PARIS, France, June 22 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * 2000 days behind bars: time is running out for Jimmy Lai * Jimmy Lai, founder of the Apple Daily newspaper, which was forcibly shut down, has been imprisoned in Hong Kong for 2,000 days. His health has deteriorated dangerously as he continues to be subjected to solitary confinement. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) once again urges democratic leaders worldwide to live up to their commitments and secure the release of the British publisher a more PR

PARIS, France, June 22 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Burkina Faso: Prominent journalist Atiana Serge Oulon forcibly disappeared two years on * Two years after his abduction and a few weeks after Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed the torture suffered by investigative journalist Atiana Serge Oulon, managing editor of the newspaper L'Evenement, and his conditions of detention, RSF joined other international organisations calling on the authorities in Burkina Faso to release him. Burkin more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, June 17 -- Sinclair Community College issued the following news release: * * * The Clarion Receives 2 Awards at SPJ's Ohio's Best Journalism Contest "Ohio's Best Journalism Contest," sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) chapters statewide, recently announced its 2026 awards. Sinclair is thrilled to learn that the winner of SPJ's 2026 Emil Dansker Award for Outstanding Achievement in Journalism is Jessica Graue, faculty member in Sinclair's Journalism Dept. and Advisor to  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 21 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * EFJ members reiterate cross-border solidarity amid global crisis of journalism * This year, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) held its annual meeting in Ankara, Turkey (18-19 June). Hosted by the Journalists' Association ( GCD), the event themed 'Journalism under siege', brought together 85 representatives of 42 journalists' trade unions and professional associations from across Europe and the newly elected president of the Inter more PR

PARIS, France, June 19 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Exiled journalists find safety in Finland but few opportunities to continue their work: 15 recommendations to improve their reception * While Finland ranks among the world leaders in press freedom, it still offers too few measures to help journalists forced into exile continue their work. This is the central finding of "When You Arrive in Finland, You Step into a Dark Room", a report backed by eight Finnish organisations, including Reporte more PR

NEW YORK, June 22 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX NEWS CHANNEL SIGNS NATALIE CHUCK AS LOS ANGELES-BASED CORRESPONDENT * NEW YORK - June 22, 2026 - FOX News Channel (FNC) has signed Natalie Chuck as a correspondent based in Los Angeles. Prior to joining FNC, Chuck served as an investigative reporter for ABC affiliate KMGH-TV in Denver where she reported on issues impacting the community and its surrounding areas. Since joining the station in May 2024, she has reporte more PR

NEW YORK, June 22 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Burkina Faso: Prominent Journalist Forcibly Disappeared 2 Years On * (Nairobi) - Burkina Faso 's authorities should urgently account for the journalist Atiana Serge Oulon, who was forcibly disappeared by state security forces two years ago, and release him immediately, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Observatoire Kisal, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership between the International Federation f more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 21 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Kenya: Journalist leaders resolve to drive fact-based migration narratives in Eastern Africa * 21 June 2026 The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) -one of the regional groups of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)-in collaboration with the Federation of Eastern Africa Journalists (FEAJ), successfully concluded the Eastern Africa Regional Meeting on Media Capacity Building on Informed Migra more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 22 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Palestine: At least 236 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza * 22 June 2026 [UPDATED 22.06.2026] At least 236 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during the war in Gaza. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemn the killings and continued attacks on journalists. The more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Ryan Fayhee Authors The Washington Post Article on Detained Americans in Iran Akin national security & global investigations partner Ryan Fayhee has authored an op-ed for The Washington Post focused on the case of wrongfully detained Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh and the broader issue of U.S. citizens held in Iran. Writing as counsel to Valizadeh, Fayhee highlights the omission of detained Americans from the recently announced memorandum of  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, Adam Schiff, D-California, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to the Federal Communications Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 18, 2026 The Honorable Brendan Carr Chair Federal Communications Commission 45 L Street NE Washington, DC 20554 Dear Chair Carr: On March 23, 2026, we wrote to you with serious concerns regarding the foreign investment in Paramount-Skydance's proposed $110.9 billion acquisition of Warner Bros more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 22 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Serbia: journalist Dinko Gruhonjic is no longer safe in Serbia; the regime bears direct responsibility * The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins its affiliate in Serbia, the Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina (NDNV), in strongly condemning the vandalism, on Saturday night, in Novi Sad, of the car belonging to David Gruhonjic, the son of our colleague Dinko Gruhonjic, NDNV program director, who has been continuously more PR

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, June 22 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Thiel College adds USTA-sanctioned Level 5 tennis tournament to summer line up of events * GREENVILLE, Pa.-Thiel College has expanded its summer tennis offerings by adding a new, more competitive United States Tennis Association Level 5 junior tournament to the Tomcat Tennis Tournament line up on July 25-26 at the College's updated tennis complex. The new event, a USTA Level 5 girls 18-and-under flighted tournament, will bring higher-level junior c more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 22 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * VICTORY: FIRE, press freedom advocates win settlement over California law prohibiting anyone from sharing lawfully obtained information about sealed arrest records * SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2026 -In a win for press freedom rights and free expression, the city of San Francisco and state of California have agreed to settle a lawsuit over the public's ability to discuss sealed arrest records. The settlement, ent more PR