NEW YORK, Jan. 14 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * FBI Search of Washington Post Reporter's Home Raises Serious First Amendment Concerns, Knight Institute Says * WASHINGTON-According to news reports, the FBI today searched the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson, who has been covering the Trump administration's firing of federal employees. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia Uni  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 [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: * * * FBI Search of Washington Post Reporter's Home Strikes at Heart of Press Freedom * (WASHINGTON) - PEN America expressed alarm today over the FBI's search of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home, saying it "strikes at the heart of press freedom." The Post reported that federal a  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 [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: * * * Iran's Detainees At High Risk Amidst A Communications Blackout * As mass repression of protests and dissent dramatically intensifies in Iran amidst an almost complete communications shutdown, the Free Narges Coalition and more than 30 undersigned organizations call for urgent and concret  more

BETHLEHEM, Pennsylania, Jan. 15 -- Lehigh University issued the following news: * * * Becoming 'AI Ready' With its new "AI Readiness" initiative, Lehigh embraces an AI future--where students will both learn about and with AI, and do it ethically. * No recent issue has roiled education more than artificial intelligence (AI). Especially since the rise of generative AI three years ago, educators have struggled to determine how and whether to allow AI into the classroom, and how it might be tau  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Liccardo Pushes for Oversight in Paramount's Hostile Takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery * WASHINGTON, DC -Today, Congressman Sam Liccardo sent a letter to Paramount Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Ellison raising unanswered questions about Middle East foreign involvement in the hostile takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Paramount's original offer included $24 billion in financin  more

PARIS, France, Jan. 15 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Murder of Deyda Hydara in the Gambia: after more than two decades of impunity, trial of a Junglers former leader sparks hope for truth and justice * The trial of a former paramilitary officer in Yahya Jammeh's regime for the murder of journalist and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) correspondent Deyda Hydara, begins on 15 January in The Gambia, marking a major step forwards in the quest for   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Media] -- The National Press Club posted the following news release: * * * National Press Club Raises Alarm Over Search of Washington Post Journalist's Home * The National Press Club is closely monitoring reports that federal agents executed a search warrant at the home of a Washington Post reporter. While key facts are still emerging, it is extraordinarily rare -and deeply troubling -for law enforcement to search a journalist's home and seize reporting devic  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 14 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news: * * * Nationwide media demand for Texas A&M University research reaches an all-time high * Texas A&M University's research is reaching more people, in more places, than ever before and nationwide demand for faculty expertise continues to grow. As detailed in the 2025 Marketing Impact Report, media mentions of Texas A&M research and impact increased 72% year over year in FY25, totaling 76,020 placements. This  more

PARIS, France, Jan. 14 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * One year into Trump's second term: increasingly repressive US president on track to join ranks of world's worst press freedom predators * After winning re-election in 2024, Donald Trump promised to be a dictator "on day one." When it comes to press freedom, he has kept his word, extending the war on the press he launched while running for his first term with grave attacks on access to relia  more

PARIS, France, Jan. 14 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Philippines: RSF, NGOs urge President Marcos to free investigative journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio ahead of verdict * A verdict is expected on 22 January 2026 in the trial of journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, a case riddled with alarming flaws. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and an international coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are calling on Philippine President Ferdinand M  more

BRIGHTON, England, Jan. 14 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Institute of Development Studies, an organization that conducts research, learning and teaching that aims to transform the knowledge, action and leadership needed for equitable and sustainable development globally, posted the following news: * * * Podcast: What is development? Rethinking progress in a changing world * The term 'development' has been central to global conversations for decades, but the way it is understood, practised, an  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * Rosie Perez Joins Lineup for "TCM + 92NY Love NYC" for Special TCM Noir Alley Screening & Conversation of Sweet Smell of Success at 8PM ET * Brooklyn-native Rosie Perez is joining the star-studded lineup of Bradley Cooper and Michael Douglas at this year's TCM Classic Film Festival x 92NY Pop Up on January 31, 2026, at The 92nd Street Y. Alongside TC  more

BURBANK, California, Jan. 14 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * SCOTT SPEEDMAN-LED SERIES 'RJ DECKER' TO PREMIERE ON ABC TUESDAY, MARCH 3, STREAMING NEXT DAY ON HULU * * New drama series " RJ Decker " will premiere Tuesday, March 3, at 10 p.m. on ABC, joining the Tuesday night powerhouse lineup alongside "Will Trent" and "High Potential." All series stream next day on Hulu. * About "RJ Decker": * Scott Speedman sta  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 14 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ condemns FBI search of Washington Post reporter's home as a grave threat to press freedom * Media Contact: communications@spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists strongly condemns the FBI's execution of a search warrant at the home of Hannah Natanson, a reporter for The Washington Post, calling the action an extraordinary and dangerous escalation in the f  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville on Radical Islam: "The Enemy is Now Inside the Gates" * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) once again took to the Senate floor to discuss what he believes is the greatest national security threat facing the United States: the rise of Radical Islam and Sharia Law. In the speech, Sen. Tuberville discussed how Democratic elected officials and the legacy media are en  more

UPPSALA, Sweden, Jan. 15 -- Uppsala University issued the following news release: * * * How Topelius shaped the Finnish identity * The novel "The Surgeon's Stories" (Faltskarns berattelser, Valskarin kertomukset) by Zacharias Topelius has had a significant influence on the way people in Finland, and in Sweden, have come to understand their history. In the novel, the Lutheran faith has a key role in the depiction of Finland as an emerging nation. Lutheranism provides a model for the organizat  more

PARIS, France, Jan. 15 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Venezuela: Five Journalists Freed, Urgent Calls Grow for Rory Branker's Release * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes the release of five of the six journalists imprisoned for carrying out their journalistic work in Venezuela. The journalists were released on Tuesday, 14 January 2026, as part of a broader series of political detainee releases announced by the country's authorities. Whi  more