VIENNA, Austria, June 17 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * Georgia: Independent media face new wave of repression as new laws come into effect. Laws on foreign funding and broadcast content empower authorities to censor, prosecute and close media which provide vital sources of news and information to the public * As the ruling Georgian Dream party intensifies efforts to consolidate authoritarian rule, independent media face unprecedented pressure and are  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 16 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Governments, at all levels, are 'going backwards,' lead researcher on homelessness says * Solving homelessness: What will it take? * Moderator: Katia Riddle, mental health correspondent, National Public Radio * Margo Kushel, director, University of California San Francisco's Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative By Vivienne Aguilar/ California Health Jour more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Lung Association posted the following news release: * * * LUNG FORCE Sunset Soiree: Dancing with the Stars Raises Nearly $300,000 for Lung Health * On the evening of May 30 at the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale, 250 guests joined the American Lung Association in Florida's 20th annual LUNG FORCE Sunset Soiree: Dancing with the Stars, presented by Title Sponsor Memorial Cancer Institute. The event, which featured its first-ever ballroom more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Partnership for Public Service issued the following news release: * * * Partnership for Public Service announces honorees for the 2025 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals * WASHINGTON - In the midst of significant upheaval in the federal workforce, the nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today announced its 2025 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals (r) honorees, career federal employees who more PR

PARIS, France, June 16 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Philippines: RSF and press freedom coalition in Tacloban denied visit to Frenchie Mae Cumpio, journalist detained for over 5 years * During a mission in the Philippines to visit detained journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and a coalition of press freedom organisations were denied access to the prison. RSF, alarmed by reports of the journalist's detention conditi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) has issued its June 2025 update report, "Reforms Without Protection: The Shrinking Space for Journalism in Croatia," revealing deepening threats to press freedom in the country. The report, coordinated by the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom and co-funded by the European Commission, evaluates developments since the prior MFRR mission in September 2024 and outlines growing systemic pressure on journalists, legal h more ST

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 16 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Using public data to help patients understand hospital prices * Workshop: Reporting on hospital prices to empower consumers and readers * Moderator : Joseph Burns, independent journalist; AHCJ health beat leader on health policy and insurance * Patricia Kelmar, J.D., senior director of health care campaigns, U.S. PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) * Roslyn  more PR