WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Andrea Snyder Edney of Bloomberg News took the helm as the 111th president of the National Press Club, the World's Leading Professional Organization for Journalists™, on Jan. 19. Edney, whom NPC members elected in December, formerly served as the Club's vice president and succeeds Jeff Ballou of Al Jazeera Network.
In her message to members after taking the gavel, Edney said "This is a critical year because journalism is under siege from many sides. So this is the time to defend it, and to make sure that we all live up to the highest ethical standards."
A National Press Club member since 2009, Edney also previously served on the National Press Club's board of governors as secretary and treasurer, and was also the longtime chair of the Scholarship Committee.
Edney, a breaking news editor at Bloomberg, first joined the news organization as a reporter in Prague in 1997.
Edney will be inaugurated at a gala celebration on Saturday, Feb. 10. For tickets, click here or email reservations@press.org. For sponsorship or program inquiries, please contact Laura Coker at lcoker@press.org.
The National Press Club
The National Press Club is the World's Leading Professional Organization for Journalists ™. Founded in 1908, the Club serves its members through activities that bolster their skills, through services that meet the changing needs of the global communications profession, and through social activities that build a vital media community in Washington and across the world. The Club is where news happens in the nation's capital and is a vigorous advocate of press freedom worldwide.
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