ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 9 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Discovery of dad's love letters leads Spanish professor to compile them in book * Theirs was a whirlwind romance. It was 1969. They met by chance in Argentina, but she lived in Chile. There were no cellphones or internet, and where they lived even home phones were uncommon. So, they wrote letters. He called himself a fool in love, writing her 90 letters, eight telegrams and six postcards, and scribbling love n  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 9 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Former Watchdog Writers Group fellow explores agriculture and food sustainability in new book * Author Michael Grunwald shared investigative research and reporting advice for journalists covering science and the environment By Maggie LeBeau To Michael Grunwald, an investigative journalist and author who has published three books, the process of writing a book is "hell."   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Press Freedom Under Fire in Mali * Mali's junta has jailed a prominent journalist, sparking renewed concerns over media freedom in the country. Malian journalists confirmed national and international media reports that police arrested Youssouf Sissoko, editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper L'Alternance, at his home in Bamako, Mali's capital, on February 5. The police took Sissoko before a   more

TROY, Alabama, Feb. 10 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * TROY students win 17 awards at Southeastern Journalism Conference Students from Troy University's Hall School of Journalism and Communication won 17 awards, including first place for both Best Audio Program and Best TV Station, at the 2026 Southeastern Journalism Conference (SEJC) at Georgia Highlands College in Cartersville, Ga. SEJC is an annual event that includes member colleges from across the Southeast and feat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Urges Vance to Press for Release of U.S.-Affiliated Journalists Wrongfully Detained in Azerbaijan * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, urged Vice President JD Vance to advocate for the immediate release of two U.S.-affiliated journalists who have been detained by Azerbaijani authorities, while the Vice President is in the   more