International Association of Press Clubs

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International Association of Press Clubs [1]
AbbreviationIAPC
Formation2002
Type INGO
Legal statusAssociation
PurposePress freedom, professional standards of journalism
Headquarters Warsaw, Poland
Region served
Worldwide
MembershipPress Clubs and Foreign Correspondents Clubs
Official language
English
Main organ
General Assembly
Website pressclubs.org

The International Association of Press Clubs (IAPC) is an international collaborative chain of national organisations (Press Clubs [2] and FCCs) which support the professional endeavours of its members and the principle of a free press. [3]

Contents

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." [4] [5]

Members organizations

FlagNameCityCountry
State
FoundedComment
Flag of Australia (converted).svg National Press Club of Australia Canberra Australia 1963
Flag of Austria.svg Press Club Concordia Vienna Austria 1859
Flag of Europe.svg Press Club Brussels Europe Brussels Belgium 2010
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Maison de la Presse de Liege et de Luxembourg Liege Luxembourg
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Foreign Correspondents' Club of China BeijingChina
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Foreign Correspondents' Club ShanghaiChina
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg International Press Club of Prague PragueCzech Republic
Flag of France.svg Press Club de France Paris France 1986
Flag of France.svg Club de la Presse de Bordeaux Bordeaux CedexFrance
Flag of France.svg Club de la Presse de Lyon LyonFrance
Flag of France.svg Club de la Presse de Montpellier MontpellierFrance
Flag of France.svg Club de la Presse de Strasbourg StrasbourgFrance
Flag of France.svg Club de la Presse Nord-Pas de Calais Lille CedexFrance
Flag of Germany.svg Berliner Presse Club Berlin Germany 1952
Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurter PresseClub FrankfurtGermany
Flag of Germany.svg International Press Club of Munich MunichGermany
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Press Club LondonGreat Britain1882
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong Hong KongHong Kong1943
Flag of India.svg Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia New DelhiIndia
Flag of India.svg Press Club of India New DelhiIndia1957
Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club JakartaIndonesia
Flag of Israel.svg Jerusalem Press Club JerusalemIsrael
Flag of Italy.svg Circolo della Stampa Milano MilanItaly
Flag of Japan.svg Japan National Press Club TokyoJapan1945
Flag of Japan.svg Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan TokyoJapan1945
Flag of Malaysia.svg Foreign Correspondents Club of Malaysia Kuala LumpurMalaysia
Flag of Monaco.svg National Press Club of Mongolia UlaanbaatarMongolia
Flag of Nepal.svg National Press Club of Nepal LalitpurNepal
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Internationaal Perscentrum Nieuwspoort Den HaagNetherlands
Flag of New Zealand.svg National Press Club of New Zealand WellingtonNew Zealand
Flag of Poland.svg Press Club Polska WarsawPoland2009
Flag of Poland.svg Polish Club of International Columnists WarsawPoland
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Clube de Jornalistas LisbonPortugal
Flag of Singapore.svg Foreign Correspondents Association of Singapore SingaporeSingapore1956
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Press Club SingaporeSingapore1971 [6]
Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul Foreign Correspondents' Club SeoulSouth Korea
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Geneva Press Club
(Le Club Suisse de la presse, or
Swiss Press Club)
GenevaSwitzerland
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Foreign Correspondents' Club TaipeiTaiwan
Flag of Thailand.svg Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand BangkokThailand
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukrainian Press Clubs Association KyivUkraine
Flag of the United States.svg Overseas Press Club of America New YorkUnited States of America1939
Flag of the United States.svg Foreign Press Association of the United States United States of America1918 [7]
Flag of the United Nations.svg International Association of Press Clubs Warsaw Poland 2002

References

  1. Staff writer (2024). "International Association of Press Clubs (IAPC)". UIA Global Civil Society Database. uia.org. Brussels, Belgium: Union of International Associations. Yearbook of International Organizations Online. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  2. "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
  3. "The blurred line between freedom of speech and hate speech" STETE, 30 September 2013
  4. "Reporters Without Borders, laureate of the International Association of Press Clubs Award" Archived 2013-10-15 at the Wayback Machine RSF, 4 June 2013
  5. "My Father's Message of Freedom" The Huffington Post, 16 June 2013
  6. SPC
  7. Foreign Press Foreigh Press