WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Media] -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * Announcing the Winner of the Financial Times and Pulitzer Center Global Health Film Grant * The Pulitzer Center and One World Media are pleased to announce the winner of the Global Health Film Grant in collaboration with the Financial Times. Following a worldwide open call, we have selected a grantee from amongst nearly 200 applications.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter Honors The Oregonian's 175 Years of Journalism, Enshrines Legacy in Congressional Record * The Oregonian is the longest continuously published newspaper west of Salt Lake City WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) celebrated The Oregonian marking 175 years in publication (link is external) by formally entering a tribute into the Congressional Record, the permanent a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Signalgate Report Reveals Defense Secretary Hegseth Put Troops in Danger The Pentagon today released its monthslong internal watchdog review of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of Signal to discuss sensitive military operations. Hegseth refused to turn over his phone or be interviewed by the Inspector General for the investigation related to the leak of highly sensitive US mili  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Statement on Inspector General Report on Signalgate * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement in response to the Pentagon inspector general's Report (link is external) on Signalgate. "Today's report independently confirms what many of us suspected: Secretary Hegseth's reckless actions put  more

VIENNA, Austria, Dec. 5 -- ADF International issued the following news release: * * * Experts Highlight Escalating Violence Against Christians in India and Pakistan at European Parliament * MEPs, advocates, and survivors warn of intensifying anti-Christian violence across South Asia * Speakers call for stronger EU action as attacks surge in India, Pakistan, and neighbouring countries * Members of the European Parliament, human rights advocates, and survivors of persecution gathered at the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Dec. 4, 2025, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Abkakhzia Expels Russian Political Technologists By Giorgi Menabde Executive Summary: * Abkhaz officials expelled Russian political technologists, following confrontations with opposition figures who accused the specialists of election interference during Abkhazia's November 8 local elections. * Several issues remain between Sokhumi and Moscow, and the Abkhaz   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Media] -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * Journalist Karen Hao's St. Louis Visit Explores AI's Impacts on Society, Environment Author: Ann Peters Journalist Karen Hao spoke with community members, students, and faculty at Washington University in St. Louis about her latest reporting on artificial intelligence (AI) and its impacts on society and the environment. Her comments came  more

GOTTINGEN, Germany, Dec. 5 -- The Society for Threatened Peoples issued the following news release: * * * Russia intensifies repression in Crimea STP deeply concerned about Crimean Tatar journalist Lenora Dyulber * The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) is deeply concerned about the arrest of internationally renowned Crimean Tatar political scientist and journalist Lenora Dyulber by Russian law enforcement officials. At 6 a.m. local time today, December 4, Russian law enforcement officer  more

VIENNA, Austria, Dec. 5 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * Thailand: IPI urges government to drop cross-border defamation charges against Murray Hunter Case highlights alarming rise of transnational repression in Southeast Asia * The IPI global network is deeply concerned by the Thai government's decision to pursue criminal defamation charges against journalist Murray Hunter on behalf of the Malaysian government. IPI urges Thai authorities to drop all char  more

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 4 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * The Helen Edison Lecture Series Presents Ambassador Jeff Flake, December 18 * A Call for principled leadership When Flake takes the stage at Park & Market, he plans to speak to the responsibilities citizens and future leaders share in shaping the country's democratic future. His message centers on the challenges of governing in a fractured climate, the importance of restraint and  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 4 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Ukraine: Peace plan must ensure accountability for crimes against journalists * As negotiations continue over a peace plan to end the Russian war on Ukraine, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) join the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and partner organisations in strongly opposing any proposals on granting amnesty for potent  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 4 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Vietnam: Journalist detained on anti-state charges * Journalist Do Van Nga has been charged with disseminating anti-state propaganda on November 17 after disappearing following his arrival at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat International Airport earlier that month. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges the Vietnamese authorities to immediately   more