International Association of Press Clubs

The International Association of Press Clubs (IAPC) is an international collaborative chain of national organisations (Press Clubs[1] and FCCs) which support the professional endeavours of its members and the principle of a free press.[2]

International Association of Press Clubs
AbbreviationIAPC
Formation2002
TypeNGO
Legal statusAssociation
PurposePress freedom, professional standards of journalism
HeadquartersWarsaw, Poland
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
Press Clubs and Foreign Correspondents Clubs
Official language
English
Main organ
General Assembly
Websitepressclubs.org

Freedom of Speech Award Reporters Without Borders received the first 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."[3][4]

Members organizations

Flag Name City Country
State
Founded Comment
National Press Club of AustraliaCanberraAustralia1963
Press Club ConcordiaViennaAustria1859
Press Club Brussels EuropeBrusselsBelgium2010
Maison de la Presse de Liege et de LuxembourgLiegeLuxembourg
Foreign Correspondents' Club of ChinaBeijingChina
Shanghai Foreign Correspondents' ClubShanghaiChina
International Press Club of PraguePragueCzech Republic
Press Club de FranceParisFrance1986
Club de la Presse de BordeauxBordeaux CedexFrance
Club de la Presse de LyonLyonFrance
Club de la Presse de MontpellierMontpellierFrance
Club de la Presse de StrasbourgStrasbourgFrance
Club de la Presse Nord-Pas de CalaisLille CedexFrance
Berliner Presse ClubBerlinGermany1952
Frankfurter PresseClubFrankfurtGermany
International Press Club of MunichMunichGermany
London Press ClubLondonGreat Britain1882
Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong KongHong KongHong Kong1943
Foreign Correspondents' Club of South AsiaNew DelhiIndia
Press Club of IndiaNew DelhiIndia1957
Jakarta Foreign Correspondents ClubJakartaIndonesia
Jerusalem Press ClubJerusalemIsrael
Circolo della Stampa MilanoMilanItaly
Japan National Press ClubTokyoJapan1945
Foreign Correspondents' Club of JapanTokyoJapan1945
Foreign Correspondents Club of MalaysiaKuala LumpurMalaysia
National Press Club of MongoliaUlaanbaatarMongolia
National Press Club of NepalLalitpurNepal
Internationaal Perscentrum NieuwspoortDen HaagNetherlands
National Press Club of New ZealandWellingtonNew Zealand
Press Club PolskaWarsawPoland2009
Polish Club of International ColumnistsWarsawPoland
Clube de JornalistasLisbonPortugal
Foreign Correspondents Association of SingaporeSingaporeSingapore
Singapore Press ClubSingaporeSingapore1971[5]
Seoul Foreign Correspondents' ClubSeoulSouth Korea
Geneva Press Club
(Le Club Suisse de la presse, or
Swiss Press Club)
GenevaSwitzerland
Taiwan Foreign Correspondents' ClubTaipeiTaiwan
Foreign Correspondents Club of ThailandBangkokThailand
Ukrainian Press Clubs AssociationKyivUkraine
Overseas Press Club of AmericaNew YorkUnited States of America1939
Foreign Press Association of the United StatesUnited States of America1918[6]
International Association of Press ClubsWarsawPoland2002

References

  1. "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
  2. "The blurred line between freedom of speech and hate speech" STETE, 30 September 2013
  3. "Reporters Without Borders, laureate of the International Association of Press Clubs Award" Archived 2013-10-15 at the Wayback Machine RSF, 4 June 2013
  4. "My Father's Message of Freedom" The Huffington Post, 16 June 2013
  5. SPC
  6. Foreign Press Foreigh Press
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