WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * "The Law Doesn't Apply to Academics": Texas State Administrator Admits DEI Continues Unchanged With Leadership's Backing Despite state and federal bans to halt Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs in higher education, an undercover investigation by Accuracy in Media suggests business is continuing as usual at Texas State University. Hidden-camera footage captures Gloria Martinez-Ramos, Director of the Center for Gender Studies, openly acknowledging that DEI-related more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following statement on May 4, 2026, by Executive Director Jordan Sekulow: * * * U.N. Rapporteur Albanese's One-Sided Narrative Propping Up Hamas Terrorists You may remember Ms. Francesca Albanese, U.N. "Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967," from our previous writings found here and here. Albanese has been sanctioned by the United States government over a pattern of anti-Israel rhetoric. Her mandate as a  more PR

NEW YORK, May 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- Bloomberg Media posted the following news: * * * Bloomberg News Wins 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary * Two Bloomberg News Series Named as Finalists in Explanatory Reporting and National Reporting Categories NEW YORK (May 4, 2026) - Bloomberg has won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary for "trAPPed," an investigation in graphic novel form documenting a widespread digital scam in India that has devastated hundreds of thousands of lives. The sag more PR

NEW YORK, May 4 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX NEWS MEDIA NAMES 2026 RECIPIENTS OF SEVENTH ANNUAL DR. CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP * High School Valedictorians Amanda Parker and Tess Sonne Selected as Recipients FOX News Media, in partnership with the National Merit Scholarship Program, has selected Amanda Parker and Tess Sonne as the recipients of its seventh annual Dr. Charles Krauthammer Memorial Scholarship, announced FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on May 4, 2026, by Alex Horobets, a PhD candidate at the Institute of History of Ukraine National Academy of Sciences, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Kremlin Uses Corruption Charges to Militarize Frontline Regions Executive Summary: * Criminal cases related to embezzlement in defensive fortification construction in Russia's Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk oblasts are systematically targeting contractors, officials, and governors, who are then repla more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 5 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * Debate to explore whether the U.S. scientific enterprise is too risk-averse Hopkins Forum panelists will consider how longstanding funding structures and institutional incentives shape the kind of research that gets pursued--and the possibilities left behind Emily Gaines Buchler Is today's scientific enterprise too cautious? That's the provocative question at the center of an upcoming debate on Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus over whether th more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 4 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Missouri School of Journalism to recognize 423 graduates at May 2026 Commencement Ceremony * The Missouri School of Journalism will celebrate the achievements of its May and August graduates during its spring commencement ceremony at 7 p.m., Friday, May 15, at Mizzou Arena. The event will recognize students receiving degrees in Bachelor of Journalism, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy programs. The ceremony is free  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Jeffrey Bossert Clark, vice president of litigation at the Oversight Project, and former acting administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, from an April 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Arctic Frost: Conspiracy and Coordination Against President Trump and the American Right": * * * Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 4 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Pakistan: IFJ report reveals systemic crackdown and existential crisis for media * The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) releases its 2025-26 Pakistan Press Freedom Report, documenting a year of steady deterioration for the country's media environment and increasing risks to independent journalism. The report, released on May 4, paints a grim picture of an industry facing a crisis driven by draconian more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Leads Group of 9 Senators In Introducing Resolution Commemorating World Press Freedom Day * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) led a group of nine senators in introducing a resolution recognizing growing threats to freedom of the press around the world and reaffirming the vital role of independent journalism in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance. "A free press is a cornerstone of any healthy democracy - and more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * UChicago student goes behind the lens at the White House * This spring, student journalist Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon dove into the White House press pool with camera in hand. He had less than a week to make his mark. A third-year history major at the University of Chicago, he'd been invited by New York Times photojournalist Doug Mills-a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and a 40-year veteran of the White House press pool-to shadow him on the job. "I'm no more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 4 -- The University of Melbourne issued the following news: * * * Professor Andrea Carson to lead the Centre for Advancing Journalism Professor Andrea Carson has been appointed the new Director of the University of Melbourne's Centre for Advancing Journalism. Professor Carson is an internationally recognised political scientist and award-winning journalist with 15 years of newsroom experience at major outlets including The Age and the ABC. She has appeared as an expert commentator for leading international titles i more PR

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Commemorates World Press Freedom Day, Calls for the United States to Renew Commitment to Freedom of the Press at Home and Around the World * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following Statement for the Congressional Record commemorating World Press Freedom Day, which is celebrated annually on May 3. In his statement, Senator Welch underscored the growing dangers facing journalists worldwide, demanded accountabilit more PR