WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Gene Hamilton, president of the America First Legal Foundation, from a July 23, 2025, hearing entitled "Ending Illegal DEI Discrimination & Preferences: Enforcing Our Civil Rights Laws." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee on the Constitution--thank you for allowing me to  more PR

PARIS, France, Aug. 26 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Argentina: smear campaign against Julia Mengolini illustrates uptick in harassment of journalists under Milei's government * The intense intimidation campaign waged against the independent radio station Futurock and its founder, Julia Mengolini, is symptomatic of an alarming resurgence of attacks on media professionals in Argentina, orchestrated by President Javier Milei and his government. more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 27 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Belgium: Solidarity action with Gazan journalists unites 400 in urgent call for EU action * "Our journalists are paying the price. They are killed every day. We want this occupation to end. We want the genocide and the killing of journalists to stop. The EU is complicit in their killing." These words, from Yousef Habash, President of the European branch of the Palestinian Journalists' Synd more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 27 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Belgium: Solidarity action with Gazan journalists unites 400 in urgent call for EU action * 27 August 2025 # "Our journalists are paying the price. They are killed every day. We want this occupation to end. We want the genocide and the killing of journalists to stop. The EU is complicit in their killing." Credit: NS/IFJ. These words, from Yousef Habash more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 27 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release: * * * CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH 2025 WITH PBS * PBS Highlights New PBS KIDS Episodes from ALMA'S WAY and ROSIE'S RULES, Four Primetime Premieres - Among Them the Spanish-Language Series VELVET and the 38th HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARDS, and Returning Favorites Throughout the Heritage Month ARLINGTON, VA; August 27, 2025 -- This Hispanic Heritage Month, PBS invites viewers to celebrate the vibra more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * Geraldine Brooks to Receive 2025 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction * The Library of Congress has announced that the 2025 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction will be awarded to Geraldine Brooks at the National Book Festival on Sept. 6. One of the Library's most prestigious awards, the annual Prize for American Fiction honors an American literary writer whose body of work is distinguished  more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 27 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * Kaleidoscope Adds No Such Thing To Growing Slate of Research-Driven Science, Technology, and Culture Programming in Partnership With iHeartPodcasts No Such Thing, a podcast tackling everyday questions with insightful research, is hosted by journalists and longtime friends Manny Fidel, Noah Friedman, and Devan Joseph New episodes air every Wednesday * NEW YORK - Kaleidoscope, the New York-ba more PR

PARIS, France, Aug. 27 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * One year after her second arrest, Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan still detained without trial * Exactly one year ago, Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan, famous for covering the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic, was arrested for a second time for reporting on human rights abuses in China. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of this hero of journalism, who still awai more PR

PARIS, France, Aug. 27 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * RSF outraged by assault on eight journalists covering industrial pollution in Indonesia * Eight Indonesian journalists were violently attacked while reporting on the inspection of a lead factory that allegedly violated regulations on hazardous and toxic waste management. One police officer has been arrested for his participation in the assault. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the auth more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Protecting Older Americans: Leveling the Playing Field for Older Workers" at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 3, 2025, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Members * Chairman Rick Scott (Republican-Florida) * Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat-New York) Witnesses * Nancy LeaMond, Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer, AARP, Washington, DC * David Horton, Fair Business Practices more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 27 [Category: Sociological] -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following news: * * * The Gambia: Authorities must release protesters and protect their rights * ARTICLE 19 is deeply concerned by the unlawful, violent arrest and continued detention of peaceful demonstrators who assembled outside the headquarters of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) in Serekunda in The Gambia on 22 August 2025.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Media] -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * Weaving Global Issues into the Fabric of Everyday Learning * When a journalist Zooms into a classroom from thousands of miles away, the world suddenly feels smaller and more connected. In the first half of 2025, the Pulitzer Center's virtual journalist visit program brought that experience to more than 2,600 students across 57 schools virt more PR