ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The Student Press Law Center issued the following news: * * * Cash-starved and censored, America's student press is in crisis By Barbara Allen for the Student Press Report Editor's note: The Student Press Report is a national news desk covering student media and journalism education in higher ed. It is supported by lead partners the Student Press Law Center and Flytedesk, with secondary support from the Associated Collegiate Press, the Association of Universit more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * CRC News: Congress asks CRC about foreign funding of American NGOs CRC president's Scott Walter's testimony to the House Ways & Means Committee makes media hits all over America. * Jewish Insider--Foreign funding of U.S. nonprofits takes center stage at House hearing: At a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee, witnesses offered ways to increase transparency in IRS financial disclosu more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Feb. 25 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Maldives Independent: A successful formula for a lean and product-focused membership scheme Award-winning, staff-owned Maldivian newsroom on building financial sustainability without compromising editorial independence * Maldives Independent is an award-winning, staff-owned Maldivian newsroom with a 20-year legacy of fearless, independent journalism. Founded in 2004 as Minivan Ne more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Feb. 25 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Turkey: Media freedom and human rights groups urge authorities to release and drop charges against journalist Alican Uludag IPI and 13 other orgs condemn the arrest of Deutsche Welle (DW) correspondent Alican Uludag * The undersigned media freedom and human rights organisations strongly condemn the arrest of Deutsche Welle (DW) correspondent Alican Uludag and call on the Turkish a more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 25 -- The International Publishers Association issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * IPA at the International Literary Festival Cuentento in Spain IPA President, Gvantsa Jobava, participated in the International Literary Festival Cuentento held in Almeria, Spain. The festival was dedicated to the short story genre. * CUENTENTO is an international event dedicated to short stories and their authors - from Spain, Latin America and other countries - where r more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Iran: Tsunami of Arbitrary Arrests, Enforced Disappearances * * Iran's intelligence agencies and security forces have carried out mass, arbitrary, violent arrests and detentions of protesters, including children, since December 28, 2025. Tens of thousands are reported to have been arrested across the country. Waves of arrests have continued following the countrywide massacres of January 8 and  more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * PEN America Joined by More than 100 Writers in Urging Release of Iranian Poet * (NEW YORK) -PEN America and PEN Sydney were today joined by noted authors Margaret Atwood, Khaled Hosseini, Azar Nafisi, and George Saunders, among others, in urging the Iranian government to immediately rele more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 24 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Potter Digital Ambassadors program expands to five states, helps community news orgs advance digital strategies * Brianna Davis (right) with St. Louis American Digital Director Dawn Suggs. By Austin Fitzgerald As it has each year for nearly a decade, the Reynolds Journalism Institute's Potter Digital Ambassadors program sent journalism students to community news organiz more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Announces Rosa Maria Paya as State of the Union Guest * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) announced that Rosa Maria Paya will join her as her guest to the 2026 State of the Union. Rosa Maria Paya is a Cuban human rights leader and the daughter of the late democracy advocate Oswaldo Paya, who was killed after years of peacefully challeng more PR

PARIS, France, Feb. 24 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Bangladesh: Remembering Saleem Samad, A Fearless Voice for Press Freedom (1952-2026) * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) mourns with profound sadness the passing of veteran Bangladeshi investigative journalist and press freedom advocate Saleem Samad, RSF correspondent in Bangladesh for more than 30 years, who took his last breath on the morning of 22 February 2026 at Dhaka Medical College Hos more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, posted the following news release: * * * Strengthening the foundation: Access Now embraces new co-leadership model * Access Now is excited to announce that, after more than 15 years of operations, the organization is transitioning to a new co-leadership model to strengthen internal resilience and to ensure the organization remains a reliable an more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 24 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Ukraine: Four years into full-scale invasion, journalism remains a deadly profession * On the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners in hailing the continued courage of journalists in the country who continue to report on the war despite serious risks - and waning internati more PR