WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * CAIR Condemns Israeli Settler Murder of Palestinian Boy, Attack on Mosque and on Workers Rescuing Journalist in Lebanon The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the murder of a 14-year-old Palestinian boy by illegal Israeli settlers in an attack on a school in the West Bank. CA more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 22 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Czech Republic: Public media funding bill raises concerns over compatibility with EMFA * A new government bill which would overhaul the funding model for the Czech public media risks financially weakening the broadcasters, eroding safeguards for their financial independence and violating European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), the undersigned Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners, the Eur more PR

NEW YORK, April 22 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Ethiopia: Persecution of Tigrayans Unrelenting * * Authorities and security forces in Ethiopia's contested Western Tigray Zone are arbitrarily detaining ethnic Tigrayans and severely restricting their movements, employment, and access to services. * The Ethiopian government and their international partners seem determined to ignore the treatment of Tigrayans as effectively second-class cit more PR

NEW YORK, April 23 -- Columbia University's Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: * * * Four Accomplished Writers Named 2026-2027 Spencer Education Fellows at Columbia Journalism School This year's cohort brings investigative rigor and diverse storytelling to major issues shaping schools and families across the U.S. * Four accomplished writers will join Columbia Journalism School for the 2026-2027 academic year as the next group of Spencer Education Journalism Fellows who wi more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 22 -- California State University San Francisco State University posted the following news: * * * Gator Delroy Lindo to deliver keynote address at 2026 Commencement * Delroy Lindo is an English-American actor who discovered his passion for acting at a young age while playing one of the three kings in a school nativity play. Since then, he's starred in dozens of films, plays and television shows, receiving award recognition, including an Academy Award nominati more PR

NEW YORK, April 22 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center posted the following news: * * * In Memoriam: Ali Jimale Ahmed * The Graduate Center community mourns the passing of Professor Ali Jimale Ahmed, a longtime member of the Comparative Literature program and an admired poet, writer, and scholar. He died on March 31. He was 71. Ahmed joined the Graduate Center's Comparative Literature program in 1991 and served as a professor of comparative literature at Queens College, wher more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, April 22 -- The Recording Academy issued the following news release: * * * JOSH GROBAN AND TEDDY SWIMS TO PERFORM A WARNER RECORDS TRIBUTE AT THE GRAMMY HALL OF FAME GALA ON MAY 8 IN LOS ANGELES AT THE BEVERLY HILTON WARNER RECORDS RECEIVES THE RECORDING ACADEMY AND GRAMMY MUSEUM'S VISIONARY OF MUSIC AWARD PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED PERFORMERS INCLUDE GEORGE CLINTON, HEART'S ANN AND NANCY WILSON, LUCINDA WILLIAMS, NORAH JONES, AND TAKE 6, WITH MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON *  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 22 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Malta: EFJ condemns government inaction on media reforms * The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and international press freedom and journalist organisations are today calling on the Maltese authorities to make long-overdue media reforms an immediate priority, and to commit to meaningful and transparent collaboration with national and international civil society. The assassination  more PR

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, April 22 -- Nova Southeastern University issued the following news release: * * * NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES 2026 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has a schedule of distinguished keynote speakers for the 2026 commencement season. From Monday, May 4 through Thursday, May 14, NSU will host 10 graduation ceremonies, confer thousands of degrees, and feature eight commencement speakers who reflect NSU's strengths in healthcare education more PR

FALMOUTH, England, April 22 -- Falmouth University posted the following news: * * * Online Illustration student sees her reportage art shared in nine languages by the BBC * "When people don't have a voice or strong access to media, it becomes the responsibility of journalists and illustrators to recreate their reality and share it with audiences in other countries," says current BA(Hons) Illustration (Online) student Faren Taghizadeh. After growing up in Tehran, Iran, Faren moved to the UK more PR

NEW YORK, April 22 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Promises of a Safe and Welcoming 2026 World Cup - But Qatar's Failures Still Echo * During half time of a 2022 men's football World Cup match in Qatar, I witnessed eight security officers conducting a full body search of a female fan. They eventually lifted her trousers at the ankle, revealing a pair of rainbow-colored socks - which the officers made her remove before allowing her to return to more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 23 -- The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee campus issued the following news release: * * * UWM alumnus and Milwaukee historian Clayborn Benson to serve as commencement speaker University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee alumnus and renowned Wisconsin historian Clayborn Benson will serve as the commencement speaker for UWM's Spring 2026 graduation ceremonies on Sunday, May 17, at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the UWM Panther Arena. Benson will address graduates at both ceremonies and more PR

NEW YORK, April 21 [Category: BizMedia] -- Dow Jones, a provider of news and business information, posted the following news release: * * * The Wall Street Journal's The Future of Everything Returns to New York City * Participants include Filmmaker Ken Burns, IAC Chairman and Executive Barry Diller, Hedgeye Asset Management Portfolio Manager and Author Neil Howe, Kalshi Co-Founder and COO Luana Lopes Lara, Robinhood Co-Founder and CEO Vlad Tenev, Atlassian Williams F1 Team Principal James Vo more PR

LONDON, England, April 23 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * Writers Under Siege: Defying Silence - PEN International Case List 2026 "When literary heritage and expression are attacked, our capacity to develop the narratives and ideas necessary to understand and address the world's seemingly intractable challenges is diminished, resulting in a cost borne by us all." Ma Thida, Chair of PEN International Writers in Prison Committee * Today, on World Book Day, PEN Internati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Wyden Demands Transparency on Robert Kennedy's Recreational Drug Use Following Reporter's Tell-All Book Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., demanded answers from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on reports that he used illegal drugs recreationally. "The U.S. Secretary of more PR