WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following news release: * * * ADC Challenges Warrantless Seizure of Palestinian American Attorney's Phone at Newark International Airport * September 30, 2026 media@adc.org WASHINGTON, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a time-sensitive federal motion demanding the immediate return of Miami-based attorney, Jalal "Jay" Shehadeh's, phone after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized the device a more PR

VIENNA, Virginia, Sept. 30 [Category: Media] -- The News/Media Alliance issued the following news release: * * * CA Governor Newsom Signs Nation-Leading, 'News Neutral' Journalism Tax Credit Bill Into Law * Sacramento, CA - Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2222, the Community Newsroom Employment and Workforce Sustainability Act, or "Community NEWS Act," into law. Sponsored by Assemblymembers Chris Ward and Buffy Wicks, AB 2222 creates a journalist employment tax credit model with a straightforward approach: to preserve loca more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Sept. 30 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * Can Palestinians and Jews still find common ground? Media may offer hope where politics has failed * Dr Yuval Katz, a Lecturer in Communication and Media at Loughborough University, has spent years studying Palestinian and Jewish journalists, television producers and digital activists who work together despite decades of conflict. His new book, Media Making as Peacemaking: Israel/Palestine, asks what happened to the idea of peace that domina more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones has proven the case for school choice In 2019, the New York Times journalist obsessed over the idea that America was founded as a "slaveocracy," where black Americans had no choice over their future. But an experiment she ran on her own daughter proves today's low-income families are damaged far more by the lack of school choice than they are by the lack of options endured by their ancestors. by Kali Fontanilla  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary: * * * Russia's Rage Fixes on the British Russia's increasingly fiery rhetoric over British support for Ukraine is about more than war damage. The Kremlin sees the UK as a Western first mover inspiring other European states. By David V. Gioe and Ilya Timtchenko September 30, 2026 British statecraft has "lived free in Russia's head" for hundreds of years, in the words of a former UK defense attache in Moscow. The historian Mark Galeotti noted that more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary: * * * Kyiv: When Night Phantoms Arrive in Daytime For years, air attacks in Kyiv came mostly came at night. That has changed and daily life has changed with it. By Lera Burlakova September 30, 2026 It's truly terrifying to come under ballistic missile attack, but such strikes have a certain familiar logic in a city that's been at war all these years. The alerts told you that something would happen, mostly at night. It would eventually end with t more PR

CAIRO, Egypt, Sept. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights issued the following news release: * * * EIPR condemns arrest of all 6 Matsaddash journalists in less than 24 hours * The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the security crackdown on the news platform Matsaddash, which began on Monday evening and continued over the following 24 hours. Six journalists have now been arrested, comprising the platform's entire team. EIPR lawyers represent all six journalists, whose whereabouts rem more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 30 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * European Parliament to inaugurate Sassoli building in Brussels 28-09-2026 On Tuesday, one of the European Parliament's buildings will be officially renamed to honour former European Parliament president David Sassoli. The official ceremony will take place from 15.00 to 15.45 on the Esplanade Solidarnosc 1980, between the Zweig building and the newly designated Sassoli building with an opening address by European Parliament President Roberta Me more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia released the following testimony by Mike Gonzalez, senior fellow on E Pluribus Unum at the Heritage Foundation, from a Sept. 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Trojan Horses: Covert Foreign Malign Influence Operations in America": * * * My name is Mike Gonzalez. I am the Angeles T. Arredondo Senior Fellow on E Pluribus Unum at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own and should not be construed as representing any official positi more PR

PARIS, France, Sept. 30 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Hong Kong: RSF condemns the arrest of independent journalist Tang Ho-wing, founder of Boom News * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Hong Kong authorities to immediately release independent journalist Tang Ho-wing, founder of the independent online outlet Boom News. His arrest is the latest sign of the criminalisation of journalism in a territory that was once a beacon of press freedom in Asia. On 30 September 2026, officers fr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Jack Smith Obtained Journalist Communications with Government Sources * WASHINGTON - Whistleblower disclosures made to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), show that former Special Counsel Jack Smith swept up communications from over a dozen national media outlets as part of the "Arctic Frost" election investigation into President Trump. "What will the partisan media say about this disgraceful government overrea more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 30 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Student Press Law Center posted the following news: * * * Kansas students win records battle in ongoing AI lawsuit * Current and former students suing the Lawrence, Kansas, school district over its use of AI surveillance tools saw a big victory this summer when a federal judge ordered the district to pay more than $113,000 in the students' legal fees for violating the Kansas Open Records Act. U.S. District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil previously found that the district had not acted in  more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 30 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Law Student gains Hands-on Federal Criminal Defense Experience * For Sean Fahey, a summer internship with the Office of the Federal Public Defender of the Eastern District of North Carolina offered more than a chance to observe attorneys at work. Fahey, a third-year student at NCCU School of Law, spent the summer working alongside attorneys handling federal criminal cases in the Federal Public Defender's Office. His responsibilities inclu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Let's Center People - Not Parties - When We Talk about Voting Rights * By the Voting Rights Working Group September 29, 2026 As a new Supreme Court term gets underway with voting rights cases on the docket, it's a good time to reflect on how the popular conversation around voting rights could be strengthened by further centering everyday people over partisan fallout. Today, civil rights protections en more PR

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation, an organization that works towards its vision of building fair, inclusive, democratic and peaceful societies in Africa, posted the following news: * * * Moving Masculinities and Emotional Justice: Confronting the Roots of Gender-Based Violence in South Africa * In collaboration with the Social Justice Agency (SJA) and the Armah Institute for Emotional Justice Introduction South Africa continues to grapple with one of the highest rat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that says it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * September 30, 2026 Calling Content Creators From the Philippines for Klik Ka Agad 2026 Author: Vijitra Duangdee, Pulitzer Center Staff Calling all emerging content creators! Do you wish to contribute to building a healthier social media landscape in the Philippines? Are you considering a niche in educational content or environmental issues? And have you been thinking about learning how to do reels on top more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Student Press Law Center posted the following news: * * * Bauknecht: Like Millennials with social media, will news execs force Gen Z to set the AI agenda? * Out of fear and confusion, we handed the social media leadership keys to early-career journalists. Let's take a more collaborative approach with AI. This column was originally published in the Student Press Report, a national news desk covering student media and journalism education in higher ed. It is supported by lead partn more PR

PARIS, France, Sept. 29 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Ukraine: Russia pounds data centres in Kyiv, disrupting media outlets * Since 23 September, repeated Russian strikes on data centres in Kyiv have knocked them offline, disrupting the operations of Ukrainian media outlets. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns these repeated attacks on civilian infrastructure, which constitute war crimes and jeopardise public access to reliable information. "Dear customers! As a result of an enemy atta more PR

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 1 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news: * * * Mock Convention Kicks Off 2028 Cycle Mock Convention 2028 hosted its first campus conversation this fall during Young Alumni Weekend. By Kelsey Goodwin September 30, 2026 Excited students, faculty and alumni were greeted by the 2028 Mock Convention executive team last Friday as they filed through the doors of University Chapel and took their seats. W&L's Mock Convention kicked off its 29th cycle last weekend with a visit to campus by former sec more PR

WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 -- Waynesburg University issued the following news: * * * Stover Center hosts journalist and biographer Peter Canellos Maura Fenske Sep 29, 2026 Waynesburg University's Stover Center for Constitutional Studies and Moral Leadership hosted journalist and biographer Peter S. Canellos on Sept. 15 for a lecture examining the history and development of the modern U.S. Supreme Court. Canellos presented "The Supreme Court: How We Got Here!" as part of the Stover Center's programming. During his presentation, he tra more PR