VIENNA, Austria, May 1 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on April 29, 2025: * * * Albania: Media freedom groups welcome court verdict on seizure of journalist Elton Qyno's equipment Constitutional Court overturns previous verdicts on search and seizure of journalist's equipment, in welcome legal victory for media freedom and source protection The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the undersigned organisations of the SafeJournalists Network, Media Fr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * Defend in the Cloud: Boost NATO Data Resilience Executive Summary Data is becoming the "currency of warfare." Since data drives innovation in logistics and weaponry, it must be interoperable among allies, and the best way to secure and share data requires duplicating it and moving it to the cloud. NATO is at a turning point. Rising transatlantic tensions are causing a major rethink, forcing Eu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls Out Republicans' "Silence Of The Lambs" During Trump's First 100 Days In Office April 30, 2025 Durbin announces his plan to come to the Senate Floor to highlight the President's latest outrage--and the GOP's inevitable silence in the face of it--until Republicans start using the voices they were elected to raise WASHINGTON - On President Donald Trump's 100 th day in office, U. more PR

IRVING, Texas, April 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Nexstar Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the End of the Vietnam War with Special Programs Airing on NewsNation and All of its 200 Owned and Partner Television Stations "The Vietnam War: Flight to a New Future" and "Vietnam: A Lost Generation" Will Air on Nexstar's Local Television Stations Across the Country NewsNation to Debut "The Vietnam War more PR

LONDON, England, April 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * NUJ condemns detention of journalist Ali al-Samoudi On 29 April, following the raid on the home located in the West Bank, Samoudi was taken to an undisclosed location. The Israeli military has said the journalist was "identified with the Islamic Jihad terrorist organisation" but has failed to provide evidence for this claim. Mohammed, Samoudi's son, has reported that his father more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State campuses to hold spring 2025 commencement ceremonies May 9-11 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State will celebrate the accomplishments of its graduates across the commonwealth during its spring 2025 commencement ceremonies, the majority of which will be held Friday, May 9, through Sunday, May 11. This spring, Penn State expects to award approximately 14,559 diplomas to students  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Requests Transcribed Interviews with Defense Officials Fired in Aftermath of "Signalgate" Washington, D.C. (April 29, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to former Department of Defense (DoD) Senior Advisor Da more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * Rep. Derek Tran Holds Press Conference Recognizing 50th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, Vietnam Veterans on Black April Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45), alongside CAPAC Chair Grace Meng (NY-06) and Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28), Sam Liccardo (CA-16), and Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), held a press conference to recognize April 30th as Black April and to commemorate the 50th  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following floor remarks on April 29, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, I rise today to talk about a regime of censorship that is increasing by the day. It is the story of Donald Trump's relentless attacks on CBS and its flagship news program, "60 Minutes." It is the story of how the Federal Communications more PR

NEW YORK, May 1 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news release: * * * Trump's first 100 days portend long-lasting damage to press freedom Previously unquestioned norms maintaining a free press may be quickly eroding Press freedom is no longer a given in the United States 100 days into President Donald Trump's second term as journalists and newsrooms face mounting pressures that threaten their ability to report freely and the public's right to know, a new report (ht more PR

PARIS, France, April 30 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Turkiye: RSF condemns sentencing of imprisoned Swedish journalist Joakim Medin as "undemocratic" On 30 April, Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, detained in Turkey, received a suspended prison sentence of 11 months and 20 days for "insulting the president," Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He remains in prison pending a separate trial in Istanbul on charges of "membership in an illegal organisation" and more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 1 -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * Bacteria Use Ancient War Trick to Outsmart Viruses - and It Could Help Us Fight Superbugs Scientists have discovered a new type of immune defense in E. coli bacteria that turns viral infection machinery against the virus itself. Named after the Chinese military strategist Kongming--who famously used enemy weapons to defeat them--the system reveals a novel immune signaling pathway. This discovery could  more PR

PARIS, France, April 29 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Who is Joakim Medin, the Swedish journalist who could face over 27 years in Turkish prison? Joakim Medin, special correspondent for the Swedish media Dagens ETC, has been held since 30 March in the high-security Marmara prison in the Silivri district of Istanbul and will appear in court on 30 April. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities to release the journalist, who spec more PR