BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 23 -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs posted the following news: * * * CCP-Trained Journalists Help Communities Make Safer Health Choices * In Madagascar, about 10 women die every day from pregnancy-related causes. Adolescents and people with disabilities often have limited access to accurate sexual and reproductive health information. The country's 2018 Family Planning Law gives women and adolescents the right to access contraception, counseli more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Feb. 23, 2026, by democracy fellow Lera Burlakova: * * * Ukraine's Human Rights: More Than Words Russia has sought to extinguish human rights in the four years since its full-scale invasion and 12 years since the war began. Ukrainians fight to keep them alive. * For Ukrainians, human rights are not abstract. They are immediate, personal, and very fragile. Often, they come down to one question:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * 1 Year Later: Trump's 2025 Address Was Full of Promises That He Failed to Keep Tomorrow night, as Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address, Americans will be reminded of the promises he's failed to deliver on since his last address to Congress. Instead of helping working families, Trump has focused his attention on all the wrong priorities and failed to deliver on t more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Feb. 24 -- The International Press Institute issued the following statement with four organizations: * * * Ukraine: Four years into full-scale invasion, journalism remains a deadly profession IPI joins MFRR partners in support of Ukrainian journalists and independent media under attack * On the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, IPI joins the undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in hailing the continued courage of journ more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Feb. 23, 2026, by Muskingum University professor Richard Arnold in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * "Professor" Malofeev Underlines Fascistization of Russian Education Executive Summary: * Konstantin Malofeev, an ultra-conservative media owner with no relevant academic credentials, has begun teaching "History of Empire" at Moscow State University, promoting a civilizational worldview that mirrors fascist and R more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 23 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * New cardiology-OB-GYN continuing education to launch with $1 million gift from leading media voice on health Dr. Jennifer Ashton and husband Tom Werner * Embargoed until 12 p.m. CT/1 p.m. ET, Monday, February 23, 2026 DALLAS, Feb. 23, 2026 -The American Heart Association today announced a bold new initiative designed to transform how clinicians identify and treat cardio more PR

HAMILTON, New York, Feb. 23 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Ole Obermann '93, Global Head of Music at Apple, to Deliver Colgate University's 2026 Commencement Address * Ole Obermann '93, global head of music at Apple, will deliver the commencement address at Colgate University's 2026 Commencement on Sunday, May 17. Obermann has spent more than three decades in senior leadership roles across the global music industry, championing artists through periods of profound te more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 24 -- PEN International issued the following news on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Open letter calling on the UK government to protect BBC World Service funding PEN International has joined a coalition of media freedom and journalist organisations in an open letter calling on the UK Government to urgently secure and sustain funding for the BBC World Service. Addressed to the Foreign Secretary, the letter warns that uncertainty over the World Service's future funding threatens acc more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Feb. 24 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * Presidential historian, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Meacham featured at Daschle Dialogues at SDSU Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham headlines this year's Daschle Dialogues on April 7 on the South Dakota State University campus. This year's event is being held in First Bank & Trust Arena. Tickets will be made available online starting Feb. 25. Meacham is con more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 24 -- St. Catherine University issued the following news: * * * The Honorable Valerie Jarrett to deliver 2026 Kelly Lecture The Obama Foundation CEO will speak at The O'Shaughnessy on March 5. * The Honorable Valerie Jarrett, JD, chief executive officer of The Obama Foundation, will speak at The O'Shaughnessy on March 5 as the 2026 Bonnie Jean Kelly and Joan Kelly Distinguished Visiting Scholar. Jarrett will reflect on her career in politics, the importance civic  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 23 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * Vanderbilt co-hosts inaugural Defense Tech Leadership Summit in West Palm Beach * Vanderbilt University co-hosted the inaugural Defense Tech Leadership Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida, convening leaders from business, government, defense and academia in a city emerging as a hub for defense and high-technology innovation. The summit was co-hosted by Vanderbilt, Related Ross and Amazon Web Serv more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 23 -- Greenpeace Australia Pacific issued the following news release: * * * Woodside's North West Shelf scandal a warning sign ahead of Browse approvals Kimberley Bernard New information about one of Australia's most polluting fossil fuel projects, Woodside's North West Shelf gas extension, proves the fossil fuel multinational can't be trusted ahead of a major milestone for its Browse project. The documents, released under Freedom of Information laws and published by more PR