Sunday - May 19, 2024
Journalism Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Wednesday May 01, 2024 ( 6 items )  

FCPS Students Take Top Honors at Virginia FBLA State Leadership Conference
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 1 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: Twenty four Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students won first place awards at the 2024 Virginia Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Leadership Conference held recently in Reston. More than 100 students placed in the top four in their event and qualified to compete in the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Orlando in June. A complete list of winners is below. Diane Donkor from Edison   more

Games & Culture Issues Research Articles in June 2024 Edition
THOUSAND OAKS, California, May 1 -- Games and Culture, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features the socio-cultural, political and economic dimensions of gaming, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol. 19, Issue 4): Articles: * "We're All Mad Here!": Becoming God in Bloodborne * The Ones Who Walk Away from Hallownest: Hollow Knight's Radical Response to the Omelas Dilemma * "Never Good Enough": Player Identities, Experiences, and Coping Strateg  more

GCSAA NAMES ANDREW HARTSOCK AS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF ITS INDUSTRY-LEADING GCM MAGAZINE
LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 1 -- The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America issued the following news release: Andrew Hartsock, a veteran journalist who has spent the past six years as managing editor of Golf Course Management (GCM) magazine, has been promoted to editor-in-chief of GCM and director of publications for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). Hartsock will oversee the writing, editing and overall production of GCSAA's award-winning monthly publicati  more

Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism: Pulitzer Winner Robert Samuels to Address Medill Convocation
EVANSTON, Illinois, May 1 -- Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism issued the following news: Reporter and author Robert Samuels (BSJ06) will address 2024 graduates and their families as the convocation speaker for the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. "We are honored to have Robert share his advice and insights with the Class of 2024," said Dean Charles Whitaker (BSJ80, MSJ81). "His outstanding accomplishments will provide inspiration to   more

Sen. Cruz Demands Answers from Corporation for Public Broadcasting about NPR's Biased Reporting
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, sent a letter to Patricia de Stacy Harrison, the President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), questioning her about taxpayer-funded National Public Radio's (NPR) reporting, which has become increasingly liberal and partisan in recent years. NPR receives taxpayer funding through CPB. CPB fa  more

UU World Shines a Spotlight on Shared Ministry and Communal Care
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Unitarian Universalist Association issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: What does shared ministry look like in today's Unitarian Universalist movement? How can Unitarian Universalists (UUs) collaborate to create a liberatory faith for themselves and others? These are the fundamental questions asked by the Spring 2024 issue of UU World, which is now available at newsstands and online (https://www.uuworld.org/?_gl=1*1m7l3nx*_ga*MTY2MDQ2  more