On April 22, NASW President Jill U. Adams submitted a memorandum of support to the National Writers Union and its Freelance Solidarity Project regarding New York State Senate Bill 8369 and State Assembly Bill 9368.
NASW calls on the Trump Administration to ensure that public health data—including data that involve COVID-19 hospitalizations and availability of personal protective equipment, ventilators, and ICU beds—remain publicly available, transparent, and accessible.
NASW strongly opposes the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's decision to categorically bar Voice of America journalists from speaking with CDC experts, as documented on the Knight First Amendment Institute website.
NASW calls on the Trump Administration to allow government experts to speak freely about the outbreak of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 and the nation’s public health response.
NASW urges conference organizers to accept NASW membership as a sufficient credential for granting press privileges to freelance writers at scientific, technical, and medical conferences.
