ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 16 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * Air & Space Forces Magazine's Chris Gordon Wins 'Best New Journalist' at Defence Media Awards * Air & Space Forces Magazine's Chris Gordon was named "Best New Journalist" at the 2026 Defence Media Awards, where his work was praised by judges for "unparalleled feature-style storytelling." Gordon, the magazine's Pentagon Editor, was also a finalist in two other categories, Best Breaking News and Best In-d more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 16 -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following news: * * * Malta: Another year without full justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia's murder October 16, 2026 On the ninth anniversary of the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the undersigned international media freedom and journalist groups today lament that full justice for her car bomb assassination remains painfully elusive. Our organisations, which have campaigned for accoun more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 16 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Bangladesh: Journalist dies in fatal shooting in Northern Bangladesh * Alif, the Netrokona correspondent for private media Internet Protocol Television's (IPTV) channel Ruposhi Bangla, was fatally shot by two unidentified gunmen at around 8pm as he sat at a shop in the marketplace on the Shyamganj-Birishiri road in Netrokona in Kalkamanda Municipality. The gunman fled the scene on motorcycles. First responders more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, Oct. 15 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * BBC environment journalist teams up with Cardiff University academic to explore the unintended consequences of the global clean energy transition * BBC journalist Matt McGrath will work with academics at Cardiff University on an in-depth reporting project exploring the global clean energy transition. McGrath, an experienced journalist who has covered environmental issues for over 30 years, will be supported by Professor Richard Cowell from the Department of Geog more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Oct. 15 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Caleb Hellerman to share insights from in-depth cancer reporting at Smith/Patterson Lecture * COLUMBIA, Mo. (Oct. 15, 2026) -- Caleb Hellerman, a producer, writer and director reporting on health issues for PBS, CNN and BBC, will deliver the Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Lecture on Monday, Oct. 26, at 5 p.m. The lecture will take place in the Reynolds Journalism Institute's Smith Forum. Hellerman will discuss his rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary: * * * Dodging Russian Drones on Europe's Highway to Hell The old talk of a peaceful European future comes to a shuddering halt in the lands of eastern Ukraine. By Askold Krushelnycky October 15, 2026 Europe's longest road, the E-40, begins its 5,000-mile journey at the port of Calais, long the gateway to the British Isles, and ends in the Altai Mountains of Kazakhstan. It's part of the E-road system, which aims to help unite Europe in trade an more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on Israeli Settler Attack on Washington Post Photojournalist Heidi Levine * Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement following reports that West Bank settlers attacked Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine: "Today, masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian families harvesting olives in the West Bank village of Abu Falah. They also beat American photojournalist Heidi Levine, who was there on  more PR

PARIS, France, Oct. 16 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Freedom for Christophe Gleizes: SNJ, RSF, IFJ and EFJ call on the media to mobilise on 11 November * On Friday, 16 October, at the close of its 108th congress, the National Union of Journalists (SNJ), together with Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), issued a call for the immediate release of Christophe Gleizes, a French journalist detained in  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * HRW Letter Ahead of Upcoming visit of Vietnamese President To Lam to Belgium * We are writing in advance of the official visit of To Lam, President of Vietnam and Communist Party General Secretary, to Belgium on October 21-24, 2026. We urge you to use this opportunity to raise grave concerns about the Vietnamese government's human rights record, both in your public statements and in private meetings with him. The Vietnamese government has sha more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 16 -- Marquette University posted the following news release: * * * James Wright Foley Archives at Marquette University now open * The James Wright Foley Archives Collection at Raynor Library is now open to the public, with access available for an initial selection of materials. This first set of archives includes photos of Foley, 22 handwritten and transcribed journals, his creative writing and early reporting, and the first year of his embedded reporting with the United States military in Afghanistan in 2009. V more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 16 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Japan/Russia: Reporter arrested by Russian security services for alleged espionage * Yuki Imai, a reporter for the satellite office of the Japanese newspaper Hokkaido Shimbun, was allegedly detained by Russian police in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the main city on Sakhalin Island as he was preparing to leave the country. The island is located north of Japan between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan. State-owned  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Joint Letter: Addressing Human Rights Absuses During Vietnam's To Lam's Visit * We are writing to urge you to raise grave concerns over the Vietnamese government's intensifying repression during the upcoming visit to Brussels of To Lam, Vietnam's President and Communist Party General Secretary. Specifically, we urge you to emphasize how ongoing human rights violations, including labor rights abuses, breach not only Vietnam's international obli more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 16 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Malta: EFJ and press freedom groups lament another year passing without full justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia murder * On the ninth anniversary of the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, the undersigned international media freedom and journalist groups today lament that full justice for the car bomb assassination remains painfully elusive. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and undersigned organisa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Merkley Announce Joint Resolution of Disapproval on U.S.-Saudi Nuclear Deal, Setting Up Senate Vote * Washington (October 15, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Jeff Merkley, co-chairs of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group today introduced a Joint Resolution of Disapproval (JRD) that gives the Senate an opportunity to debate and vote on the proposed U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal before it go more PR

VIENNA, Virginia, Oct. 16 [Category: Media] -- The News/Media Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Governor Issues EO Directing Ad Procurement to Local News Organizations * Annapolis, MD - Today, Maryland Governor Wes Moore issued an Executive Order "Directing State Media and Advertising Procurement Spending to Maryland News Organizations." The measure requires Maryland state agencies to prioritize local news organizations when structuring procurements, to achieve an aspirational goal of 50% of the agency's total adve more PR

MACON, Georgia, Oct. 16 -- Middle Georgia State University posted the following news: * * * MGA Faculty Q&A: Dr. Storm Murray on the Surprising Depths of Horror Literature * Macon, GA As Halloween approaches, it's a good time to revisit the stories that keep us looking over our shoulders. In this faculty Q&A, MGA professor Dr. Storm Murray recommends three novels that use the darker side of storytelling to explore some very human questions about love, morality, addiction, and survival. Even readers who think horror isn't for them might fin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Media] -- The National Press Club posted the following news release: * * * National Press Club Statement on attack of Washington Post journalist in the West Bank * WASHINGTON, D.C., October 16 - National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. released the following statement today: "The National Press Club condemns the attack on Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine. Levine was viciously assaulted while doing exactly what an independent reporter is supposed to do - bearing witness to events unfolding in t more PR

PARIS, France, Oct. 16 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Philippines: murder of RBN News Television presenter Adrian Loterte, the eighth journalist killed under Ferdinand Marcos * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Philippine authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the murder of journalist Adrian Loterte. Investigators must establish whether his journalistic activities were a motive for the attack, in a country where journalists remain particularly vulnerable to violence.  more PR

SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct. 16 -- The University of Chile issued the following news: * * * The first University Hospital Network in Latin America is born Health and higher education institutions from six countries of the region met in the Northern Campus of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Chile, within the framework of the South-South strategy of the Casa de Bello, to share experiences and project a common agenda in training, research, innovation and governance. The rain that accompanied the morning of October 7 did not prevent outst more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 16 -- The University of Richmond posted the following news release: * * * University of Richmond Hosts Chuck Todd for Conversation About the 2026 Midterm Elections * UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND -- Veteran journalist and former Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd visited the University of Richmond last week, sitting down for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of the midterms. The nonpartisan discussion was filmed live for an episode of public radio's Full Disclosure, hosted by Roben Farzad. Held in the Modlin Cente more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 16 -- The University of Westminster posted the following news: * * * University of Westminster hosts annual Westminster Alumni Awards celebration * The University of Westminster has celebrated the outstanding achievements of its alumni at its annual Westminster Alumni Awards ceremony, bringing together graduates from across the globe to its new home for careers and enterprise in central London, Zone29. Each year, the Westminster Alumni Awards recognise the achievements of graduates from the University of Westminster,  more PR