SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * Discovery Education's Digital Citizenship Initiative Named 2026 CODiE Award Winner * Award recognizes free, research-based curriculum that has reached nearly 1,000,000 students. Charlotte, NC (Friday, July 17, 2026) - Discovery Education today announced that its Digital Citizenship Initiative has been named a 2026 CODiE Award Winner in the category Best Digital Citizenship Solution, more PR

PARIS, France, July 17 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * India: Rupesh Kumar Singh has now spent four years behind bars for exposing the disastrous effects of industrial pollution * 17 July 2026 marks four years behind bars for freelance journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) demands his immediate release and for all the spurious charges against him to be dropped. The nightmare started in 2019, when Rupesh Kumar Singh was arrested after the police allegedly planted expl more PR

NEW YORK, July 17 [Category: Media] -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release: * * * ProPublica Hires Two Visual Editors * ProPublica announced on Friday that Roberto "Bear" Guerra and Jovelle Tamayo will join its staff as visual editors. For the last several years, Guerra was the visuals editor at High Country News, where he led efforts to elevate the magazine's approach to visual storytelling, prioritized collaboration with artists from diverse backgrounds  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 17 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ joins coalition urging Thailand to protect detained Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong * Media Contact: SPJ Communications, communications@spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists joins a coalition of more than 50 press freedom and human rights organizations, led by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Safeguard Defenders (SD), in calling on Thai authorities to refrain from forcibly returning detained Chin more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 17 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ, SPJ International Community oppose new visa restrictions affecting international journalists * Media Contact: SPJ Communications, communications@spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists and the SPJ International Community strongly oppose a new U.S. Department of Homeland Security regulation ending the "duration of status" policy for international journalists working in the United States on I visas. Th more PR

PARIS, France, July 17 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * US imposes sweeping visa restrictions on foreign journalists, hindering global coverage of American affairs * On July 16, the US government announced it would drastically shorten visa durations for foreign journalists, limiting most to eight months instead of allowing stays of up to five years. Although reporters may reapply for an additional 240-day period, the new policy creates a burdensome administrative renewal cycle. Journalists from more PR