LONDON, England, May 23 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * Guatemala: PEN International joins CPJ and partners in urging Guatemala's Attorney General to end the persecution of journalists PEN International has joined the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and seven other press freedom and human rights organisations in a joint letter to Guatemala's incoming attorney general, Gabriel Garcia Luna, calling for an end to criminal proceedings against journalists, the dropping  more

NEWTON, Massachusetts, May 19 -- TechTarget, a provider of data-driven marketing services to business-to-business technology vendors, issued the following news release: * * * Informa TechTarget Celebrates its Best Journalism Awards Performance to Date, With 57 Award Wins Across Three Prestigious Editorial Awards Programs Informa TechTarget's investment in exceptional journalism yields a record 53 ASBPE Azbees, and notable recognitions by the SIIA Jesse H. Neal Awards and the BSME Talent Award  more

VIENNA, Austria, May 23 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * IJ4EU backs fresh wave of investigations with Euros610,000 in grants IPI's IJ4EU Investigation Support Scheme awards 18 ambitious cross-border projects in the latest funding round. * Investigations into alleged war crimes, deadly gangs, Europe's environmental footprint abroad, and Big Tech lobbying in Brussels are among the projects selected for support under the latest round of grants from IPI's I  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, May 20 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: * * * LA Times Studios and Sonoro to Launch 'The De Los Podcast' Hosted by The Times' Fidel Martinez and Suzy Exposito, the new weekly video podcast will feature unfiltered conversations with Latino tastemakers across news, music and culture who are shaping the modern American experience. * "The De Los Podcast," a new series exploring Latino culture and identity from two storytelling powerhouses LA Ti  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- 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