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Journalism Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Saturday March 30, 2024 ( 15 items )  

American Economic Liberties Project: USTR's 2024 Trade Barrier Report Makes U.S. Trade Policy More Consistent With Congressional, Administration Domestic Policy Goals
WASHINGTON, March 30 (TNSres) -- The American Economic Liberties Project issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: American Economic Liberties Project (AELP) appreciates the Biden administration's ongoing effort to make U.S. trade policy consistent with the Biden administration's competition and other pro-worker and pro-consumer goals and policies, which today's 2024 National Trade Estimate (NTE) report reflects. For many years, the annual NTE report, which lists what the U.S. gover  more

Arizona State University: Glendale High School Student Wins Cronkite Content Creator Challenge
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 30 -- Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication issued the following news: Glendale, Arizona high school student Alyssa Jackson loves film and creating videos. So when she learned of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication's inaugural Cronkite Content Creator Challenge, Jacskon knew it was a chance to showcase her skills. The contest provides an opportunity for high schoolers across Arizona to harness  more

Drake University Announces Winners of 2024 Alumni Awards
DES MOINES, Iowa, March 30 -- Drake University issued the following news release: The Drake University National Alumni Association Board of Directors announced today the 2024 recipients of its annual Alumni Awards. Recipients of this year's awards include accomplished Drake staff and faculty members, a career educator, a dedicated public servant, an up-and-coming CEO, and an entrepreneur and advocate for diversity and inclusion. The Drake University National Alumni Association will host the 202  more

ESPN: Andscape Reaches Multi-Year Extension With Senior Writer Jesse Washington
BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 29 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: Andscape, the Black multimedia content studio from ESPN and Disney, has signed its senior writer and original content creator Jesse Washington to a multi-year contract extension. Washington will continue as one of Andscape's leading narrative journalists and headlining as a content creator focusing on long and short-form stories at the intersection of the Black identity and culture. Washington's   more

Flagler College: Jodi Enda's Forum Lecture Draws Through-Line of Importance for Women in Politics, Journalism, and the Voting Booth
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, March 30 -- Flagler College issued the following news: By Anna Boone A 1978 celebration of "women's contributions to culture, history and society organized by the school district of Sonoma, California" was the original inspiration for a presidential declaration of National Women's History Week in 1980. This Women's History Month, which March was later dedicated as in its entirety, Flagler's Forum on Government and Public Policy welcomed Washington Bureau Chief and Seni  more

HawkStrong: Katie Warden Wins First Place at Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 3
DEARBORN, Michigan, March 29 -- Henry Ford College issued the following news release: There was plenty of "joy and shock" when HFC student Katie Warden learned she had won in her category of Best Allied Design at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 3 at the University of Michigan-Flint for her puppetry work in HFC's production of Robert Lawson's The Passage. "It was one of the most stressful things I've ever gone through. I felt there was no way I could win. This was my  more

House Education & Workforce Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Ex-NLRB Chairman Pearce
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions issued the following testimony by Mark Gaston Pearce, ex-chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, involving a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development on March 12, 2024, entitled "Safeguarding Student-Athletes From NLRB Misclassification": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. My name is Mark Gaston Pearc  more

House, Senate Leadership Issue Statement on Evan Gershkovich
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Today, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell released the following statement: "Evan Gershkovich, an American citizen and reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has now spent a year wrongfully detained by Putin's government. We continue to condemn his base  more

Joint Statement On One Year Anniversary Of Evan Gershkovich's Captivity
WASHINGTON, March 29 (Sen.) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and Leader Jeffries released the following statement: "Evan Gershkovich, an American citizen and reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has now spent a year wrongfully detained by Putin's government. We continue to condemn his baseless arrest, fabricated charges, and unjust imprisonment. "Forty-five years ago, Evan's parents, E  more

Princeton School of Public & International Affairs: Women's History Month - Afghan Girls Struggle for Education
PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 30 -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: To commemorate Women's History Month, the Afghanistan Policy Lab at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs has conducted interviews with eight courageous Afghan school-age girls in Afghansitan. These courageous individuals have been prevented from attending secondary school since the Taliban seized power in 2021. Their stories shed light on the stark   more

Rep. DeSaulnier Introduces Resolution on Importance of Local Print, Digital Journalism
WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., introduced a resolution on Feb. 9, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on March 28. H. Res. 1005. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of local print and digital journalism to the continued welfare, transparency, and prosperity of government at every level and the continuation and freedom of the United States as it is known today; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountabili  more

Rep. Pressley Introduces Resolution to Recognize Duty to Create Federal Job Guarantee
WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., introduced a resolution on Feb. 14, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on March 28. H. Res. 1011. A resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Federal job guarantee; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. * * * Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Federal job guarantee. Whereas, 75 years ago, Article 23 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights set forth the economi  more

Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Leader Jeffries Issue Statement on Evan Gershkovich
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Today, Speaker Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Schumer, Senate Minority Leader McConnell, and House Minority Leader Jeffries released the following statement marking one year since the Russian government detained Evan Gershkovich. "Evan Gershkovich, an American citizen and reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has now spent a year wrongfully detained by Putin's governmen  more

UCA Supports Three Students at Venice Biennale 2024
CANTERBURY, England, March 29 -- The University for the Creative Arts issued the following news: The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) has partnerned with British Council's Venice Biennale Fellowships Programme to support three students who will spend a month at the Biennale. A British Council panel selected Viktorie Brezinova, Yi (Jill) Chen, and Youssef ElNahas to participate in the British Pavillion programme, under the theme Foreigners Everywhere, developing their creative projects an  more

USC Information Sciences Institute: "AI is Also the Reinvention of Communication"
MARINA DEL REY, California, March 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, a component of the Viterbi School of Engineering, issued the following news: * * * EPISODE 20 | ISI's Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know his researchers. This week: Alex Spangher * * * Adam Russell, AI/nthropologist and Director of the AI Division at the USC Information Sciences Institute (ISI), is on a journey to help build a better   more