SPOKANE, Washington, March 31 -- Whitworth University issued the following news release: * * * Acclaimed Cultural Critic and Journalist Christine Emba to Speak at Whitworth University on April 8 Author, journalist and popular social commentator Christine Emba comes to Whitworth University on Wednesday, April 8, at 4 p.m. to deliver "Modern Love, or Lack Thereof: Bridging the Gender Divide" in Weyerhaeuser Hall's Robinson Teaching Theatre. Emba is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise In more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 31 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * For Filmmaker Ken Burns, the Best Answer Is Usually: "It's Complicated" The award-winning documentarian was a keynote speaker at COM's Power of Narrative conference and received the school's Hugo Shong Lifetime Journalism Achievement Award By Molly Glass In a society seemingly obsessed with binaries--young or old, rich or poor, red state or blue state--even the best arguments in the world won't change som more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on March 30, 2026, by David Axe, a journalist, author and filmmaker: * * * Europe's Porous Air Defenses Unmasked by Iran War Images of French and British fighters using high-tech air-to-air missiles to destroy Iranian attack drones may give the appearance of strength, but it betrays a serious weakness. * The European defensive campaign over the Middle East has underlined the fragility of its air f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on March 30, 2026, by non-resident senior fellow Alexander Kolyandr: * * * Putin Tells Billionaires to Fill the Begging Bowl There is no sense of rejoicing in the Kremlin, even as the oil price soars and revenues rise. * Vladimir Putin did two things last week, indicating that despite a potentially huge rise in Russia's oil income resulting from the war in Iran, he is deeply worried about the coun more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on March 30, 2026, by Aura Sabadus, senior energy journalist for Independent Commodity Intelligence Services: * * * Pollution and Power Cuts: Russia Targets Moldova The Kremlin has not ended its efforts to subvert and capture Moldova, as recent events make clear. * At first sight, the damage to Moldova's vital infrastructure might appear to be collateral damage from Russia's attacks on Ukraine. Bu more PR

PARIS, France, March 31 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * China: Zhang Zhan denied her own lawyer as repression intensifies * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the latest measures preventing journalist Zhang Zhan from accessing legal counsel and the outside world. After her second conviction in September 2025 on trumped-up charges, she has now been denied the right to be represented by a lawyer of her own choosing, undermining her ability  more PR

OBERKOCHEN, Germany, March 26 -- ZEISS, a technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics, issued the following news release: * * * Explore samples under the planetarium dome with ZEISS microscopes A program entitled "Invisible Worlds: From the Microcosm to the Universe" will mark World Microscope Day at the Zeiss-GroBplanetarium in Berlin Jena, Berlin -- ZEISS is sponsoring a series of events entitled "Invisible Worlds: From the Microcosm to the Universe." For th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Media] -- The National Press Club posted the following statement by President Mark Schoeff Jr. on reports of American journalist Shelly Kittleson's abduction in Iraq: * * * "The reported abduction of American journalist Shelly Kittleson in Baghdad is alarming and unacceptable. "Journalists are not targets and treating them as such is an assault on press freedom everywhere. "We call for her immediate and safe release and urge those responsible to ensure her we more PR

NEW YORK, March 31 [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: * * * Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Denied Essential Medical Care after Reported Heart Attack in Prison * The Free Narges Coalition is gravely concerned regarding the well-being and denial of independent medical care for Narges Mohammadi, based on recent reports received from Iran. On March more PR

NEW YORK, March 31 [Category: Media] -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release: * * * ProPublica's Local Reporting Network Names Five New Partners * ProPublica has selected five new partner newsrooms and local journalists for its Local Reporting Network. The reporters are Luis Valentin of Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Jenna Carlesso of The Connecticut Mirror, Jacob Margolis of LAist, Paige Pfleger of WPLN  more PR

LONDON, England, April 1 -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following news: * * * Serbia: Authorities must stop spiral of violence against journalists Media freedom in Serbia remains trapped in a downward spiral amidst record levels of physical violence against journalists, death threats and online smear campaigns, alarming levels of impunity, and tight political control over the media landscape, a coalition of media freedom orga more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 31 (TNSrep) -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Serbia: Authorities must stop the spiral of violence against journalists * Media freedom in Serbia remains trapped in a downward spiral amidst record levels of physical violence against journalists, death threats and online smear campaigns, alarming levels of impunity, and tight political control over the media landscape, a coalition of media freedom organisations concluded. Foll more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 31 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Stand Up for Journalism: Journalists' organisations step up youth engagement and mental health actions * The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) concluded its Stand Up for Journalism (SUJ) project with a final conference co-organised by the Trade Union of Media of Montenegro (TUMM) on 26-27 March in Podgorica. Nearly 50 journalists and journalists' representatives gathered to build on  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 1 -- The Student Press Law Center issued the following news: * * * Nebraska student appeals censorship of editorial cartoon A Nebraska student journalist, with the help of the Student Press Law Center, is pushing back against censorship at his high school, and he hopes it will secure press freedom for all students in his district. Gretna East High School junior Nicholas Mitchell filed an appeal yesterday with the Gretna Public Schools Board of Education, asking the more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 31 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Watchdog Writers Group fellow Ted Genoways explains how to work with vulnerable sources * The award-winning investigative journalist and author of six books shared his experiences reporting on poor working conditions in the US food system By Maggie LeBeau Ted Genoways first became interested in the meatpacking industry through stories his grandfather told him about wor more PR