September 29, 2025
NEW YORK August 16, 2018—The Overseas Press Club of America joined newspapers across the country in publishing statements today condemning President Trump’s assaults on U.S. journalists. The Boston Globe and the American Society of News Editors (ASNE) led the call for joint action to defend a free press…
NEW YORK—August 15, 2018–The Overseas Press Club of America spoke out in support Wednesday for the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Hong Kong, which has come under pressure from both the Chinese and Hong Kong governments for hosting a pro-independence speaker…
Martin Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post, will be the keynote speaker at the OPC’s 80th Annual Awards Dinner on April 18, 2019 honoring the best in international journalism…
One of the longest standing members of the OPC member, Bob Gibson, known for shaping foreign coverage at the Los Angeles Times, died on June 22 at the age of 89. He had been an OPC member since 1957…
The Overseas Press Club of America added its voice Thursday to that of other news and media organizations that have protested President Trump’s decision to prevent CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins from covering a White House event because she had asked “inappropriate” questions…
As chair of this year’s nominating committee – which includes club President Deidre Depke, and governors Emma Daly and William Holstein – it is with great pride that I nominate a slate of officers and board candidates who have the energy, talent and drive to guide the OPC through these turbulent times. The Committee made it a priority to select candidates for a slate that is balanced, a well-mixed combination comprising young journalists as well as those with distinguished careers. Each of them is exceptional…
Ceylan Yeginsu is a correspondent for The New York Times in London. Previously, she served as correspondent for the Turkey bureau, where she covered politics, the Kurdish conflict, the rise of Islamic State and other stories. …
For months, rumors had been floating around about the future of The Phnom Penh Post. Almost every day, it seemed, a new theory was presented as fact – that the newspaper would soon be in the hands of a government-linked tycoon, or that a sale was being brokered by the owner of a rival newspaper. When the news finally came out that the paper had indeed been sold, the reality appeared not much better than the doomsday predictions….
By Chad Bouchard Scott Sayare is a writer and reporter based in Paris. He reported for five years for The New York Times with the paper’s bureau in Paris, during which he filed stories from across France, southern Europe and North Africa. He currently writes for The Atlantic, GQ, and Harper’s. Hometown: I grew up…
With 75 delegates representing 21 countries – 22 if OPC readers consider Scotland a separate nation – and representatives of several international organizations, the biennial congress of the International Association of Press Clubs exchanged best practices and experiences in Brussels from May 31 to June 2…
