WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Alsobrooks, Mfume Introduce National Council on African American History and Culture Act As reported in The Washington Informer, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.-07) introduced the National Council on African American History and Culture Act, which would establish a 12-member advisory council within the National Endowment for the Humanities  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Capital Research Center posted the following commentary on Feb. 13, 2026, by Michael Watson, research director and managing editor for InfluenceWatch: * * * Big Labor is watching your wedding: When your Big Day gets a secondary boycott Big Labor decided to target a bride because she promoted a venue they didn't like. * Union thuggery is a lot less common than it used to be, as the Long Decline has driven down the proportion of workers--and, importantly, consumers- more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 12, 2026, by non-resident senior fellow Alexander Kolyandr: * * * Death Without Glory: Russia's Message to the Frontline Soldier Russia's poorest people face a grim choice -- an existence of grinding poverty, or gambling your life and limbs on the regime's imperial adventure. * Russia's war in Ukraine is not being fought by a united "multiethnic people," as Vladimir Putin likes to claim. T more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 12 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Frank Corridori helps students design creative futures at Missouri School of Journalism * Frank Corridori stands in front of Muralistic Princess, which hangs outside his office in the strategic communication suite. The artwork is one of 15 prints hanging throughout the suite. By Austin Fitzgerald An exhibition of Professor Frank Corridori's artwork currently adorns the  more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Feb. 14 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Guatemala: IPI welcomes release of World Press Freedom Hero Jose Ruben Zamora, calls for all remaining charges to be dropped Imprisoned since July 2022, Zamora has endured years of legal harassment and arbitrary detention * The IPI global network welcomes the release of Guatemalan journalist and IPI World Press Freedom Hero Jose Ruben Zamora on house arrest. All remaining charges  more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 14 -- PEN International issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Guatemala: PEN International welcomes the release of Jose Ruben Zamora to house arrest, calls for all charges to be dropped 'Jose Ruben Zamora should never have been imprisoned for his journalism. The authorities must immediately drop all charges and put an end to this judicial harassment, which has sent an intimidating message to the entire Guatemalan press'. Romana Cacchioli, Executive Director  more PR

PARIS, France, Feb. 13 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Inside a Ukrainian newsroom: from front lines to occupied territories, independent radio stations broadcast at all costs * Nearly four years after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainian radio stations continue to operate just a few dozen kilometres from the front line despite daily bombardments and power cuts. In the eastern Donbass region, the northeastern city of Kharkiv and more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 13 [Category: Media] -- The International Media Support, an organisation that says it works to strengthen the capacity of media to reduce conflict and facilitate dialogue, issued the following news: * * * MERIT Forum 2026: Who are this year's voices of Ukraine? * The MERIT Forum (Media, Exchange, Regulation, Integration, Transparency) is a platform designed to enhance professional exchange on media policy, regulation, European integration and democratic safeguards.  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 13 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Mozambique: Journalist survives assassination attempt * Journalist Carlitos Candangue, who works as a correspondent with STV in Chimoio the provincial capital of Manica, was attacked by hooded men in police uniform and his car was riddled with bullets, while driving home with his son on 4 February in the Trangapasse neighbourhood on the outskirts of Chimoio. Th more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 13 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Mueller's new project examines nations' overlooked founders * A new public history project by University of Nebraska-Lincoln historian and religious studies scholar Max Perry Mueller is reimagining how Americans think about the nation's founding -one decade at a time. "More, America" is a weekly series that profiles 25 overlooked "founders" of the United States, stretching from the 1770s to the 2020s. more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 13 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Pakistan: Digital journalist Sohrab Barkat detained for over two months * 13 February 2026 Pakistani digital journalist and YouTube host Sohrab Barkat has remained in pre-trial detention for over two and a half months following his arrest in late 2025. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalis more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Donalds Hosts Dedication Ceremony of the Frederick Douglass Press Gallery * WASHINGTON - Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL), in collaboration with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), hosted a dedication ceremony for the formal designation of the Frederick Douglass Press Gallery in the U.S. Capitol Building. Congressman Byron Donalds, Speaker Mike Johnson, and Congressman Burgess Owens (R-UT) gave rem more PR

PARIS, France, Feb. 13 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * RSF and other NGOs nominate detained Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio for UNESCO Guillermo Cano Prize * To honour the extraordinary courage of Frenchie Mae Cumpio, unjustly detained in the Philippines for six years for her reporting on human rights abuses committed by security forces, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and other press freedom organisations have nominated the journalist  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 14 -- The Student Press Law Center issued the following news: * * * New Voices bill 'makes journalism better,' student tells Utah House committee Myesha Phukan Utah's House Education Committee has tabled the state's New Voices bill for now, but committee members spoke favorably about student press protections in a Jan. 27 hearing. They also demonstrated willingness to work on the bill, one of the first New Voices introductions in Utah. Rep. Carol Spackman Moss, th more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 13 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * UBalt Law Hosts Wil Haygood in Conversation with Dean LaVona Reed on "The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home" * The University of Baltimore School of Law had the extraordinary honor of hosting acclaimed author and journalist Wil Haygood for a moving conversation about his new book, The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home. Just two days after its rele more PR