SAN DIEGO, California, June 5 -- California State University San Diego State University posted the following news: * * * Bringing diversity to the newsroom: an impact through inclusion * Growing up in a tight-knit Filipinx neighborhood in San Diego, Jenna Ramiscal wanted to find a way to marry two passions: writing and her love for her community. She found that perfect marriage in journalism. Now a third-year journalism major at San Diego State University, Ramiscal prides herself on ampl  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * In Fight for Freedom of Speech, Journalists Challenge Trump-Vance Administration's Censorship of Stars and Stripes New Policy Weakens Independence, Undermines Ombudsman, Cuts Wire Services and Comics from 'the Soldiers' Paper' - Two members of the publisher's advisory b  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Freedom House issued the following news release: * * * Freedom House Welcomes New Board Members Margaret Hoover, David Pressman Freedom House is pleased to announce that journalist Margaret Hoover and former US Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman are joining the Freedom House Board. "On behalf of the entire Freedom House Board, I am thrilled to welcome Margaret Hoover and Ambassador David Pressman as our newest board members. They are recognized leaders in their fields  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Ryan Fayhee Calls for Release of Wrongfully Detained American Journalist in Iran on CBS Evening News Akin national security & global investigations partner Ryan Fayhee appeared on CBS Evening News to discuss the case of wrongfully detained Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh. Watch the clip here. Ryan is also quoted by CBS News in an article titled, "From inside Iran's Evin Prison, journalist Reza V  more

LONDON, England, June 5 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * Turkiye: Release journalist Ismail Ari ahead of court hearing PEN International joins the undersigned press freedom, freedom of expression, journalists' and human rights organisations in calling for the immediate release of BirGun journalist Ismail Ari, who has been behind bars for 75 days. Ari is due to appear before an Ankara court on June 5, after being jailed under Turkiye's so-called "disinformation law" in   more

NEW YORK, June 4 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Two More Journalists Arrested in Rwanda * Two journalists affiliated with the YouTube channel Imbarutso ya Demokarasi are facing charges for reporting on Kwa Kabuga or the Kigali Transit Center, an unofficial detention facility where authorities hold people deemed "undesirable," and one of the capital's worst kept secrets. Augustin Nsanzimana, a cameraman and editor, and Emmanuel Niyonshuti, a  more

WALLA WALLA, Washington, June 5 -- Whitman College issued the following news: * * * Two Whitman Grads Will Have Global Experiences as 2026 Bassett Fellows By Pan Deines '26 Two recent Whitman College graduates, Ruth Iiyambo and Ishaan Swami, have been awarded the Bassett Traveling Fellowship, which gives selected Whitties the opportunity to pursue a modified version of their Watson Fellowship proposal. With a grant of $12,000, the fellowship will support IIyambo and Swami in exploring their   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 5 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Ukraine: Journalist injured in drone attack * On 3 June, Ukrainian war correspondent Olga Kalinovska was injured in a Russian drone attack. The attack came when she was travelling in a military vehicle to report on civilians living in Pokrovske, a town located 14 kilometres from the front line. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) underlines that no  more