WASHINGTON, May 12 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Aspen Institute posted the following news release: * * * Announcing the Speaker Lineup for the 2026 Aspen Ideas Festival * From June 25-July 1, the Aspen Ideas Festival brings hundreds of speakers and thousands of attendees to the Rocky Mountains to explore ideas that help us understand today and shape tomorrow. Washington, DC & Aspen, CO, May 12, 2026 - The Aspen Institute has announced the initial lineup of speakers appearing at the 2026 Aspen Ideas Festival. Gatheri more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 12 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Barbara Cochran to be presented with honorary degree during Missouri School of Journalism's May commencement * By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (May 12, 2026) -The University of Missouri will award an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters to Barbara Cochran, an esteemed political journalist, editor and news executive and a Missouri School of Journalism professor emeritus, during the School's commencement ceremony on May  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * CAIR, CAIR-GA Condemn Deborah Lipstadt for Denying Rapes of Palestinian Prisoners, Echoing Threat of Violence Against Nicholas Kristof The Georgia chapter and national headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned former Biden administration antisemitism czar Deborah Lipstadt for baselessly denying verified reports of th more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 11 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Centenary Congress: IFJ supports declaration calling for the release of journalist Dawit Isaak * At its meeting in Paris from 4 to 7 May, the Congress of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) supported a declaration by the Swedish Union of Journalists, demanding the immediate release of Swedish journalist and citizen Dawit Isaak, who has been detained in Eritrea since 2001.  The Swedish Union of  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 11, 2026, by journalist, author and filmmaker David Axe: * * * A Tale of Big Air Bases and Fat Targets The US military and European counterparts know the risks but seem unable to find a solution. * American commanders have known for decades that they have an air base problem. Too many expensive warplanes parked on the aprons at too few big, unprotected airfields within range of enemy missiles amounts to "significantly increased risk" for US more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on May 12, 2026, by freelance journalist David Kirichenko: * * * Ukraine's Robot Warriors and a Behind-the-Lines Blitz Ukraine's mid-range strike capacity is growing and smashing Russian supply lines, with autonomous systems taking the lead. * At the turn of 2026, Russia appeared to pose the greater mid-range threat. Its forces were striking Ukraine's rear with drones at will, using satellite links, including Starlink, to bypass electronic warfare more PR

SURREY, England, May 13 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * Chapman Freeborn launches next flight out service By Damian Brett Charter firm Chapman Freeborn is expanding its critical freight offering with the addition of a next flight out (NFO) service targeting time-sensitive industries. The service expansion is positioned between hand-carry and full charter and will cater for shipments that require speed, reliability and operational flexibility, Chapman Freeborn said. The new service features 15-minute quoting and departur more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Four Years Following Killing of Palestinian-American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Van Hollen, Merkley, Welch Again Press for Justice, Accountability in Her Death * Today, four years following the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) once again pressed the Trump Administration to pursue justice and accountability in her death. The Senators urged Secretary of State M more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Four Years Following Killing of Palestinian-American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Van Hollen, Merkley, Welch Again Press for Justice, Accountability in Her Death * Washington, D.C. - Today, four years following the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) once again pressed the Trump Administration to pursue justice and accountability in her death. The Senators urged Secreta more PR

LA JOLLA, California, May 12 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * How To Not Know: Why Seeing Simone Stolzoff on May 18 May Be the Conversation You Need Right Now * We live in a time that prizes certainty. Everywhere we turn, there is pressure to have the right answer, the perfect plan, the hottest take, the polished personal brand. Careers are expected to make sense in neat upward lines. Social media rewards confidence performed at full volume. Even personal growth can start to feel like a com more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 13 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * iHeartPodcasts and Bill and Giuliana Rancic Launch Bold, New Podcast Exploring Life's Most Unfiltered Questions "Bill and Giuliana: The Podcast" Debuts Today Listen to the premiere episode now HERE (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-bill-and-giuliana-the-pod-332867590) * LOS ANGELES - iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, today announced "Bill and Giuliana: The Podcast," a candid new series from longtim more PR

NEW YORK, May 12 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center posted the following news: * * * Leon Levy Center for Biography Awards Five New Fellowships * The Leon Levy Center for Biography at the CUNY Graduate Center has awarded five prestigious resident fellowships for the 2026-2027 academic year. Hosted by the Graduate Center and generously funded by the Leon Levy Foundation, the center is widely regarded as the nation's leading institution dedicated to the art of biography. Its fellows have gone on to win major literary honors, more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Joins Oversight Dems for Epstein Investigation in Palm Beach * PALM BEACH, FL - MAY 12, 2026 -Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12), a member of the House Oversight Committee, joined Ranking Member Robert Garcia and Democratic colleagues for a field hearing in Palm Beach, Florida as part of the ongoing congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's horrific crimes. The hearing featured testimony from survivors and key wit more PR

VIENNA, Austria, May 12 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * Serbia: IPI joins call to EU Ministers on red line for media freedom backsliding Joint letter to Ministers across Europe urges tough line on EU funding over press freedom backsliding * EU Member States must show political leadership and join calls for the suspension of EU funds to Serbia to prevent the spiral of violence against journalists from escalating into deadly attacks, IPI and nine media and press freedom organisations said in a series of  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 12 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Serbia: MFRR calls for the suspension of EU funds amid press freedom backsliding * The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) supports the letter from the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners to European ministers, calling for EU funds to Serbia to be suspended in response to increased violence against journalists and the central role played by the authorities. "Serbian government and high-level  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 12 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Serbia: Ministers for European Affairs must urgently draw a red line on media freedom * EU Member States must show political leadership and join calls for the suspension of EU funds to Serbia to prevent the spiral of violence against journalists from escalating into deadly attacks, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and nine undersigned organisations said on Friday in a series of letters sent to a group of Ministers for European Af more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 12 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * UChicago alumni earn Pulitzer Prizes for international and local reporting * University of Chicago alumni Dake Kang, AB'16, and Caroline Kubzansky, AB'21, have won 2026 Pulitzer Prizes for international and local reporting, respectively. The prizes were announced May 4. Kang, a journalist with The Associated Press in Beijing, was part of the global team awarded an international reporting prize for their "astonishing global investigation" into state-of- more PR