LONDON, England, Sept. 12 -- The British Film Institute issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * THE 69TH BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES PROGRAMME FOR INAUGURAL LFF EXPANDED INDUSTRY DAY New Industry Day for immersive, XR and gaming launches 15 October with Works-in-Progress showcase, talks and networking events * The 69th BFI London Film Festival (LFF) in partnership with American Express will debut its first LFF Expanded Industry Day on Wednesday 15 October 2025, sup  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 13 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2025: * * * CPJ to honor tenacious journalists with 2025 International Press Freedom Awards Esteemed awardees from four regions to be recognized in November * The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today announced that it will honor journalists from China, Ecuador, Kyrgyzstan, and Tunisia - as well as a champion of U.S. press freedom - at its 35th annual International Press Freedom   more

HAMILTON, New York, Sept. 12 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Global Leaders at Colgate to Feature Author Michael Lewis * Michael Lewis, best-selling author of The Big Short and Boomerang, will speak to the Colgate community during Family Weekend, Nov. 1 at 6:30 p.m. in Memorial Chapel and online. His visit is part of the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate. Information on in-person tickets and livestream registration will be posted at colgate.edu/gls. A  more

PARIS, France, Sept. 13 -- The WAN-IFRA - World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers posted the following news release on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * Global news media call on U.S. to scrap new visa proposal Dozens of major news and journalist organisations worldwide are urging the U.S. government to drop a proposal that would drastically shorten the time foreign correspondents can live and work in America. * The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed a rule that would limit s  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 12 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss's Polarizing and Fascinating Football Coach, Examined in New ESPN E60 * * E60: The Many Lives of Lane Kiffin debuts Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN; extended version streaming afterward on ESPN App From infamous firings to social media trolling, Lane Kiffin is one of the most polarizing and fascinating figures in sports. In a new epi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Gretchen Carlson, a journalist and co-founder of Lift Our Voices, from a Sept. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Older Americans: Leveling the Playing Field for Older Workers": * * * Chairman Scott, I don't think I've seen you since I was on Fox and Friends and we both tried to wrestle a baby alligator at the Villages in Florida. Great to see you. Ranking Member Gillibrand, and other distingui  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Personnel changes in public policy organizations, colleges and government agencies - Sept. 12, 2025: * * * CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY: The Board of Trustees has appointed Richard A. Carvajal as president of California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, where he becomes the ninth president and the first Latino to lead the institution. Carvajal, currently president of Valdosta State University in Georgia, returns to his native Humboldt County with a deep  more