The Washington Association of Black Journalists, alongside a coalition of press freedom organizations and journalism groups, has signed onto a letter led by Reporters Without Borders, advocating for press freedom and urging journalists’ safety amid the National Guard’s current deployment in Washington, D.C.
“The Washington Association of Black Journalists has joined several press freedom groups in urging the National Guard to respect press freedom and not to interfere with the constitutional rights of journalists as they go out into D.C. to inform the public,” said WABJ President Phil Lewis.
The full list of organizations that have signed the letter:
- Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
- Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ)
- National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
- Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
- National Press Club
- Freedom of the Press Foundation
- Society of Environmental Journalists
- Radio Television Digital News Association
- National Press Photographers Association
- International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)
- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
- Protect Democracy
- Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the USA
Read the letter below:
For contact:
Phil Lewis, WABJ President, president@wabjdc.org
Jai-Leen James, WABJ Vice President, vicepresident@wabjdc.org