WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Better World Campaign issued the following news release: * * * America's Global Influence Starts with Showing Up: Better World Campaign Reacts to Withdrawal from UNESCO The Better World Campaign reacted to the announcement that the United States will once again withdraw from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the end of next year. "UNESCO isn't some distant agency -- it works right here in America. It boosts tourism in small towns, p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump-Backed Cuts to Public Broadcasting, Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) Introduces Legislation to Bolster Local Journalism Local Journalism Sustainability Act will support community newspapers, local broadcasters, and journalists through tax credit, payroll credit, and advertising credit * Amid President Trump's cuts to public broadcasting, Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) int more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 23 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Burkina Faso: Four journalists released from forced enlistment into the army * 23 July 2025 # Guezouma Sanogo, President of the Association des journalistes Burkinabe (AJB), and Phil Ronald Zongo, journalist at the Femina FM Radio Station, were released on 21 July from forced military conscription. They were abducted in March 2025 and had been forcibly enl more PR

PARIS, France, July 22 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Cote d'Ivoire: three months ahead of the presidential election, RSF calls on authorities and political parties to protect journalists * Since the beginning of May, at least two journalists have been the target of threats or intimidation in Cote d'Ivoire. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns these attacks on press freedom and urges authorities and political figures to guarantee the safet more PR

PARIS, France, July 23 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * India: RSF demands justice for environmental journalist Sneha Barve after brutal assault * Indian authorities have been slow to arrest the alleged perpetrators of a violent attack on environmental reporter Sneha Barve on 4 July. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Indian authorities to bring Sneha Barve's assailants to justice and combat impunity for crimes committed against journa more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 22 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * India: Unions raise concerns over journalist attacks in Assam and Maharashtra * 22 July 2025 # At least four journalists were targeted in three separate attacks in India over the past month, raising concerns among the media unions as to the ongoing precarious security situation confronting media workers in the country. The International Federation of Journ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on July 22, 2025, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Putin's War Against Ukraine Diminishing Moscow's Dominance of Former Soviet Space By Paul Goble Executive Summary: * Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine aimed to reassert dominance over the former Soviet space, but Ukraine's resistance and sustained Western support have instead weakened Moscow's influence in the region. * Moscow's war agai more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Refugees International, a humanitarian organization that says it advocates for lifesaving assistance, human rights and protection for displaced people, issued the following statement: * * * Refugees International Welcomes 2025 Refugee Fellows Refugees International is proud to welcome six new fellows as part of its 2025 Refugee Fellows Program. The fellows joining Refugees International have each demonstrated outstanding leadership and a strong commitment to advocating more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 [Category: Media] -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * RIN Fellow's Series on Illegal Cattle Ranching Wins Top Environmental Journalism Award * Paulo Paulino Guajajara's killing has become the symbol of the guardians' fight to protect the Arariboia Indigenous Territory. From the story " Mongabay Investigation Spurs Brazil Crackdown on Illegal Cattle in Amazon's Arariboia Territory."by Ingrid B more PR