KARACHI, Pakistan, April 6 -- Aga Khan University issued the following news: Shanta Nepali's captivating short documentary, "Dhye Dreams," part of the 10-episode documentary series 'Voices from the Roof of the World (VRW)' Season 3, has achieved a remarkable feat at the recent 13th Nepal European Union Film Festival (NEUFF) 2024. The film emerged victorious, securing the coveted title of Best Short Documentary Film. NEUFF, an annual celebration of cultural diversity and cinematic exchange betw  more

CAIRO, Egypt, April 6 -- The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies issued the following statement on April 5, 2024, with 17 organizations: * * * We, the signing associations and organizations, call on the Algerian authorities to release unjustly imprisoned detainees for expressing their opinions or peacefully exercising their freedoms, and to open up civic space to civil society actors in order to ensure the unhindered exercise of their missions towards the rule of law. The year 2024 marks  more

LONDON, England, April 6 -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, issued the following agency statement on April 5, 2024: * * * ARTICLE 19 calls on the Government of Algeria to abolish three new media laws, adopted in 2023, as they fail to meet international human rights standards on freedom of expression. While urging the full revisal of the laws, we propose that the Algerian government commits to certain immediate interim steps to prevent furthe  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 6 -- Boston University's College of Communication issued the following news: By Mara Sassoon In the 30-plus years since he graduated from BU, Adam Gerber has seen the media landscape undergo a complete transformation--and he moved right along with it. Gerber, who started out in the business with a typewriter on his desk, is now head of ads commercialization for Netflix, where he develops new ad models for the company's recent venture into ad-supported streaming. G  more

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, April 6 -- Clark State College issued the following news: Clark State College has appointed Erika Daggett as the director of marketing. The director of marketing leads collaborative efforts to promote the image of the College to support and sustain enrollment growth. This position is responsible for all advertising, media relations, print, brand management and college-wide student communications. "I am thrilled to be joining the Clark State College family and I'm looking fo  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, April 6 (TNSres) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news: * * * The seminar serves as William & Mary's incubator for investigative reporting. * * * Sharp Journalism Seminar students at William & Mary shared insights from their year-long research and writing journeys to an audience of more than 40 students, staff and faculty March 26 in the Grimsley Board Room. The four-credit, two-semester seminar, which is a partnership between the Charles Cente  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The International Center for Journalists issued the following news release: A journalist who investigated a potentially deadly concoction sold in the streets of Nigeria and another who chronicled a fight for abortion rights in Kenya are the 2024 winners of the Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling. Kemi Busari's winning story, "Baba Aisha, Nigeria's fake 'doctor' cashing out on deadly concoction that cures nothing," investigates a low-end herbal p  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, April 6 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: The Los Angeles Times was honored in the 2023 Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Awards contest, winning first place in the Sports Investigations category and receiving finalist honors in two other categories. The IRE Awards, which recognize the most outstanding watchdog journalism of the year, were announced on Friday, Apr. 5. Times Staff Writer Melody Gutierrez's investigation   more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 6 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University's Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy will end the 2023-2024 academic year with a lecture by POLITICO editor, author and lawyer Peter Canellos titled "John Marshall Harlan and the Power of Dissent." The event, which is free and open to the public, is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall. Canellos's lecture will focus on the me  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The International Women's Media Foundation issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) today announced freelance photojournalist Samar Abu Elouf as the 10th annual recipient of its Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award. The global recognition honors women photojournalists who document humanity amid conflict as well as the challenges facing marginalized populations worldwide. This year's award is being   more

RADFORD, Virginia, April 6 -- Radford University issued the following news release: Radford University welcomed back one of its own, Marty Smith '98, for a special production on March 23. Smith, now a prominent figure on ESPN, hosted a three-hour show called "Marty & McGee," which was broadcast live from the School of Communication TV studio. Students in Michael Meindl's Media Production class played a crucial role in the production, providing assistance with various aspects of the show. Smith  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 6 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Brian McNeill Quayde Stuckey, a junior kinetic imaging major, is performing his electronic music composition, "Marsh in July" in a dark classroom in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts Depot Annex. His classmates lounge on blankets and listen intently. Stuckey was one of six students in VCUarts Department of Kinetic Imaging's Data Sonification class who performed their music at a  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 6 -- Creighton University issued the following news: Two longtime Creighton Jesuits - the Rev. Don Doll, SJ, professor emeritus of journalism, and the Rev. Andy Alexander, SJ, director of the Collaborative Ministry Office and Online Ministries - will be moving to the St. Camillus Jesuit Community in Milwaukee in May. "There are few who have extended Creighton's reach on such a global scale as these two Jesuits," said Creighton President the Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 6 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Natalie Pedicino to represent UC Santa Cruz at Grad Slam Championship on May 3 * * * By Mike Pena Our mascot may be sluggish, but UC Santa Cruz was the quickest among our sister UC campuses to present our contestant for this year's systemwide Grad Slam championship. Natalie Pedicino, a Ph.D. student in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, will bolt up to San Fra  more

LONDON, England, April 6 -- The University and College Union issued the following news: Staff at the University of Kent have backed strike action in defence of jobs. The result comes as the person in charge of the cuts, vice-chancellor Karen Cox, announces she will step down in May, before they are even implemented. An overwhelming 85% of UCU members who voted said yes to strike action in a ballot with a turnout of 57%. The vote comes after 58 staff were placed at risk of redundancy as part of  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller UA Little Rock's Sequoyah National Research Center helped commemorate the history of journalism in the Cherokee Nation by joining the "Cherokee Journalism and Printing" event celebrating the 196th anniversary of the first edition of the Cherokee Phoenix. The Cherokee Phoenix is the first newspaper published by Native Americans in the U.S. as well as the first newspaper published  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 6 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Sian Wilkerson Emily Richardson has always been a writer. As a kid, her command of language took the form of creative writing. Now, she's putting her passion to work in the field of journalism. "There was never a question about if I was going to be writing or not," said Richardson, who will graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in mass communications and a minor in gender, sexuality and women's st  more