LONDON, England, Aug. 19 [Category: BizMedia] -- Civil Society Media, an independent media company that says it is dedicated to supporting the charity sector, posted the following news: * * * Air ambulance charity investigated by regulator announces closure * An air ambulance charity that was being investigated by the Charity Commission after it was found to have breached the Code of Fundraising Practice has now announced that it will be closing. The Stoke Air Ambulance CIO announced in a statement on its website that it would be closing d more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 19 [Category: BizMedia] -- Visiongain, a media company that says it produces a host of business-to-business reports focusing on the automotive, aviation, chemicals, cyber, defence, energy, food and drink, materials, packaging, pharmaceutical and utilities sectors, posted the following news release: * * * Automotive Power Electronics & Semiconductor Market to reach US$176.76 billion * Visiongain, a leading independent media and business intelligence publisher, has released its latest comprehensive market evaluation tit more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 [Category: BizMedia] -- Bloomberg Media posted the following news: * * * Bloomberg Media Announces New Series Post Credits, Hosted by Ian Schafer * New series featuring guests including Issa Rae and Tefi Pessoa explores media's shifting balance of power, from studios to creators and gatekeepers to algorithms, and premieres Sept. 8 on Bloomberg Originals and Bloomberg Television New York, NY - AUG 19, 2026 - Bloomberg Media announced the premiere of Post Credits, a new conversational series from Ensemble, a HOORAE Media c more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 19 [Category: BizMedia] -- Civil Society Media, an independent media company that says it is dedicated to supporting the charity sector, posted the following news: * * * Cancer research charity staff extending strike action 'indefinitely' * A large number of staff at a major cancer research charity have extended their strike action indefinitely after rejecting the charity's previous pay offer. Hundreds of staff at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) - a higher education institution and exempt charity - began their  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

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 19 -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Common Sense Media's New Curriculum Builds the Human Skills AI Is Quietly Eroding The Digital Literacy & Well-Being Curriculum for grades 9-12 pairs AI literacy with the critical thinking, creativity, and connection skills students need most now. - Today, Common Sense Media released its new Digital Literacy & Well-Being Curriculum, a reimagining of grade 9-12 lessons designed to help teachers build essential human capabilities more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Aug. 20 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news: * * * How 'My Brilliant Career' Wrote a New Chapter for Adelaide -- and Honoured Its Past Sybylla Melvyn spends My Brilliant Career refusing to settle -- for a marriage she doesn't want, a farm she didn't choose, or a life smaller than the one she's imagining for herself. As it turns out, the production chasing her story took a similarly ambitious approach, betting big on South Australia, on sustainability, on the people behind the camera and on First N 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

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Knight Institute Sues for Records on Government's Reversal on Mandatory Social Media Disclosure Policy * NEW YORK-The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University today filed a FOIA lawsuit seeking records concerning a federal agency's decision to approve social media disclosure requirements for foreign travelers and immigrants after previously rejecting a nearly identical proposal. The lawsu more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Aug. 20 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news: * * * Made in Pennsylvania: Netflix Hits the Road With 'Tires,' MLB Home Run Derby and Netflix House Philadelphia Netflix keeps popping up in Pennsylvania this summer. Tires, co-created, starring, and written by Shane Gillis, takes place at the fictional Valley Forge Automotive Center and has filmed all three seasons in the state. On Season 3, which debuted at #3 on the US Top 10 English TV list with 2M views, the workplace comedy worked with over 250 more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * NBC Sports Names College Football Announce Teams as Season Kicks Off As College Football kicks off on Aug. 29, NBC Sports presents the 2026 announce roster. - The Associated Press No. 14 USC Trojans host the San Jose State Spartans on Aug. 29 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock as NBC Sports kicks off its 2026 college football schedule of more than 25 Big Ten and Notre Dame Football games. With the season beginning in 10 days, NBC more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * One of America's Most Frightening Homes Gets an Overhaul in New HGTV Competition Series 'A Very Haunted Renovation' * New York [August 18, 2026] Notorious Bihl Manor, a tormented mansion in Fremont, Ohio, will undergo A Very Haunted Renovation in HGTV's eerie new competition series premiering Tuesday, September 15, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. In the six-episode season, hosted by actress Anna Camp (Scream 7), six more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * Shaquille O'Neal's DUNKMAN Presented by Lilly to Crown World Champion Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 8 p.m. ET on TNT & HBO Max * Shaquille O'Neal, Authentic Brands Group and TNT Sports' DUNKMAN Presented by Lilly, in partnership with Credit One Bank, will crown its first world champion on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 8 p.m. ET on TNT and HBO Max. After four weeks of Group Stage competition, the world's first profess more PR

PARIS, France, Aug. 19 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Somalia: The new Penal Code risks further criminalising journalism under the guise of reform * Somalia's Federal Parliament is preparing to examine a draft Penal Code intended to replace legislation that is more than 60 years old. As it currently stands, several provisions of the bill risk seriously undermining press freedom and the right to information. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and its local partner, the National Union of Somali Jo more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 18 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ honors two members with 2026 Howard S. Dubin Award * The Society of Professional Journalists has named Stacie Overton Johnson and Wendy Miller Jordan recipients of the 2026 Howard S. Dubin Outstanding Pro Member Award, recognizing exceptional service and contributions to SPJ. The award is presented annually in honor of Howard Dubin, a longtime SPJ leader whose decades of service span local, regional and national  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 19 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ renews call for Congress to block DHS rule restricting foreign journalists * The Society of Professional Journalists is renewing its call for Congress to block a new U.S. Department of Homeland Security rule that would end the decadeslong practice of admitting foreign correspondents for the duration of their assignments. Joined by more than two dozen additional nonprofit journalism and press freedom organizations, more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 19 (TNSrpt) -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Teens Who Use AI for Schoolwork Are Handing Off Critical Thinking, Common Sense Media Research Finds A new survey shows how teens are using AI for schoolwork and how they rarely receive safety guidelines. - Common Sense Media's Youth AI Safety Institute today released a nationally representative survey of U.S. teens, who were asked how they use AI for schoolwork. The results show AI is already in education spaces, but more PR

ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN, Netherlands, Aug. 20 (TNSrep) -- Wolters Kluwer, a company that specializes in professional information, software solutions and services, issued the following news release: * * * Wolters Kluwer study identifies seven-year high in subpoena volumes The bi-annual Legal Records Demand Index tracks US subpoena data across industries and location - A new Wolters Kluwer Financial & Corporate Compliance analysis of more than a quarter million subpoenas places legal record order volumes at a seven year high, with states such as more PR