BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 6 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * A Promising Start, But Not Enough: The Case for Getting EU Journalism Funding Right Before 2028 * In the negotiations on the EU Multi-Financial Framework (MFF) 2028 - 2032, journalism funding is the new kid on the block. The EFJ has analysed where EU funding on journalism is currently being spent. Local, independent journalism does not come out on top. Journalism is facing an unprecedented crisis of viability. The European Media Industry Ou more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Award-winning journalist M.L. Elrick featured in free public event * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- An Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter who has also been part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning local reporting team will present a free public lecture and participate in a question-and-answer session on Oct. 7 at part of the Foster-Foreman Conference of Distinguished Writers. The session begins at 6 p.m. in 162 Willard Building at Penn State Uni more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary: * * * The Czechs: 1938 and All That The Czech Republic marks two milestones in the next few weeks. One celebratory, one somber. By Rob Cameron October 5, 2026 October 28 is the 108th anniversary of the creation of the Czechoslovak Republic, a new but old country wrenched from the talons of the dying Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. September 30, meanwhile, marked the 88th anniversary of the Munich Agreement, when the country was abandoned by it more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 4 -- The AIDS Healthcare Foundation posted the following news: * * * The Data Maven: Key Facts about Mental Health and Aging Well with HIV * HIV care has done well in ensuring people live longer by achieving and sustaining viral suppression. Although viral suppression is an important measure of successful HIV treatment, it doesn't confirm that a person aging with HIV is healthy. Here are some key data points that everyone - from politicians to healthcare providers to the public - should know. Approximately 47% more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following testimony by Jonathan Choe, senior fellow and a journalist at the Discovery Institute, from a Sept. 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Fixing Fraud and Failure in Federally Funded Homelessness Services": * * * Chairman Burchett, Ranking Member Stansbury, and Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on Delivering Government Efficiency, thank you for inviting me to testify about  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 5 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * Exploring the Debt & the Legacy of Geier vs. Tennessee * Sometimes, the driest court records hold nuggets of narrative gold that can come to life through audio. Reporters Camellia Burris and Emily Siner made that case when they visited Vanderbilt Law School on September 22 to discuss "The Debt: What Tennessee Owes Its HBCU," a podcast from Nashville Public Radio and the Tennessee Lookout. Burris and Siner explained how they turned the 1968 case Geier v. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Oct. 5, 2026, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russian Military Uses Chemical Agents as a Standard Battlefield Tactic Victoriia Novikova Executive Summary: * Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops, was killed in Moscow in December 2024, shortly after Ukraine's Security Service accused him of responsibility for the systematic use of prohibited chemical agents against Ukrainian forces. * The continu more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 6 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Littler Lightbulb - September 2026 Employment Appellate Roundup By Christine Sargent October 5, 2026 At a Glance This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments in the federal courts of appeal in the last month. - Second Circuit Rejects NLRB's Unfair Labor Practice Decision in Employer Dress Code Case In Siren Retail Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board, No. 24-3168, __ F.4th __ (2d Cir. Se more PR

CAIRO, Egypt, Oct. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights issued the following news release: * * * Matsadaash journalist Mohamed Ashraf Abu Emeira detained for 15 days after 10-hour interrogation * The Supreme State Security Prosecution on Sunday ordered Matsadaash journalist Mohamed Ashraf Abu Emeira detained for 15 days pending investigation, following a 10-hour interrogation attended by a lawyer from the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). Abu Emeira is the first of the fact-checking platfor more PR

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia, Oct. 6 [Category: Media] -- The Australian Recording Industry Association issued the following news: * * * Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald to host the 2026 ARIA Awards * The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is thrilled to welcome award-winning comedians Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald as hosts of the 40th Annual ARIA Awards in partnership with Spotify taking place Wednesday, 18 November at Sydney's Hordern Pavillion. Melanie and Tim bring a dynamic blend of sharp wit, live television experi more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 5 -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * NUJ welcomes Met Police confirmation that journalists' data is no longer retained 05 Oct 2026 The NUJ has welcomed confirmation from the Metropolitan Police that they no longer retain data relating to the journalists at the centre of a lengthy legal challenge over the collection and use of information held on police databases. Legal background The European Court of Human Rights' decision in Catt v United Kingdom is significant for any police data more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 4 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ overwhelmingly approves revisions to its Code of Ethics Board of Directors and members vote to adopt updated ethical guidance for modern journalism - The Society of Professional Journalists membership has voted to approve revisions to its Code of Ethics after the SPJ Board of Directors endorsed the changes Sept. 25. SPJ members approved the revisions, with 93% voting in favor in the 2026 election conducted during  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- Atlantic Media, a print and online media company, issued the following news release: * * * The Atlantic Announces Mike Isaac as Staff Writer * Mike Isaac is joining The Atlantic as a staff writer later this year. In an announcement, editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg and executive editor Adrienne LaFrance write: "You are undoubtedly familiar with his groundbreaking reporting on, among other companies, Meta and Uber, as well as his many other scoops and investigations. Mike is joining us at a key mome more PR

PARIS, France, Oct. 5 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Uganda: after pressuring the media and repressing journalists, authorities now target press funding * A law ostensibly designed to protect Uganda's sovereignty could be used to stifle independent Ugandan media outlets receiving international funding. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is raising the alarm over certain provisions of the law, which was enacted in May, and calls on the Ugandan authorities to revise it to prevent it from being wea more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 4 -- The AIDS Healthcare Foundation posted the following news: * * * With the Nation Watching, Three Rent Control Battles Unfold in California * Corporate landlords and their high-powered lobbying group, the California Apartment Association, are working to stop pro-rent control campaigns in three cities in California, already dropping $20,000 to kill a pro-rent control measure in Redwood City. Big Real Estate is now rolling out misinformation campaigns to confuse and scare voters, with tenants and activists cou more PR