
- Japan National Press Club (Tokyo, Japan)
- Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (Tokyo, Japan)
- Foreign Correspondents Club of Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
- National Press Club of Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia)
- National Press Club of Nepal (Lalitpur, Nepal)
- Internationaal Perscentrum Nieuwspoort (Den Haag, Netherlands)
- National Press Club of New Zealand (Wellington, New Zealand)
- Press Club Polska (Warsaw, Poland)
- Polish Club of International Columnists (Warsaw, Poland)
- Clube de Jornalistas (Lisbon, Portugal)
- Foreign Correspondents Association of Singapore (Singapore, Singapore)
- Singapore Press Club (Singapore, Singapore)
- Seoul Foreign Correspondents’ Club (Seoul, South Korea)
- Geneva Press Club (Geneva, Switzerland)
- Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (Bangkok, Thailand)
- Dubai Press Club (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
- Overseas Press Club of America (New York, United States of America)
References
- ^ "Inside Story: Join the press club!" - London Press Club was one of the main forces behind the creation of the International Association of Press Clubs, The Independent, 9 June 2008
- ^ "The blurred line between freedom of speech and hate speech" STETE, 30 September 2013
- ^ "Kiev-Style Democracy" - IAPC calls on the Ukrainian authorities to immediately cease the use of force against the journalists and media workers, The Sleuth Journal, 3 May 2014
- ^ "Reporters Without Borders, laureate of the International Association of Press Clubs Award" RSF, 4 June 2013
- ^ "My Father's Message of Freedom" The Huffington Post, 16 June 2013
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