GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Oct. 12 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * 'Theatre/Theater' by Randall David Cook gets promo in Greenville Journal, Post and Courier * Ahead of Randall David Cook's world premiere of "Theatre/Theater," two local news outlets take the opportunity to shine light on the play set to open Oct. 15 in The Playhouse on the Furman University campus. Longtime arts journalist Paul Hyde of Greenville Journal spoke with 1991 Furman alum Cook about the production, and The Post and Courier's Avery Beaton pr more PR

PARIS, France, Oct. 8 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * 2026 Bayeux War Reporters' Memorial: RSF pays tribute to slain journalists * The 2026 memorial stone at the Bayeux War Reporters' Memorial, honouring the 56 journalists killed in the course of their work over the past year, was unveiled on Thursday, 8 October, by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Director General Thibaut Bruttin, in the presence of the families and loved ones of several of the slain news professionals, including Ilya Politkov more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following news release: * * * ADC Secures Return of Attorney's Phone, Vows to Continue Constitutional Fight Against Warrantless Border Searches * media@adc.org Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) secured the return of Miami-based attorney Jalal "Jay" Shehadeh's phone following an emergency motion filed in federal court in the District of New Jersey challenging its seizure by U.S. Customs and Border more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 12 -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following news: * * * Turkiye: Protect freedom of expression and stop internet censorship now October 12, 2026 ARTICLE 19, Freedom of Expression Association (IFOD), Human Rights Watch and the undersigned human rights and media freedom organisations are deeply concerned by the severe escalation of internet censorship in Turkiye in the past month. We urge social media platforms to take meaningful steps immediately to uph more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 12 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Student Press Law Center posted the following news: * * * Elections Toolkit & Upcoming Training * Student journalists' coverage of elections is more important than ever. Your coverage can help younger voters -- who may be voting for the first time -- understand the process, the candidates and what's at stake. According to Tufts University, an estimated 8 million people are newly eligible to vote since the 2024 elections. Like many other student journalists, you might also be among  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 12 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Turkiye: End Internet Censorship * (Istanbul, October 12, 2026) - The Turkish authorities over the last month have substantially escalated internet censorship, Human Rights Watch said today, along with ARTICLE 19, the Freedom of Expression Association, and 18 other organizations. Social media platforms should take meaningful steps immediately to uphold their human rights responsibilities and avoid contributing to suppressing independent media  more PR

PARIS, France, Oct. 8 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * India: since early 2026, online media censorship has been accelerating * Since the start of 2026, the removal of journalistic content from social media has been on the rise in India and a new rule change leaves online platforms with just three hours to take down the content in question. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns an increasingly swift and opaque censorship system that directly threatens the right to information. Vital journal more PR

TURLOCK, California, Oct. 12 -- California State University Stanislaus posted the following news: * * * JAMEN Summit Gives Student Journalists Real-World Reporting Experience * With cameras, notepads and pens in hand, college and high school students from across the region recently took to the Stanislaus State campus to practice their reporting skills at the second Journalism and Media Education Network (JAMEN) Summit. Hosted by the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative (CVJC) in partnership with Stan State, "JAMEN 2.0" on Sept. 25 conne more PR

PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand, Oct. 12 -- Massey University issued the following news release: * * * The accidental comment that set one graduate on a path to journalism 12 October 2026 From a childhood ambition to reporting on the issues shaping local communities, Te Kunenga ki Purehuroa graduate Kira Carrington is building her career in journalism after landing her first newsroom job straight out of her Bachelor of Communication. - When Kira was 13-years-old, she decided she wanted to be a journalist. The decision came almost by acciden more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 12 -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Ways to Make Journalism Pay 10 Oct 2026 The NUJ London Freelance branch (LFB) held a successful all-day gathering on 'Ways to Make Journalism Pay' on 10 October. Making money and keeping it Following an introduction by Pennie Quinton, LFB co-chair, the first panel of the day focused on making money, chaired by LFB's Grace Livingstone. Susan Grossman, a mentor and travel writer, shared advice on securing assignments. As a former magazine editor w more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 12 -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * NUJ calls for roundtable on freelance pay 12 Oct 2026 The NUJ has written to the government's new Freelance Champions calling for a media roundtable to address the pay precarity experienced by freelance journalists. Leila D'Aronville and Lizzie Crump were recently appointed by the Department for Digital Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to "advocate for the creative industry's 703,000 self-employed, working to make sure their voices shape future po more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 12 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Senegal: Brutal Crackdown Violates LGBT People's Rights * * Senegal's intensifying crackdown on LGBT people is violating their rights and causing increasing fear and stigma. * Fear of arrest and stigma are causing people to go into hiding, to avoid HIV testing and treatment, and deterring lawyers from representing them. * The crackdown on LGBT people calls into question Senegal's compliance with its own laws and international law, as well as more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 12 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ Foundation awards $100,000 in grants to support press freedom, media literacy and journalist advocacy * The Society of Professional Journalists Foundation Board of Directors voted during its meeting at SPJ26 in Columbus, Ohio, to award $100,000 in grants to 12 journalism organizations and SPJ chapters across the country. The 2026 grant cycle drew a record 104 applications seeking $2.1 million in funding. The Foun more PR

COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Ursinus College posted the following news: * * * The power of an applied liberal arts education * Higher education expert Jeff Selingo and Ursinus President Gundolf Graml, Ph.D., discuss why transferable skills, hands-on learning, and intellectual curiosity matter more than ever. What should students know before entering a rapidly changing world after graduation? According to higher education expert Jeff Selingo, one of the most important things they can learn is how to be comfortable not knowing. " more PR

SANTA MARIA, California, Oct. 12 -- Allan Hancock College posted the following news release: * * * Veterans Find Community Through Noncredit Art Class at Hancock * OCTOBER 12, 2026- When Allan Hancock College Community Education introduced its new Image Transfers from Photographs course, instructor and U.S. Navy veteran Helen Boursier expected to bring together students interested in art and creativity. What she did not expect was that the class would become a gathering place for seven veterans representing more than six decades of combine more PR

PARIS, France, Oct. 10 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Who is Gulchehra Hoja, the Uyghur journalist standing up to the Chinese regime? * Now one of the best-known voices in Uyghur journalism, Gulchehra Hoja began her career in China's state media in the 1990s before embracing the fight for press freedom. Currently living in exile in the United States, she has long been targeted by the Chinese regime for her reporting on Beijing's persecution of the Uyghurs. She spoke to Reporters Without Borde more PR