ASHLAND, Ohio, April 27 -- Ashland University issued the following news: About 75 Ashland University students were recognized individually for their academic achievement and two faculty members were honored for their outstanding work at the annual Academic Honors Convocation, held April 21 at the Jack and Deb Miller Chapel. The purpose of the convocation is to celebrate academic achievement, promote community and recognize sophomores, juniors and seniors with Outstanding Student Awards. The cr  more

FRESNO, California, April 27 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: Fresnoland and Bakersfield's SJV Water website took top honors on April 23 in the 36th annual George F. Gruner Awards journalism competition for news publications in the central San Joaquin Valley. Honors went to several newspapers as well as digital news sources, which became eligible for Gruner recognition just this year. Winning entries across categories included light-hearted feat  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 27 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Sian Wilkerson For decades, Virginia Commonwealth University's journalism students have taken on the mantle of local and state news coverage, reporting on real issues for real readers. Now, as the award-winning Capital News Service and VCU InSight programs celebrate important milestones, educators are more focused than ever on introducing budding reporters to the realities of the industry. CNS, whi  more

NEW YORK, April 27 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism issued the following news: The AI Journalism Lab at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, created in collaboration with Microsoft, is thrilled to introduce its inaugural cohort of 25 journalists, media leaders, academics, and artificial intelligence practitioners. These individuals are finding ways to navigate and harness generative AI in ethical ways that reinforce trust from communities and   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Ahead of the White House Correspondents' Dinner, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "We hope everyone has a good time this weekend, because if Donald Trump wins in November, this Saturday could also be known as the last White House Correspondents' Dinner. To state the obvious: Trump is a thin-skinned narcissist who - despite spending seemingly every waking moment g  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued the following written testimony by Jamestown Foundation President Peter Mattis involving a hearing on April 17, 2024, entitled "Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party's Political Warfare, Part I": * * * Overview The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks to bring about what it calls the "Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation"-also referred to as "national rejuvenation"--and to remake the international   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The International Center for Journalists issued the following news release: Investigative reporting teams across four continents are working with ICFJ's support to expose the sources and money behind electoral disinformation campaigns, in a pivotal year for democracy when more than 2.6 billion people are expected to go to the polls. The teams are investigating the individuals, organizations and financing behind "digital mercenaries" in sub-Saharan African elections, pol  more

VIENNA, Austria, April 27 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on April 25, 2024: Togo authorities must allow the media to freely and safely cover the April 29 parliamentary and regional elections, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. There is growing pressure on journalists in Togo ahead of the vote. This month, authorities arrested and expelled French journalist Thomas Dietrich. Additionally, the country's media regulatory body suspended accreditation  more

LONDON, England, April 23 (TNScapv) -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, issued the following news: * * * ARTICLE 19 Europe joins a group of over 70 rights organisations and media outlets in expressing steadfast solidarity with the Italian Domani newspaper. Three of Domani's reporters are facing up to 9 years in prison for doing their job. This latest example of legal harassment underscores the erosion of media freedom in Italy. Read the petit  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senator Angus King (I-ME) has joined a resolution designating April 2024 as "Preserving and Protecting Local News Month." The resolution recognizes local news as a public good that serves an essential function in American democracy. "Local news is the key to better informed communities, public interest journalism, and responsive governance - and the men and women who believe in reporting are feeling an   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 27 -- Lincoln Land Community College issued the following news: College for Kids at Lincoln Land Community College will offer more than 60 programs this summer from June 10-July 25 thanks to new and continuing partnerships. Most programs will be held at the Springfield campus, 5250 Shepherd Rd. New this year are theater camps for grades 1-8. There are three camps -- Introduction to Theater, Auditioning for Theater and Introduction to Production, which includes back  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news: * * * The free virtual summit brought together top executives and talent across NBCUniversal and Comcast's portfolio, as well as various external industry leaders, to participate in panels designed to expose students and professionals to a range of topics surrounding subjects of leadership. * * * On April 11, NBCU Academy, a free, award-winning education program for developing new skills and advancing car  more

NEW YORK, April 27 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism issued the following news: Student-powered news outlets at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY took home 11 awards -- including six first-place honors -- in the Society of Professional Journalists' Mark of Excellence competition. The winning entries were revealed April 20 in Boston at SPJ's annual conference for Region 1, which covers most of the Northeast. First-place winners are eligible f  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 25 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: National Public Radio's Anastasia Tsioulcas has been named the inaugural Knight-Wallace Arts Journalism Fellow in a joint effort between the University of Michigan Arts Initiative and the Wallace House Center for Journalists. Tsioulcas is a correspondent on NPR's Culture Desk and classical music critic at The New York Times--the first journalist to hold such a dual role. Her reporting focuses on music at the  more

ITHACA, New York, April 25 -- Cornell University issued the following news: As media correspondent for NPR, David Folkenflik '91 has to respond to breaking news regardless of what else he's doing, and that necessity didn't change just because he was on campus as this year's Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist for the College of Arts and Sciences. But despite managing two major stories he still made it to every stop on a packed schedule that included meetings with faculty, class visits, a   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 25 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Students, faculty and staff of Oklahoma State University's School of Media and Strategic Communications gathered in the Student Union Theater on Wednesday for the 35th annual Paul Miller lecture series. This year, 2003 OSU alumnus Josh Hinkle spoke to students about expanding audiences, accountability and investigative impact in journalism. Hinkle is the director of investigations and innovations  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: Maddy Keyes, a senior from the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been chosen as a Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow to explore the ecological grief caused by climate change for the Inuit in Greenland. "I'm very excited to have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from those at the Pulitzer Center, which continues to do incredible and impactful work," Keyes said. "C  more

VIENNA, Austria, April 24 -- The International Press Institute issued the following statement on April 23, 2024, with 71 co-signers: * * * Three reporters at Domani - Giovanni Tizian, Nello Trocchia, Stefano Vergine - are facing up to 9 years in prison. They are under investigation by Perugia Prosecutor's Office for allegedly having requested and received confidential documents from a public official, and for allegedly breaching the secrecy of the investigation through the request and publicat  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 25 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Members of Syracuse University's military-connected community pose for a group photo with Otto before the 2024 SVO Ball & Awards Banquet. Syracuse University's military-connected community came together for an evening of celebration during the annual Student Veterans Organization (SVO) Ball & Awards Banquet. The formal event, held each year during the Spring semester, acknowledges the accomplishments within the vete  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has been selected for an academic fellowship that supports early-career researchers studying science communication related to water issues. Dr. Kyungsun Lee, assistant professor of geography and coordinator of the geography minor at UA Little Rock, has been named to the second cohort of the SciComm Identities Projects Fellowship  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 27 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Emily Richardson, VCU College of Humanities and Sciences Paul Woody grew up reading the columnists in his hometown newspaper in Roanoke. "They were clever, they could be biting, they could be insightful, they could be sympathetic," said Woody, who earned two degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University. "You read those guys, and you read the way they do things and approach things, and you think, 'I  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: WPSU, a Penn State student and several recent graduates will receive a Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters (PAB) Excellence in Broadcasting Award for a series of stories they produced in 2023 as part of a collaborative project between WPSU and the News Lab at Penn State, housed in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. The Judges' Merit Award will go to WPSU's "Navigating Infla  more