WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Walton Family Foundation issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Walton Family Foundation today announced two new fellows: Emily Fairfax, PhD, and Meaghan Parker. Fairfax is an Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Minnesota. Parker is currently a Public Policy Fellow at the Wilson Center. She previously led the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ). The fellows will bring their expertise and perspectives to reporting on water an more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, April 19 -- Clark University issued the following news: By Melissa Hanson It's a video store. It's a place to make zines. It's a hub for local journalism. Rewind video store is reminiscent of Blockbuster but offers more than movies to rent for a cozy night in. The video store is the headquarters of the Worcester Community Media Foundation, which exists to close gaps in local journalism and provide community-based media education. "It's a central location to connect  more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 19 -- The European Broadcasting Union issued the following news release: On 18 April, the EBU presented its EU elections campaign to German MEP and Chair of the European Parliament's Culture Committee Sabine Verheyen at the Legal and Policy Assembly. Richard Burnley, Director of Legal and Policy, EBU, said: "Over the last 5 years, the European Parliament has shown that, at a time when there are so many threats to media freedom, they will stand with independent public more PR

VIENNA, Austria, April 19 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: Independent media face challenges including low public trust, plummeting ad revenues and the need to adapt fast to a constantly evolving landscape. IPI and Report for the World have brought together new research, and case studies and insights from our work supporting independent media across the globe, to create a practical resource. We introduced a summary of the Revenue Roadmap at the International Jour more PR

ALPINE, Texas, April 19 -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news on April 18, 2024: Iris Lopez, the founder and executive director of El Paso's "Mija, Yes You Can", a non-profit organization, will be the inaugural presenter for Sul Ross State University's "Voices en la Frontera" speaker series. Lopez will make two presentations on Friday, April 19, at the Espino Conference Center at the Morgan University Center on the SRSU campus in Alpine. She will speak first at 2 p.m. with a  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, a peer-reviewed journal that says it addresses audiences and media technologies, including technological, social, psychological, cultural, historical, political, economic, legal and policy dimensions from the Broadcast Education Association, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 68, Issue 1 edition: Research Article: * Unraveling Public Conspiracy Theories Toward ChatGPT in China: A Critical Di more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The National Association of Black Journalists issued the following news: In the early days of NABJ, Sarah-Ann Shaw was among the brave group of journalists and communicators working tirelessly behind the scenes to create an organization that would serve as a voice and advocate for Black journalists nationwide. And while she passed away on March 21 at the age of 90, her work as one of the pillars of NABJ will forever live on. According to Co-founder Allison Davis, while  more PR

PARKVILLE, Missouri, April 19 -- Park University issued the following news: Park University students, faculty and staff were recognized for their exceptional scholarly efforts from the 2023-24 academic year as part of the University's annual Honors Convocation held on April 17 on the flagship Parkville Campus. The University acknowledged outstanding students, faculty and staff with a variety of special awards, in addition to a number of departmental academic honors. The most prestigious honor  more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 19 -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) will report first-quarter 2024 operating results after the markets close on Thursday, May 9. The call with the company's senior management team will take place at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time on Friday, May 10. Scripps will offer a live webcast of the conference call. To access the webcast, visit http://ir.scripps.com/. The webcast link c more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 19 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 2 with 2023 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ's Region 2 comprises Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regions. National winners will be notified in the late spring. M more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 19 -- The State Bar of Wisconsin issued the following news on April 18, 2024: A business lawyer from California, a journalist turned lawyer, a lawyer representing the third generation of lawyers in her family, and the first lawyer in her family. These describe some of Wisconsin's newest lawyers, taking the final steps after passing the bar exam - becoming Wisconsin lawyers in a ceremony before the Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 16, 2023, taking the Attorney's Oath a more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 19 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: Three students at the Missouri School of Journalism have earned top ten finishes in recent Hearst Journalism Awards competitions, adding to a growing number of honors from the prestigious program to Mizzou journalism students. In the Television News Competition, senior John Murphy earned third place -- which comes with a $1,500 award -- while junior Hunter Walterman won eighth p more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. News and World Report, a digital news and information company, issued the following news release: U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, and the Global Black Economic Forum (GBEF), an international enterprise designed to advance economic freedom and opportunity across the Black Diaspora and other marginalized groups, announced a partnership to advance equity and economic opportunity. The partnership was developed to cura more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, April 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Eleven faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin, including leading artificial intelligence and quantum research experts, have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society. The honor recognizes important contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- including pione more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 18 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: As the Society of Professional Journalists celebrates Ethics Week, it is proud to announce updates to online documents that explain and apply the SPJ Code of Ethics. The Professional Standards and Ethics Committee's work highlights the Code's relevance in an ever-changing media landscape, said Chris Roberts, the committee's vice chairman and leader of the effort. "The updated links show that  more PR