WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced at a doorstop interview in Burnie, Tasmania, that he will convene a virtual National Cabinet meeting on March 19, 2026, to coordinate fuel security and address supply chain challenges with state and territory leaders. Speaking from Burnie TAFE, Albanese also confirmed that an Iranian projectile struck near an Australian base in the United Arab Emirates, though no personnel were injured. The prime minister emphasized th more PR

NEW YORK, March 18 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * Be My Guest With Ina Garten Welcomes Allison Janney, Jon Batiste, Hoda Kotb and Michael Barbaro in New Season * Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, hosts friends old and new at her East Hampton home for good food and great conversation in a brand-new season of Be My Guest with Ina Garten, premiering Saturday, April 11 th at 12pm ET/PT on Food Network a more PR

NEW YORK, March 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * How Human Rights Watch Mitigates Harm when Publishing Open-Source Analysis * Shayan Sardarizadeh, a journalist at BBC Verify, warned on March 9 that great care was needed in publishing analysis of videos from Iran to avoid putting people at risk of identification and detention. He highlighted the risk that publishing the coordinates of videos could reveal the home addresses of the people who h more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, March 17 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Italian Course Exposes the Realities of Global Crime Organizations * At Bryn Mawr College, the course Mafia and Organized Crimes, taught in Italian for majors and minors by Professor and Chair of Transnational Italian Studies Roberta Ricci, seeks to debunk students' stereotypical conceptions of organized crime and to address the socioeconomic and cultural issues associated with global criminal activity.  more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Misfits find a home - and a history - in the ongoing story of punk * For Judith Peraino, it started with a T-shirt. In October 1981, she had just seen Devo at Chicago's Aragon Ballroom. Between the band's anarchic, experimental sound, their distrust of conformity and government power, and the crowd's frenzied response, Peraino was enthralled. This was the punk rock she'd been reading about in Rolling Stone.  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 18 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * New York Times correspondent Simon Romero to speak on Venezuela's political future * The University of New Mexico hosts a talk examining Venezuela's evolving political landscape and its implications for U.S. foreign policy during a presentation titled "Venezuela After Maduro." The event is set for April 2 at 3 p.m. in Ortega Hall, Reading Room 335. The talk will feature Simon Romero, an inter more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-MO, has introduced a bill to officially designate the United States Postal Service facility located at 8390 North Broadway in St. Louis as the Chuck Stone Post Office. This initiative aims to honor the legacy of Chuck Stone, a distinguished journalist and civil rights advocate, known for his commitment to social justice and community engagement. The designation of the facility seeks to recognize Stone's significant contributions to journalism and civi more ST

PARIS, France, March 17 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Sierra Leone: journalist Melvin Tejan Mansaray, specialist in parliamentary affairs, denied access to Parliament for over a year * Since 10 January 2025, journalist Melvin Tejan Mansaray, a respected specialist in parliamentary affairs in Sierra Leone, has been barred from entering Parliament simply for criticising MPs on Radio Democracy, a local radio station. The ban -imposed without leg more PR

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, March 18 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee Tech students represent university at Southeast Journalism Conference * Students from Tennessee Tech University's student media programs connected with peers and industry professionals from across the region recently at the Southeast Journalism Conference. The annual gathering brings together collegiate journalists from more than 30 universities across at least six state more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, March 18 -- Utrecht University posted the following news: * * * Investigating the Hidden World of Pesticides When investigative journalist Dirk de Bekker began working on a documentary about declining insect populations in Europe, he expected a challenging science story. What he did not expect was how quickly the subject would lead into a far more complex and contentious world.  Seven years ago, German and Dutch researchers published findings that startled scientis more PR