BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 22 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * "We thought we'd be safe": the story of Iryna Levchenko, a Ukrainian journalist detained by Russia By Valeriia Muskharina, National Union of Journalists of Ukraine Journalism is not a crime. This principle drives the ongoing solidarity campaign which unites the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), and the European Federation of J  more

NEW YORK, May 21 [Category: BizMedia] -- Bloomberg Media posted the following news: * * * Bloomberg News Wins Two Wincott Awards 2025 * LONDON - Bloomberg News has won two Wincott Awards 2025 in the categories of Audio Journalist of the Year and Journalist of the Year. The Wincott Foundation's annual awards recognize outstanding achievement in the field of business, economic, and financial journalism.  Mishal Husain won for Audio Journalist of the Year for Bloomberg Weekend's global podcas  more

PARIS, France, May 22 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Colombian president ends term with projects for safeguarding press freedom still unfinished * On the eve of the 2026 presidential election, Gustavo Petro's government enters the final stage of its term with a largely unfinished agenda regarding press freedom. Several initiatives have been launched: public policies in favour of press freedom, debates on access to state-held information, media  more

PARIS, France, May 22 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * India: Norwegian journalist victim of cyber harassment and doxxing after criticising Narendra Modi's refusal to answer the press * Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng, from the daily Dagsavisen, is facing a vicious cyberharassment campaign and doxxing following her criticism of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's refusal to take questions from the press in Oslo on 18 May. Reporters Without Bor  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Colleagues Raise Major Alarms Over Foreign Government Influence in American News Media if FCC Greenlights Paramount-Warner Brothers Investment Deal * Paramount's financing scheme needs FCC approval so Saudi Arabia, UAE & Qatar can own significant stakes in its television stations Foreign governments hostile to a free press could exert extraordinary influence over CNN, CBS News,  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 22 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * NMiF reviews concerns over produced water and police oversight * This week on New Mexico in Focus, an environmental attorney criticizes a recent decision by the state's Water Quality Control Commission to revisit how and where fracking wastewater can be used in New Mexico. Tannis Fox, a senior attorney with the Western Environmental Law Center, tells Host Nash Jones why she, and a coalition of en  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Speaks to Atlanta Press Club on Voting Rights, Gerrymandering, Affordability * Senator Reverend Warnock spoke to Atlanta journalists and business leaders about a wide range of issues facing Georgians as part of The Atlanta Press Club's 2026 Newsmaker Leadership Series The conversation was moderated by 11Alive's Political Reporter and Anchor Zach Merchant Senator Warnock: "I will wor  more