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Journalists Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for 2025-10-30 ( 17 items )  
Binghamton University: River Advocate - Harpur Fellow Finds Her Mission in Protecting the Susquehanna (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 29 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * The River Advocate: Harpur Fellow finds her mission in protecting the Susquehanna Wendy Skinner's project includes community education, river cleanups and a future book By Jennifer Micale On her drive to campus, Wendy Skinner couldn't help but notice the mighty Susquehanna, its broad waters shining in the sun on its long journey to the Chesapeake Bay. While the Ithaca resident is pursuing a master's deg more PR

Capital Research Center: How Homeless Advocacy Became the Plaything of Reckless Radicals (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * How homeless advocacy became the plaything of reckless radicals The NGOs in the homeless industrial complex are spending money--and often a lot of tax dollars--on everything but obvious solutions. By Ken Braun In 2018, Grants Pass, Oregon, was providing homeless shelters in tandem with a city ordinance that prohibited camping on public property. This generous policy mix for a town of j more PR

CNN's Have I Got News For You Announces This Week's Guests (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN's Have I Got News For You Announces This Week's Guests * October 29th, 2025 NEW EPISODE PREMIERES SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 AT 9PM ET/PT ON CNN NEW YORK - (October 29, 2025) - Podcast host Jennifer Welch and journalist Max Chafkin will join as guests on this week's episode of CNN's Have I Got News For You, the American version of the long-running UK comedy series. Produced by Hat Trick Productions for C more PR

FCC Broadcast and Radio Rules: Protecting Americans or Outdated? (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Think Tank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary: * * * FCC Broadcast and Radio Rules: Protecting Americans or Outdated? * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently released a notice of proposed rulemaking that would eliminate a variety of media ownership restrictions of a firm owning multiple broadcast stations in a single market. * The FCC's broadcast ownership restrictions were designed to promote  more PR

Goldwater Institute: Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of American Liberty-11/21 Virtual Event (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 30 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news: * * * Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of American Liberty-11/21 Virtual Event Benjamin Franklin--statesman, inventor, and journalist--stands among the great heroes of American history. And who better to tell his story than one of his own descendants? Dr. Mark Skousen, economist, investment expert, and historian, brings Franklin to life in his new book The Greatest American. An eighth-generation descendant of the g more PR

How Gulf Countries Are Acquiring Spyware to Suppress Dissent (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain posted the following news: * * * How Gulf Countries Are Acquiring Spyware to Suppress Dissent * Introduction The repression of human rights activists and political dissidents is one of the biggest problems in the Gulf states. There are constant reports of arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, torture in prisons and other incidents targeting these groups. Those who want to fight to asse more PR

Human Rights First Issues Report on Surge in Attacks Against Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Activists and Institutions (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- Human Rights First, New York, issued a report warning that Ukraine's anti-corruption activists, journalists, and oversight institutions are facing an escalating wave of intimidation, raids, and legislative threats, even as Russian aggression against the country continues. The document highlights physical attacks, politically motivated legal actions, smear campaigns, and direct government measures targeting members of civil society and key anti-corruption bodies more ST

Kaine, Walkinshaw, & Warner Introduce Resolution to Commemorate Seventh Anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's Murder (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Walkinshaw, & Warner Introduce Resolution to Commemorate Seventh Anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's Murder * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), U.S. Representative James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11), and U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) introduced a resolution commemorating the seventh anniversary of journalist and Northern Virginia resident Jamal Khashoggi's murder, which was  more PR

Kingston University Conference to Highlight Military Partners Untapped Potential in the Workplace (10)
LONDON, England, Oct. 29 -- Kingston University London issued the following news: * * * Kingston University conference to highlight military partners untapped potential in the workplace An academic conference examining how military partners can benefit society is set to take place at Kingston University. The one-day event will bring together policy makers, employers, researchers and military families to examine skills and chart a path forward for unlocking this untapped talent pool. The conf more PR

Kyrgyzstan: IPI Condemns Banning and 'Extremist' Designation of Leading Independent Media (10)
VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 30 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * Kyrgyzstan: IPI condemns banning and 'extremist' designation of leading independent media Decision comes weeks ahead of snap parliamentary elections * The IPI global network today condemns the decision by a court in Bishkek to ban three major independent outlets in Kyrgyzstan and designate them as "extremist" just weeks before snap parliamentary elections are due to be held in the more PR

Mich. State: Ask the Expert - Historian Explores How Eleanor Bumpurs' Killing Reshaped New York City's Fight for Justice (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 30 -- Michigan State University issued the following Q&A on Oct. 29, 2025, by LaShawn Harris, an associate professor in the Department of History: * * * Ask the expert: Historian explores how Eleanor Bumpurs' killing reshaped New York City's fight for justice In 1984, the police killing of Eleanor Bumpurs during an eviction shocked New York City and ignited one of the first anti-police brutality campaigns centered on a Black woman. Four decades later, LaShawn Har more PR

Protests in Serbia: at least 89 attacks on journalists recorded by RSF in one year (10)
PARIS, France, Oct. 29 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Protests in Serbia: at least 89 attacks on journalists recorded by RSF in one year * Nearly a year after the start of the protests sparked by the deadly collapse of the canopy of a railway station in northern Serbia on 1 November 2024 journalists covering them continue to be targeted. Media professionals have suffered at least 89 physical attacks in one year, a record. Reporters Without Bor more PR

SPJ launches Advocacy Committee to strengthen press freedom efforts (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 28 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ launches Advocacy Committee to strengthen press freedom efforts * The Society of Professional Journalists has announced the creation of a new Advocacy Committee, a key initiative under newly elected SPJ National President Chris R. Vaccaro. The committee will advance SPJ's mission to defend journalists and journalism through strategic action, collaboration and tangi more PR

Sudan: Journalist abducted by paramilitary group in El Fasher (10)
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 29 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Sudan: Journalist abducted by paramilitary group in El Fasher * Muammar Ibrahim, a Sudanese freelance journalist who had been reporting on the war in El Fasher for the last two years, was detained by members of the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 26 October. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Sudanese Uni more PR

Sudan: Mass Atrocities in Captured Darfur City (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 29 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Sudan: Mass Atrocities in Captured Darfur City * (Nairobi) - Dozens of videos posted on social media in recent days show Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carrying out extrajudicial killings and other serious violations against people fleeing North Darfur 's capital, El Fasher, Human Rights Watch said today. Thousands of people are leaving following the RSF takeover of the city on October 26, 2025.  more PR

Tanzania Doesn't Have an Election But a Crackdown Disguised as Democracy (10)
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Kenya Human Rights Commission, with four other organizations, issued the following statement on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Tanzania doesn't have an election but a crackdown disguised as democracy * Samia Suluhu is preparing for her coronation, as her only opposition is her very own shadow. * Tanzania has scaled its police force in what appears to be preparation for a war against its citizens, rather than an election. * Fellow East Africans, We stand here more PR

UANI Statement on Sentencing in Iranian Regime Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Masih Alinejad (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 29 [Category: Energy] -- United Against Nuclear Iran posted the following news release: * * * UANI Statement on Sentencing in Iranian Regime Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Masih Alinejad * United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Governor Jeb Bush and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement today upon the sentencing of Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov for murder-for-hire and attempted murder targeting Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad: "Today j more PR