ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, June 14 (TNSrpt) -- The International Fact-Checking Network, a part of Poynter, issued the following news release: * * * As threats grow, fact-checkers double down on standards, IFCN report finds IFCN reviewed 226 applications in 2024 and certified 116 organizations, bringing the total number of verified fact-checkers to 182 across 57 countries * Global demand for credibility has driven a record surge in applications to the International Fact-Checking Network's Code more PR

PARIS, France, June 13 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Cambodia: RSF urges authorities to conduct thorough investigation into shooting of two environmental journalists * Cambodian journalists Thlang Tao and Hang Chenda were targeted by a shooting while returning from reporting on illegal logging in north-west Cambodia. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities to bring those responsible for this murder attempt to justice. This ma more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 13, 2025: * * * Belarusian Soldiers Fighting for Ukraine Left in Limbo Victory in Ukraine is vital for Belarusians, who hope it will help topple the regimes in Minsk and Moscow. But those who have joined Kyiv's forces say they need more support. By David Kirichenko Pavel Shurmei is one of many Belarusian volunteers fighting for Ukraine and is commander of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment. An more PR

WASHINGTON, June 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Human Rights First has released a report, "Desperate to Escape: The Fight to Save Civilians in Ukraine," revealing that local Human Rights Defenders are facing severe obstacles in their efforts to evacuate civilians from Russian-occupied areas and front-line zones. The report, issued in May 2025, highlights that these crucial humanitarian operations are being hampered by Washington's funding cuts and Kyiv's conscription of activists involved in this life-saving w more ST

VIENNA, Austria, June 14 (TNSrpt) -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * Report: The shrinking space for journalism in Croatia New MFRR report follows advocacy mission to Zagreb in May * The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium in publishing a new report on the state of media freedom in Croatia following an advocacy mission to Zagreb between 19 and 21 May 2025. The MFRR report - Reforms Without Pro more PR

PARIS, France, June 13 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Kyrgyzstan: Kloop targeted by Authorities, RSF calls for the release of its Cameramen * Two cameramen who worked for Kloop, one of the last independent news outlets in Kyrgyzstan, are still in custody two weeks after security services conducted raids targeting seven media professionals linked to the outlet, with no warrant or legal justification. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) demands the  more PR

PARIS, France, June 13 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * RSF demands the release of Sophia Huang Xueqin, the journalist who sparked #MeToo movement in China on the first anniversary of her sentencing * One year ago, the Chinese regime sentenced independent journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin to five years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power". The investigative reporter who helped spark the #MeToo movement in China does not belong in pris more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, June 14 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Writers-in-residence launch new journalism courses The Charles Center is collaborating with campus partners to bring three writers-in-residence to campus in 2025-26 to teach a variety of journalism courses that will further inspire students to hone their writing skills, learn the craft from expert practitioners, and build portfolios of work that could help launch their careers. At a moment when journalism it more PR