WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * Local governments admit to keeping DEI alive in red South Carolina South Carolinians might be surprised to learn their taxes aren't just going to roads and schools, but also to funding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the local level. Accuracy in Media's undercover journalist caught several local government employees discussing their DEI efforts. "My title is still the same. All of the work is still the same. Still explicitly call things what they are," said City more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 6 -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following news: * * * Pakistan: Government must end escalating crackdown on freedom of expression ARTICLE 19 has joined local and international civil society organisations in urging Pakistan's authorities to end the escalating restrictions on the right to freedom of expression, including press freedom, access to information, and human rights advocacy. In a letter to the prime minister, the minister for information and b more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Aug. 6 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release: * * * Award-winning broadcast journalist Scott Pelley to receive Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism * The Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalism, will honor award-winning journalist, bestselling author and longtime television news anchor and correspondent Scott Pelley with the 2026 Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism at the Bowtie Ball in November. Pelley's career has spanned five decade more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 7 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Think Forum returns with four nationally recognized authors and thought leaders Series at Case Western Reserve University opens with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jodi Kantor - One of the nation's longest-running consecutive speaker series, Case Western Reserve University's Think Forum, will welcome four acclaimed authors and thought leaders to campus during the 2026-27 academic year. Open to students, alumni, faculty, staff and the general pub more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Lebanon: Israel's Killing of Journalist an Apparent War Crime * * The Israeli military's April 22, 2026 attacks in Lebanon that killed one journalist and severely injured another included apparently deliberate attacks on civilians which would make them war crimes. * Israeli forces' continued killing of journalists shows a brazen willingness to commit atrocities without any fear of consequences. * The Lebanese government should accede to th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Aug. 6, 2026, by journalist and geopolitical analyst Matthew Fulco in the foundation's China Brief Notes: * * * Taiwan Shows Resilience in Trying Times Executive Summary: * Taiwan is showing resilience in the face of headwinds ranging from domestic politic strife, increased military pressure from the People's Republic of China (PRC), and uncertainty regarding U.S. political support. * Taiwan's semiconductor sector is benefitting massively from the global arti more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 6 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Palestine: Journalist physically assaulted by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank * On 5 August, Israeli soldiers conducting a raid on Qalandia Refugee Camp in the occupied West Bank physically assaulted Mohammed Somreen, a journalist reporting on the raid. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS), in strongly condemning this assau more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release: * * * PBS AND ITVS ANNOUNCE SEASON 2 OF ACCLAIMED DOCUSERIES 'RITUAL' ON PBS DOCUMENTARIES * Grammy-Nominated Musician Tarriona "Tank" Ball Returns to Host PBS Series Exploring Identity, Heritage and Community in the American South ARLINGTON, VA; Thursday, August 6, 2026 - PBS Digital Studios and ITVS, the award-winning co-producer of independent documentary films, announced today that the highly anticipated second season of RITUAL will premiere Thu more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 5 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Rebecsinib Clinical Trial Means New Options for Blood Cancer * Key Takeaways * A clinical trial of rebecsinib, an experimental anti-cancer drug, is underway at UC San Diego for patients with two types of blood cancer. * The investigational therapy holds potential for treating the more than 20 types of cancer that involve the ADAR1 gene. A clinical trial of rebecsinib -a first-in-class investigational drug that inhibits the AD more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. SUBMITTED VIA REGULATIONS.GOV DOCKET NO. FAA-2026-4558 August 4, 2026 Sean Duffy Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 Bryan Bedford Administrator Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 Re: Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to  more ST

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 7 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news: * * * Journalism Professor Headlines Discussion on First Amendment, Quoted in a Columbia Journalism Review article Toni Locy was among three expert panelists to discuss the First Amendment at the National Press Club and was recently quoted on her professional experiences. By Brian Laubscher Toni Locy, professor of journalism at Washington and Lee University, was recently asked to recount her experience with the First Amendment and protection of confiden more PR