WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary by Director of Media Logan Sekulow: * * * Caught: LA Mayor Uses Fake Poll In Los Angeles, California, current mayor Karen Bass is running for re-election against activist and LA city councilmember Nitia Raman. As a means to bolster her support, Mayor Bass had touted a specific poll that showed her surging against Raman. In fact, in a now-deleted post, Bass reportedly praised the specious poll, writing, "Doing the work, showing up, and gaining momen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Aug. 19, 2026, by nonresident senior fellow Mitzi Perdue: * * * Ukraine's War After the War Russia won't stop its campaign even after the fighting stops, but Ukraine is battle-hardened in more than one way. - "The war after the war has already begun," warned Ksana Nechyporenko, co-founder of GoGlobal, an organization that helps young Ukrainians acquire new skills for the 21st century. Her concern is that when peace does come, the danger to Uk more PR

PARIS, France, Aug. 19 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Chinese propaganda in Turkiye is designed to silence Uyghur voices * Over the past decade, Beijing has ramped up its media presence in Turkiye, which is home to a large diaspora of Uyghurs, a minority severely oppressed in China. The Turkish information space is now increasingly injected with narratives that whitewash stories from East Turkestan, a territory controlled by China -which Beijing calls "Xinjiang province" -which is the epicent more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 -- Columbia University Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: * * * Alexis Clark to Conduct Research in Paris as Reid Hall Faculty Visitor in March 2027 The 2025-2026 Reid Hall Faculty Visitors will conduct research at Parisian institutions and contribute to podcasts, videos, and programs at the Columbia Global Paris Center and Institute for Ideas and Imagination. - The 2025 - 2026 Faculty Visitors at Reid Hall will engage in a wide range of research and collaborations, spanning colonial and environmental h more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 20 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary by Mark Nayler, freelance journalist and critic based in Malaga, Spain: * * * Spain's Poor Job Market Is Causing an Exodus And a crisis in the veterinary industry. - Quality of life in Spain is among the highest in the world, but that isn't enough to prevent young Spaniards from seeking careers abroad. The country has always struggled with high unemployment rates, especially among 15-25-year-olds, almost a quarter of whom are currently out o more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary by Indonesia researcher Andreas Harsono to Inside Indonesia: * * * When the stars aligned and East Timor gained independence * If you visit Dili, the capital of Timor Leste, you should visit the Chega Centre, a former prison, now a human rights museum, in the Balide neighbourhood. Built during Portuguese colonial rule, Indonesian authorities used the Comarca prison to detain East Timorese resistance figures during the Indonesian occupation. Th more PR

PARIS, France, Aug. 18 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Kenya: Authorities are urged to protect media after at least eight journalists assaulted while covering an opposition rally a year out from general elections * At least eight journalists were assaulted and media vehicles vandalised while they were covering an opposition rally on August 16 in Homa Bay, western Kenya. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the violence, which comes one year ahead of the general elections. The organisation  more PR