SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 9 -- The Asian American Journalists Association issued the following news release: * * * The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is proud to announce the recipients of our Fall/Winter 2025 scholarships, fellowships, and internships. These opportunities support students and emerging journalists by providing hands-on experience and financial support as they pursue careers in journalism and media. Thank you to our judges and sponsors. White House Correspo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 9 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * BU Commencement 2025: Everything You Need to Know By Rich Barlow Boston University's 152nd All-University Commencement, on Sunday, May 18, will mark two firsts. The Class of 2025 will be the first to say farewell to BU under the leadership of President Melissa Gilliam. And for the first time, tickets (which are free) will be required for the Nickerson Field ceremony. Graduating students registered for digita  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Zeteo Doc on Israeli Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, Condemns Biden Foreign Policy Team for Covering Up Murder The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a documentary produced by Zeteo on Israel's killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and exp  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 8 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Junior Evan Harris wins Pulitzer Center Fellowship The Pulitzer Center has awarded a fellowship to Wake Forest University junior Evan Harris. The $3,000 award will support reporting on the impact of overtourism on Bali, Indonesia. A politics and international affairs major from Greensboro, Harris plans to use writing, photography and audio recording to tell the stories of the local business owner  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Presses Justice Department on Media Subpoena Policy and Threats to the First Amendment WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) led her Judiciary Committee colleagues in pressing Attorney General Pam Bondi regarding her decision to change Justice Department policies to make it easier for the Justice Department to subpoena journalists to obtain information about their confidential sou  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * Library of Congress Acquires Major Photography and Manuscript Collection Documenting the Chicano Movement The Library of Congress has acquired the photographs, manuscripts and periodical collection of Raul Ruiz, a leading figure in the Chicano Movement in Los Angeles beginning in the 1960s. Ruiz (1940-2019) was an activist, journalist, photographer, educator and political candidate who advocated for the rights of   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 8 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Palestine: At least 159 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza [UPDATED 08.05.2025] At least 129 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during the war in Gaza. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemn the killings and continu  more

LONDON, England, May 8 [Category: BizMedia] -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Palestine: NUJ condemns further killings by Israeli bombing The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) joins the International Federation of Journalists in condemning the killing of journalist Yahya Subaih on 7 May, following Israeli bombing in western Gaza City. Bombing also targeted at the Ak-Karama school in the Al-Tuffah neighbourhood led to the killing of journalist Nour El-Di  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * The Phony War: Ukraine and Russia's Decoy Drones Kyiv's drones have hit targets ever deeper into Russian territory in the first months of 2025, destroying oil refineries, airfields, and crippling infrastructure that fuels Russia's war machine. Ukraine flexed its growing strike capabilities in March, hitting Moscow in what the city's mayor described as the "largest drone attack" of the war, and Russia  more

NEW YORK, May 8 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * TNT Sports Assembles Grand Slam Commentator Roster for its Global Coverage of Roland-Garros TNT Sports' and Eurosport's global coverage of the 129 th Roland-Garros will feature an esteemed roster of commentators and contributors that will be prominently featured throughout the prestigious clay court Grand Slam tennis tournament. This unrivaled collectio  more