Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
National Press Club President Mike Balsamo led a May 1, 2025 conversation on the escalating threats to press freedom in the United States — from courtroom battles to coordinated online harassment campaigns against journalists, and the growing infringements on independent newsgathering. Balsamo was joined by Tom Durkin, Director of Safety Education at the Foley Foundation, as well as Paul Beckett of the Wall Street Journal, Kate Woodsome of the Washington Post, and others.
National Press Club President Mike Balsamo led a May 1, 2025 conversation on the escalating threats to press freedom in the United States — from courtroom battles to coordinated online harassment campaigns against journalists, and the growing infringements on independent newsgathering. Balsamo was joined by Tom Durkin, Director of Safety Education at the Foley Foundation, as well as Paul Beckett of the Wall Street Journal, Kate Woodsome of the Washington Post, and others.
