WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * "It's Just to Keep White Men in Power": Kent State Staffer Says DEI Remains Active An undercover investigation has caught a Kent State University staff member appearing to acknowledge ongoing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) activity at the university, despite state and federal bans prohibiting such programs. Jennifer Walton-Fisette, Director of Educator Preparation in the College of Education, Health and Human S more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * "Totally Committed" to DEI: University of Kentucky Faculty Caught Breaking State Law Accuracy in Media continues to carry out undercover investigations to find out whether universities are complying with DEI bans across the country. We have found that even in red majority states, rogue university officials continue to carry out DEI programming covertly. AIM investigations have exposed DEI continuing in North Carolina, F more PR

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia, Feb. 18 [Category: Media] -- The Australian Recording Industry Association issued the following news: * * * ARIA Innovator reveals first speakers for 2026 * The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is thrilled to reveal the first speakers joining ARIA Innovator in 2026, with the second iteration of the conference taking place on 24 March at the NSW State Library. Following the success of the inaugural event in 2025, ARIA Innovator will bring together more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced $340,000 in federal funding to establish a temporary child care centre in Latrobe, Tasmania. Albanese said the funding forms part of the government's broader early learning strategy, which includes increased child care subsidies, workforce wage support, and infrastructure investment across Tasmania. Albanese also highlighted additional spending on health services, including urgent care clinics and expanded bulk billing more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 -- Baruch College posted the following news: * * * Fiction Podcasting Course Expands Creative Opportunities * Associate Professor Giselle Regatao created this class so undergraduates can explore the intersection of creative writing and technology. With more than 4.5 million podcasts available worldwide and 158 million Americans tuning in each month, podcasting has become one of the fastest-growing media platforms. At Baruch College, students aren't just listening-they're  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 18 -- The Liberty Justice Center issued the following news release: * * * Liberty Justice Center Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Defend Freedom of the Press and the First Amendment Citizens and Media Should Have Access to Tennessee's Judicial Advisory Commission Meetings * The Liberty Justice Center urges the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its case McCaleb v. Long and to reconsider the Sixth Circuit's ruling that the First Amendment does not guarantee public access to me more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following written testimony by Rebuild Local News President Steven Waldman from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "We Interrupt This Program: Media Ownership in the Digital Age": * * * Thank you Chairman Cruz for inviting me, and for your salient comments in the past about the importance of local news. And thank you Senator Cantwell for your strong leadership in trying to advance public policies to help more PR

BURBANK, California, Feb. 17 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * RJ Decker: Pilot (3/8) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/3/26) * SUNDAY, MARCH 8 8:01-9:00 p.m. EST - RJ Decker: "Pilot" (101) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/3/26) Logline : Ex-con photographer RJ Decker becomes a PI in South Florida, solving strange cases with help from his journalist ex, her cop wife, and an enigmatic woman from his past who may help or destroy him. Stream more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Personnel changes in the private sector - Feb. 18, 2026: * * * AAR CORP.: Dylan Wolin has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective February 23, 2026, overseeing finance, accounting, tax, treasury, investor relations, and corporate development. He rejoins the company after serving as President of municipal-focused specialty vehicle businesses at Federal Signal Corporation from 2024 to 2026. Earlier, from 2017 to 2024, he led strategic and corporate development, t more ST

WALLA WALLA, Washington, Feb. 18 -- Whitman College issued the following news: * * * Power & Privilege 2026 Welcomes Keynote Speaker Raquel Willis By Pan Deines '26 The 2026 Power and Privilege Symposium is honored to welcome Raquel Willis to Whitman College to give the keynote address on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 6 p.m. in Reid Campus Center's Young Ballroom. Willis is an award winning activist, journalist and media strategist dedicated to collective liberation, especially for Black trans folks more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 18 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Wrongful detention of Americans, hostage diplomacy to top ABA national security luncheon on March 5 Journalist Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post correspondent in Tehran who spent 544 days unjustly imprisoned by Iranian authorities, and David Bowker, the lawyer who helped represent him and win his release from custody, will speak at an American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law more PR