GARDEN CITY, New York, Sept. 19 -- Adelphi University issued the following news: * * * Adelphi University Welcomes New Faculty for 2026-2027 September 18, 2026 - by Laura Mroz, director of academic communications Adelphi University enters the 2026-2027 academic year with a wave of new faculty joining its colleges and schools, bringing decades of combined experience in health education, the arts, nursing, environmental policy, physician assistant studies and creative writing. Below is an introduction to this year's class of new professors a more PR

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia, Sept. 18 -- Georgia College posted the following news: * * * AJC chief political reporter to students: Be active, be informed * By Gil Pound W ith the 2026 election cycle driving towards its peak, Atlanta Journal-Constitution chief political reporter Greg Bluestein this week gave Georgia College & State University students ways to be active and informed leaders on the Georgia political landscape. Speaking at Georgia College's Usery Forum on Leadership Tuesday, Sept. 15, the veteran journalist reminded attendees t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary: * * * The Big Day Looms for Putin's Election Fixers Why does the Russian regime bother with elections? In part because it has become an imperative for a bureaucracy to maintain its influence and wealth. By Andrei Pertsev September 18, 2026 - Sergei Kiriyenko became head of the Kremlin's political bloc after the 2016 State Duma elections. His predecessor, Vyacheslav Volodin, lost his position partly because turnout in those elections fell belo more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, Sept. 19 -- Fielding Graduate University issued the following news: * * * Fielding's 2026 Orlando L. Taylor Award Recipients By Catherine Ryan September 18, 2026 Honoring outstanding scholarship and research that advance knowledge, equity, and meaningful social change. Fielding Graduate University's Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership, and Education has named the first two recipients of the Orlando L. Taylor Award. Established and funded following the passing of Dr. Taylor, who ranked among Fielding's  more PR

GUILFORD, England, Sept. 18 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Hospitality chief executive and Grammy-winning engineers among Surrey's 2026 alumni award winners * Sarmad Zok, CEO of Kingdom Hotel Investments, and Grammy Award-winning mixing engineers Sam Okell and Oli Jacobs were among the graduates honoured at the University of Surrey's 2026 Vice-Chancellor's Alumni Awards, held on Thursday 17 September. Also recognised were Jay Matthews, a frontline medical humanitarian, Richard Costelloe, a Battersea-er more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * HRC63: Renew mandate of Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, and maintain dedicated reporting and dialogues on rights of women and girls amid further entrenchment of gender persecution * 18 September 2026 Excellencies, In the context of the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), we, the undersigned organizations, appeal to all delegations to support the full renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Afghanis more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Georgia: Critics Jailed for Online Speech * (Berlin, September 18, 2026) - Georgian authorities are using vague administrative offenses to jail or heavily fine people for online speech, deepening the government's crackdown on freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today. Since June 2026, a new Ministry of Internal Affairs unit has monitored social media and referred hundreds of posts to courts to be tried for speech-related charges,  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Turkiye: LGBT Rights Crackdown Strikes at Rule of Law * (Istanbul, September 18, 2026) - The Turkish government's major crackdown on groups and activists defending the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people threatens the rule of law and fundamental rights in Turkiye, Human Rights Watch said today. On September 12-14, 2026, coordinated police raids targeted seven groups defending the rights of LGBT people and two sup more PR

ORONO, Maine, Sept. 18 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * I'll take UMaine alumni for $200: 2005 graduate to appear on 'Jeopardy!' * University of Maine alumna Emily Burnham is set to appear on "Jeopardy!" Burnham, who graduated from UMaine in 2005 with a double major in English and philosophy, traveled to California last month to tape one or more episodes of the quiz show. Her first appearance is set for Sept. 23. The episode will air locally on ABC 7 in Bangor at 7:30 p.m. It's the fulfillment of a lifel more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Sept. 19 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * IJ4EU Impact Award 2026 winners announced September 18, 2026 This year's awardees prove that no border is too far and no power too big for determined journalists. - Two investigations into deadly "forever chemicals" are among the three winners of the 2026 IJ4EU Impact Awards, alongside a cross-border expose showing how doctors sanctioned for malpractice are able to continue working after being banned elsewhere. The winning teams of journalists more PR

VIENNA, Virginia, Sept. 18 [Category: Media] -- The News/Media Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Journalism Industry Unites in Support of First-of-its-Kind California Journalist Tax Credit Bill * Sacramento, CA - This week, news publications all across California will run a full page ad declaring that the journalism industry is unified in support of AB-2222, the Community NEWS Act, a measure that would create refundable employment tax credits for qualifying local news organizations that hire and retain journalists across the more PR

PARIS, France, Sept. 18 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Journalist Edith Rodriguez Cachera, new President of RSF Spain * Journalist Edith Rodriguez Cachera, previously vice president of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Spain, has been elected as the new president of the Spanish chapter, with the unanimous support of the organisation's board of directors and General Assembly of members. She succeeds Alfonso Bauluz. Journalist Edith Rodriguez Cachera, previously vice president of Reporters Witho more PR

MATIELAND, South Africa, Sept. 18 -- Stellenbosch University issued the following news release: * * * Laurika Rauch honoured as a national treasure at SU Homecoming 18 September 2026 * The Former SRC Chairpersons' Club presented its 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award to celebrated singer and SU alumna Laurika Rauch. * Rauch reflected with warmth and humour on her student years, formative drama training and enduring gratitude to SU. * Together with her husband and fellow SU alumnus Christopher Torr, she helped create songs that became part of more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * McCain Institute Hosts USA Today D.C. Bureau Chief Susan Page for Authors & Insights Discussion WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 18, 2026) - In the latest installment of the McCain Institute's Authors & Insights series, USA Today Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief Susan Page discusses her book, The Queen and Her Presidents, with McCain Institute Executive Director Dr. Evelyn Farkas. Queen Elizabeth II's steadfast commitment to democratic values and the e more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 [Category: BizMedia] -- Atlantic Media, a print and online media company, issued the following news release: * * * The Michael Kelly Award from The Atlantic is Awarded to Drew Philp for "There Will Be No Mercy" published in The Atavist Magazine * Drew Philp is the winner of the 23rd annual Michael Kelly Award, given by The Atlantic, for his investigative feature "There Will Be No Mercy," published by The Atavist Magazine in 2025. Philp's harrowing expose of Ethiopia's civil war serves as the definitive account of the tw more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 19 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news: * * * Mayor Mamdani Appoints Mazin Sidahmed as Executive Director of the Mayor's Office of Ethnic and Community Media September 18, 2026 What you should know * Sidahmed brings nearly fifteen years of experience in journalism and community media to the administration - New York - Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani today announced the appointment of Mazin Sidahmed as Executive Director of the Mayor's Office of Ethnic and Community Media. Sidahmed, co-founder and  more PR

DUBLIN, Ireland, Sept. 18 -- Dublin City University posted the following news: * * * New book by Prof Kevin Rafter, Fearless! tells the story of Magill mag... * A new book, Fearless! Vincent Browne's Magill and Ireland in the 1980s, by Dublin City University's Prof Kevin Rafter, tells the story of the influential current affairs magazine and Irish life in the 1980s. Launched in 1977, Magill built its reputation on investigative journalism, exciting reportage and brilliant writing. Founded by Vincent Browne, many of Ireland's best known jou more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 18 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * NMiF presents 2026 'State of the Local Media' special * In an encore showing, New Mexico in Focus presents its annual "State of Local Media" special. But first, NMIF provides an update on a bombshell news story that broke late last month, detailing whistleblower allegations that the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills into Albuquerque in pursuit of bigger cases. This week, top city, c more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 18 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * Eritrea: An open letter to President Isaias Afwerki 18 September 2026: Acclaimed writers from around the world have signed an open letter to President Isaias Afwerki, in support of PEN's global Proof of Life campaign. Signatories include Nobel laureates Olga Tokarczuk and J.M. Coetzee; Burhan Sonmez, President of PEN International; Rohinton Mistry, recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature; Ben Okri and Yann Martel, Booker Prize winners; Tsitsi more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 18 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * Vietnam: Secretary Rubio must make the release of imprisoned Vietnamese writers a priority in the upcoming U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue 17 September 2026: PEN International joins 10 organisations in calling for the U.S. government to raise the cases of Le Huu Minh Tuan, Pham Chi Dung, Nguyen Tuong Thuy, and Pham Duong Trang with senior Vietnamese officials and call for their release. In addition, PEN International urges the United States to call for prison more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that says it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * September 18, 2026 Pulitzer Center Journalists Share Mental Well-Being Perspectives at NABJ 2026 Authors: Josaphat Barcenas-Argueta, Pulitzer Center Staff Teresa Mioli, Pulitzer Center Staff On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, Pulitzer Center-supported journalists Asia Alexander, Nicole Caruth, and Jenae Barnes spoke at the 2026 National Association of Black Journalists Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. The more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between Walt Disney and National Geographic Society, issued the following news release: * * * September 15, 2026 TO FIND A PREDATOR, SHE BECOMES THE PREY: EMMY(R) AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST MARIANA VAN ZELLER GOES UNDERCOVER TO EXPOSE THE $1 BILLION ROMANCE SCAM INDUSTRY IN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S SUPER SCAM ME Produced by Muck Media for National Geographic, SUPER SCAM ME airs Oct. 17 at 9 p.m. EDT on National Geographic and streams on Disney+ and Hulu - National Geographic more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Sept. 19 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * Ukraine: Two years on, IPI demands justice for Victoria Roshchyna and release of jailed journalists September 18, 2026 Twenty-seven Ukrainian journalists remain behind bars in Russia on politically-motivated charges - Two years after Ukrainian journalist and IPI-IMS World Press Freedom Hero Victoria Roshchyna died in a Russian prison, the International Press Institute (IPI) repeats its call for justice and accountability for her death. IPI also more PR