BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 14 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Canada: Globe and Mail journalist harassed online for investigating political interference in healthcare * 14 August 2025 # On 10 July, Globe and Mail journalist Carrie Tait was harassed on the social media channel X, through surveillance pictures of her taken surreptitiously throughout her day, without her knowledge. The International Federation of Journa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * RIP IRA: The Inflation Reduction Act's final anniversary The total contribution of wind and solar energy is just a couple of percentage ticks more than the energy we generated from burning wood and trash. The supposed energy of the future contributed as much as the energy of the 18th century. By Ken Braun This weekend will be the third anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, signed more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Maxine Waters Releases Statement on Trump's Federalization of DC Police * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) released the following statement in response to Donald Trump's decision to invoke Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973 to seize control of the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, DC. "Trump is continuing to advance his r more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 14 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Doorstop interview - Brisbane * EMMA COMER, MEMBER FOR PETRIE: Well, welcome everyone. Welcome to a beautiful Queensland winter day, I'm joined here with the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister actually secured the funding as Infrastructure Minister for the Red Cliff Railway Line, which has been an absolute asset to our community, getting people to the city to work right away more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 15 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * Key takeaways from "The Big Why" panel: The case to support climate and environmental journalism in Africa As Africa's environmental crisis grows, the messenger is routinely targeted, and the editorial space for covering these issues shrinks. IPI spoke with climate and environmental media experts on why we need to strengthen climate and environmental reporting. * During IPI's recent panel with med more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 14 [Category: Sociological] -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following news: * * * Kyrgyzstan: Mass Media Law must be improved to protect independent journalism * The recently-adopted Law on Mass Media in Kyrgyzstan represents a serious setback for press freedom and freedom of expression. ARTICLE 19 calls on the authorities to urgently reassess the legislation and amend the problematic provisions that imp more PR

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Nexstar's NewsNation and Local TV Station KXAN-TV in Austin, TX, Receive National Edward R. Murrow Awards for Outstanding Journalism and Exceptionally Produced Content * NewsNation Wins its First National Murrow Award in Network TV Division for "Excellence in Video" Austin TV Station Recognized for " Excellence in Innovation " IRVING, TX (August  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 15 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Descendant of the only German officers who survived a plot to kill Hitler tells her family's fascinating story By Cody Mello-Klein Northeastern Hillel's Rabbi Sara Paasche-Orlow is descended from German resistance fighters, spies and post-war Nazi hunters whose stories of fighting against the Nazi regime impact her spiritual practice today. The plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944, had fa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- NPR [National Public Radio] posted the following news release: * * * NPR Joins Mountain West News Bureau, Bringing to 7 the Number of Regional Collaborations * August 14, 2025; Washington, D.C. -- NPR announced today that it is joining the Mountain West News Bureau to create a regional newsroom that brings together public media organizations across seven Western states. This collaboration, nearly a year in the making, is the seventh within the NPR  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, posted the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025: * * * Press-Freedom Groups Call on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to Immediately Release Journalist Mario Guevara from Prolonged ICE Detention In a powerful letter to Noem, groups including the Committee to Protect Journalists, Free Press, PEN America and Reporters Without Borders mark two months since Guevara's unjust  more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 15 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Radio interview - ABC Melbourne * RAFAEL EPSTEIN, HOST: Anthony Albanese is the Prime Minister of Australia. Good morning, thanks for joining us. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good morning, Raf. Good to be with you. EPSTEIN : The ABC reported on Tuesday about a male child care worker in Melbourne, as we heard in the headlines, accused of grooming, banned from working more PR

PARIS, France, Aug. 14 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Refusing visas and refuge consigns more Afghan journalists to Taliban trap * Ever since the Taliban retook Kabul four years ago, on 15 August 2021, Afghan journalists have been fleeing growing persecution in order to continue their work in other countries, but the possibility of refuge abroad is declining. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the relentless Taliban harassment of media p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ansari Announces Veterans Advisory Board * PHOENIX - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) announced the formation of her Veterans Advisory Board, a diverse group of veterans who will advise on policy priorities and initiatives to improve the lives of veterans and military families throughout Arizona's Third Congressional District. "I'm excited to announce that 10 Arizona veterans  more PR

PARIS, France, Aug. 14 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Slovakia: After shocking testimony, RSF calls for a thorough and transparent investigation into the death of investigative journalist Pavol Rypal in 2008 * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes the opening by the Slovak police of criminal proceedings into the possible assassination of journalist covering organised crime Pavol Rypal. If this hypothesis is confirmed, those responsible must more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 14 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Turkiye: IFJ-EFJ condemn armed attack on Evrensel's Izmir office * "The Izmir office of the Turkish daily newspaper Evrensel, located in Alsancak district, was shot at by an unidentified assailant, last night, at around 1.30am. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) demand an investigation to identify the  more PR