WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Press
Club will hold a moment of silence for Washington Post Contributor
Jamal Khashoggi on Monday, Oct. 22 at
about 1:15p.m. Club members, staff
and journalists will participate.
People should gather near the main staircase in the lobby at
1pm to organize and to hear some
brief remarks.
We believe that 1:15 was about the time of day on Oct. 2 Mr. Khashoggi was last seen alive walking
into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where he was killed moments later by
representatives of the Saudi government.
The Press Club is located at 529 14th Street NW on
the 13th floor.
The National Press Club, founded in 1908, is the World's Leading
Professional Organization for Journalists and has 3,100 members.
Through the activities and programs of the National Press Club
Journalism Institute, a 501c-3, the Club fights for a free press
worldwide.
Contact: Bill McCarren,
202-662-7534 or wmccarren@press.org for NPC
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