PHOENIX, Arizona, June 20 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins State AGs in Support of Lawsuits Challenging Public Media Funding Cuts * PHOENIX - Attorney General Mayes today filed a court brief along with 22 other attorneys general in support of two lawsuits brought by National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service that seek to block proposed funding cuts to their organizations and local affiliates. "First  more PR

PARIS, France, June 20 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Azerbaijan: Up to nine years in prison for Sevinj Vagifgizi and her colleagues, RSF condemns outrageous sentencing * On 20 June, seven Azerbaijani journalists, including editor-in-chief Sevinj Vagifgizi, were sentenced to between seven and nine years in prison on trumped-up charges of "smuggling foreign currency" in the Abzas Media case. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns this unfair  more PR

PARIS, France, June 20 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Exiled from Sudan, the editorial staff of Al-Jarida defies borders and war * The conflict in Sudan, which has raged for over two years, has devastated the offices of Al-Jarida in Khartoum, the capital, forcing its journalists to flee. Now based in Egypt, Uganda and Kenya, they continue to report the news. The outbreak of war in Sudan brought an end to Al-Jarida, as evidenced by its last p more PR

PARIS, France, June 20 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Hungary: Europe must respond as Viktor Orban's government targets RSF with smear campaign * The Hungarian government's attacks on Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and its correspondent demonstrate how smear campaigns against independent outlets are now institutionalised. The European Union (EU) must respond by mobilising all the legal instruments at its disposal to protect independent journa more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 20 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Safety advisory for journalists covering the war between Israel and Iran * The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have published a safety advisory for journalists and media workers covering the conflict between Israel and Iran. This key document, analysing future developments, is available in English and Farsi. Smoke billows following an explosion  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 20 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ joins coalition expressing alarm over detention of journalist Mario Guevara * CONTACT: Emily Bloch, SPJ President, eblochjourno@gmail.com Caroline Hendrie, SPJ Executive Director, chendrie@hq.spj.org Nadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists joins the Committee to Protect Journalists and a co more PR