PARIS, France, Aug. 21 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * "Flood them with fans": RSF launches solidarity campaign together with exiled Azerbaijani organizations for imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Sevinj Vagifgizi and other reporters * In light of the ongoing repression of independent media in Azerbaijan, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Azerbaijani organizations in exile Free Voices Collective, Meydan TV, Toplum TV and Qazetci are launching  more

PARIS, France, Aug. 21 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * "The public broadcaster has fallen under government control": Georgian journalist Joseph Katsitadze testifies to GPB's loss of independence * In a video for Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Georgian journalist Joseph Katsitadze testifies to the subordination of the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB), his former employer, to the authorities. The public broadcaster has gradually been transform  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Journalist Detained by ICE for Livestreaming Law Enforcement Activity Files for Immediate Release * En espanol: https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/periodista-detenido-por-ice-al-transmitir-en-vivo-actividades-policiales-solicita-liberac  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Periodista detenido por ICE al transmitir en vivo actividades policiales solicita liberacion inmediata * In English: https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/journalist-detained-by-ice-for-livestreaming-law-enforcement-activity-files-for-imme  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [Category: Media] -- The National Press Club posted the following news release: * * * Robert Costa of CBS News, 'CBS Sunday Morning' to accept National Press Club's highest honor * Robert Costa, a national correspondent for "CBS Sunday Morning" and chief Washington analyst for CBS News, will accept the National Press Club's Fourth Estate Award during a gala in his honor on Dec. 9 in Washington. The award recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Leads Group of 17 Senators in Pressing Trump Administration About Killing of Journalists in Gaza; Urging Increased Protections, Access for Press * HONOLULU - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, led a group of 17 senators in writing to Secretary of State Marco Rubio raising concerns about the recent kil  more

LONDON, Canada, Aug. 21 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * PhD candidate investigates human consequences of crisis journalism Houda Houbeish's passion for writing inspired her journey as reporter and researcher By EJ Boston Growing up in Saida, a coastal city in Lebanon, Houda Houbeish always found joy in literature and writing. It led her to journalism, then non-profit communications and eventually back to higher education, where she hit a sweet spot - the ability to   more