NEW YORK, March 5 [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: * * * "On Erasing History," a Conversation With Jason Stanley and Nikole Hannah-Jones, Thurs., March 26 7 pm NYC * (NEW YORK)-On Thursday, March 26, PEN America & Liz's Book Bar will bring together two leading voices to discuss authoritarianism and censorship by the Trump administration agains  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Award-Winning Historian and Journalist Howard W. French to Deliver Distinguished Annual Lecture in History on March 24 * The UMass Amherst/Five College Graduate Program in History has announced that Howard W. French, award-winning author, historian and professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism will serve as 2026 Visiting Writer in History. While on campus the week of M  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on March 4, 2026, by non-resident senior fellow Alexander Kolyandr: * * * Iran War Won't Save Putin's Crumbling Economy Russia is in serious trouble from a ballooning budget deficit. Rising oil prices are unlikely to change the math. * War in the Middle East is pushing oil prices up, to the delight of the Kremlin -- but the rise may prove too short-lived and too modest to save the Russian governme  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 6 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on March 5, 2026: * * * 'Secularist' Minnesotan criticizes Trump's use of religion in State of the Union A Minnesotan taking part in a TV panel on President Trump's State of the Union address is awarded FFRF Action Fund's "Secularist o  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 6 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by freelance journalist and critic Mark Nayler: * * * Anti Social Media Spain moves to ban under-16s from social media. * Pedro Sanchez, Spain's Socialist prime minister, has riled the tech tycoons again. On February 3, he announced a proposal to ban under-16s from using social media, as part of legislation that would also hold CEOs responsible for harmful content on their s  more

NEW YORK, March 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER March 6 Episode Lineup * REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER continues FRIDAY, MARCH 6 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/7:00-8:00 p.m. PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show continues with its opening monologue, one-on-one interviews with notable guests,  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, March 5 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Student broadcasters find their place in the sports media industry at Radio Row during Super Bowl LX * With a quiet, earned confidence, 10 Bryant University undergrads take their place at their Radio Row booth in San Francisco's Moscone Center as professional athletes pass them in mission-driven strides and media personnel scuttle around them preparing for the busy day ahead. The room, cavernous, loud, an  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Political] -- Defending Rights and Dissent issued the following news: * * * The Daniel Ellsberg Act Will End Espionage Act Abuse * For over a century, the Espionage Act has cast a dark shadow over the First Amendment. It's been used to criminalize whistleblowers, punish reporting, and to stifle the press. That's why next week Rep. Rashida Tlaib will introduce the Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom and Whistleblower Protection Act, in the House. Join Rep. Tlaib, the   more

BARCELONA, Spain, March 4 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * The UAB highlights the innovative and entrepreneurial role of public universities at the 4YFN * On 3 March the UAB took part in several activities held at the 4 Years From Now (4YFN) event as a member of the Barcelona Knowledge Alliance (BKA). At the event, Rector Javier Lafuente and other representatives of the UAB community participated in debates and presentations that highlighted the role  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Colleagues Press Administration for Accountability, Investigation into Deaths of American Citizens in West Bank * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined 30 of his colleagues in pressing the Trump administration for accountability and an investigation into the death of Nasrallah Abu Siyam, an American citizen who was shot and killed in the West Bank by violent Israeli sett  more