VIENNA, Austria, May 23 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on May 22, 2025: * * * Albania: Blatant intimidation of journalists covering parliamentary elections Press freedom and journalist groups highlight recent obstruction and hostility towards media covering vote Albania: Blatant intimidation of journalists covering parliamentary elections The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners and the SafeJournalists N  more

LONDON, England, May 22 [Category: Sociological] -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following news: * * * Albania: Investigate attacks against journalists The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and the SafeJournalists Network (SJN) today raise alarm over numerous incidents of intimidation and obstruction faced by journalists covering the Albanian parliamentary elections. Since the 11 May elections, at least 20 journalists and me  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The National Geographic Society issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Builders Vision and the National Geographic Society Announce a New Program Focused on Storytelling for Healthy Oceans The two organizations' inaugural, collaborative program will highlight changemakers driving impactful solutions for our world's oceans Today, Builders Vision and the National Geographic Society are proud to announce a new program that will amplify the voices of peopl  more

FULLERTON, California, May 23 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: * * * Longtime Journalist Vikki Vargas Receives Honorary Doctorate, Urges Grads to 'Do More Than What Is Asked' The 1981 Alum Has Been a Mentor and Role Model for Many Titans Before becoming a trail-blazing broadcast journalist, Vikki Vargas got her start earning a bachelor's degree while working part time in a grocery store. Now she's capped off a four-decade career with an hono  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 22 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Cambodia: Environmental journalist detained after reporting on illegal deforestation 22 May 2025 # Environmental journalist Ouk Mao has been arrested and charged after reporting on illegal logging in a wildlife sanctuary after a ten-month campaign of legal harassment against him. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Camb  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on May 22, 2025, as part of the Never Trump Media Pundits and the Bridges They've Burned (full series): * * * Never Trump Media Pundits: Robert Kagan By Ken Braun Turning trees to cringe wasn't always what readers expected from The Atlantic. Just prior to Trump's first run for office, it was still a serious ideas journal. "If You're Not Paranoid, You're Crazy," the November 2015 cover story, was a prescient wa  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * Celebrate Books, Music and Poetry During Live! At the Library in June Live! At the Library in June will offer a dynamic evening of music, literature and conversation. Visitors on June 5 are invited to begin the night with a compelling talk by I. Augustus Durham who will explore the musical connection between Marvin Gaye and George Gershwin. Later in the evening, join acclaimed novelist Thomas Mallon for a discussio  more

PARIS, France, May 22 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * DRC: RSF mobilises to support Congolese journalists forced to flee combat zones Due to the deteriorating security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since the beginning of 2025, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has ramped up its efforts to meet the needs of Congolese journalists forced to flee the region because of their work. The NGO has provided aid to around 40 threatened j  more

PARIS, France, May 22 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * El Salvador: RSF on high alert as state persecution of journalists intensifies Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is extremely concerned about the serious deterioration of press freedom in El Salvador, which continues to plummet in the RSF World Press Freedom Index. The Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights and Freedom of Expression has resigned and the latest threats to El Faro, one of the  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 23 -- The International Commission of Jurists issued the following news: * * * The ICJ addresses the African Commission on Human and People's Rights on human rights Egypt, Eswatini, Libya, Tunisia Highlights the situations of the rights of persons with disabilities in Africa As the 83rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights comes to an end, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) highlights its participation through the oral st  more

PARIS, France, May 22 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Is there a future for Guinea's press? Not without the country's banned media outlets Guinea's media regulator just concluded the "Forum on the Future of the Press," an event dedicated to rebuilding the country's media landscape, yet six iconic news outlets remain blocked. Four private radio stations and two private television channels have been banned from broadcasting for a year, drastically  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Ossoff Reintroduce Congressional Stock Trading Ban Kelly, Ossoff continue leading push to ban stock trading by members of Congress Bill requires members of Congress & their families to place stock portfolios in blind trusts or divest holdings 86% of Americans support banning stock trading by members of Congress Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) introduced their Ban Cong  more

PARIS, France, May 21 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Mexico: RSF condemns the murder of Jose Carlos Gonzalez Herrera and calls for a thorough investigation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) strongly condemns the murder of Jose Carlos Gonzalez Herrera, the fourth journalist killed in Mexico in 2025. The head of the local Facebook news page El Guerrero, Opinion Ciudadana was shot dead on 15 May in central Acapulco, in the state of Guerrero. RSF cal  more

NEW YORK, May 22 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * PEN America Joins Journalist Assistance Network to Address Growing Need for Legal, Safety, Immigration Resources (NEW YORK)-- Five major U.S.-based press freedom organizations announced today the launch of a network to provide legal and safety resources and training to journalists and news  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 22 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Samoa: IFJ calls for repeal of criminal libel law after JAWS president charged 22 May 2025 # Lagi Keresoma, a veteran Samoan journalist with Talamua Media and president of the IFJ's Samoan affiliate, the Journalists Association of (Western) Samoa (JAWS), has been charged under the country's criminal defamation law in response to an article published on May 1  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 23 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Six Missouri School of Journalism students place in Hearst Journalism Awards, powering first-place finish in Intercollegiate Broadcast Competition By Emily Early COLUMBIA, Mo. (May 22, 2025) -- Six Missouri School of Journalism seniors have been honored by the 2024-2025 Hearst Journalism Awards Program, adding to the seven awards already earned in this year's competition.   more

NEW YORK, May 23 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news release: * * * US press freedom groups launch Journalist Assistance Network to address growing need for legal, safety, immigration resources Five major U.S.-based press freedom organizations announced Thursday the launch of a network to provide legal and safety resources and training to journalists and newsrooms in the United States.  The Journalist Assistance Network comprises five founding members: the Comm  more