How This Deputy Mayor Plans to Reduce Violence in New York City Francois is the city’s first deputy mayor for community safety and will oversee the newly created Mayor’s Office of Community Safety.

How This Deputy Mayor Plans to Reduce Violence in New York City

Renita Francois will oversee the newly created Mayor’s Office of Community Safety.

#NewYorkCity #safety

CPJ, partners file emergency motion to Israeli Supreme Court seeking independent media access to Gaza - Committee to Protect Journalists On Monday, April 13, 2026, the Committee to Protect Journalists, together with its amicus partners the Foreign Press Association in Israel, the Union of Journalists in Israel (UJI) and Reporters Witho...

The Committee to Protect Journalists and their partners have filed an emergency motion in the Israeli Supreme Court seeking independent media access to Gaza

#Israel #Gaza #FreePress #PressFreedom

NYC SantaCon charity fundraiser was more con than Claus, authorities say Officials say charity fundraiser that flooded New York with drunk people in Santa costumes every Christmas was a con

NYC SantaCon charity fundraiser was more con than Claus, authorities say

Officials say charity fundraiser that flooded New York with drunk people in Santa costumes every Christmas was a con

#SantaCon

Banner parent company to buy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, staving off its closure The Venetoulis Institute will acquire the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, converting it to a nonprofit to prevent the historic paper’s closure.

The Baltimore Banner’s parent organization will buy the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and turn it into a nonprofit news outlet under a deal intended to ensure the survival of one of the country’s oldest newspapers.

#newspaper #journalism #media

Why some wars don’t make headlines As media attention is focused on Iran and the wider region, three journalists from Uganda, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia reflect on why so many conflicts go ignored.

Why some wars don’t make headlines

As media attention is focused on Iran and the wider region, journalists from Uganda, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia reflect on why so many conflicts go ignored

#Africa #journalism #media

Bodycam video contradicts St. Louis police's earlier account in fatal shooting of 17-year-old Body camera video released Monday shows a St. Louis police officer shoot a 17-year-old in the back of the head as he fled, contradicting an earlier police statement that the teen pointed a gun at offi...

Body camera video released Monday shows a St. Louis police officer fatally shooting a 17-year-old in the back of the head as he fled, contradicting an earlier police statement that the teen pointed a gun at officers.

#BlackLivesMatter #police #EmeshyonWilkins #BLM

CPJ demands answers after deaths of journalist, media worker in Israeli custody - Committee to Protect Journalists Amman, April 13, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Israeli authorities to provide immediate and transparent explanations for the deaths in Israeli custody of Palestinian journalist Ih...

The Committee to Protect Journalists demands answers after deaths of journalist, media worker in Israeli custody

#Israel #freepress #pressfreedom

A U.S. judge in Washington ruled on Thursday the Pentagon is hampering journalists ‌in defiance of a court order that required it to restore access to credentialed reporters covering the seat of U.S. military power.

#Pentagon #freepress #pressfreedom

LA teen loses eye after being shot by US agent at No Kings march, lawyer says USC student Tucker Collins’s attorney accuses homeland security of ‘overt act of repression’ at Los Angeles protest

LA teen loses eye after being shot by US agent at No Kings march, lawyer says

USC student Tucker Collins’s attorney accuses homeland security of ‘overt act of repression’ at Los Angeles protest

#DHS #NoKings #LA

American Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq Is Freed

American Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq Is Freed

The journalist, Shelly Kittleson, was abducted by a militia allied with Iran and held for a week. Iraqi officials say she was freed in exchange for the release of militia members.

#Iraq #freepress #pressfreedom

New York City’s Spike in 3D-Printed Guns Prompts Push for Tougher Laws Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is advocating legislation that would make 3D-printing guns a crime.

New York City’s Spike in 3D-Printed Guns Prompts Push for Tougher Laws

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is advocating legislation that would make 3D-printing guns a crime.

#guns #NewYorkCity #ghostguns

Trump threatens to jail journalist to find source of second missing airman report Trump targets media to find ‘leaker’ who revealed that a US airman was missing after being shot down by Iranian forces

Trump threatens to jail journalist to find source of second missing airman report

Trump targets media to find ‘leaker’ who revealed that a US airman was missing after being shot down by Iranian forces

#Trump #freepress #pressfreedom #media #journalism

AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history The Associated Press says it will offer buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspapers and their print journalism that sust...

AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history

#AP #news #journalism #journalists #buyouts

American Journalist Abducted in Iraq, Security Officials Say

American Journalist Abducted in Iraq, Security Officials Say

The freelance journalist was identified as Shelly Kittleson, who has worked for various news organizations, including Al-Monitor, which called for her safe and immediate release.

#Iraq #journalist #freepress

US journalist kidnapped in Baghdad and security forces hunt captors, Iraqi officials say Iraqi officials say kidnappers have seized an American female journalist in Baghdad, and security forces are chasing the group.

An American journalist was kidnapped Tuesday in Baghdad and Iraqi security forces are pursuing her captors, Iraqi officials said

The journalist was identified as freelancer Shelly Kittleson by one of the outlets she worked for

#Iraq #freepress #pressfreedom #journalism #journalist

Israeli Strike Kills 3 Journalists in Southern Lebanon, Officials Say

Israeli Strike Kills 3 Journalists in Southern Lebanon, Officials Say

Israel accused one of the reporters of being a Hezbollah operative. Lebanon’s president said they were journalists and condemned the killings.

#Israel #Lebanon #freepress #pressfreedom

How Camden, N.J., Cut Its Murder Rate to a 40-Year Low In their own words, members of the community tell the story of how change came to the city, once among the nation’s deadliest.

How Camden, N.J., Cut Its Murder Rate to a 40-Year Low

In their own words, members of the community tell the story of how change came to the city, once among the nation’s deadliest.

#NewJersey #Camden #guns #gunviolence

Israeli soldiers echo settler ideology, talk of revenge after targeting Palestinians and detaining CNN crew in the West Bank | CNN Twelve hours after Israeli settlers brutally attacked several Palestinians and established a new illegal outpost in their village, the Israeli military stepped in.

Israeli soldiers echo settler ideology, talk of revenge after targeting Palestinians and detaining CNN crew in the West Bank

#Israel #freepress #pressfreedom

LA’s Getty Museum presents ‘Photography and the Black Arts Movement’ “Photography and the Black Arts Movement" explores the role photography played in fostering Black empowerment.

My latest piece for the New York Amsterdam News on the Getty Museum's current exhibition "Photography and the Black Arts Movement," on view through June 14th:

#photography #photojournalism #GettyMuseum

Pentagon Adopts New Limits for Journalists After Court Loss

Pentagon Adopts New Limits for Journalists After Court Loss

The Defense Department said it would close the Pentagon’s work area for journalists, among other changes, after a judge found the existing media policy unconstitutional.

#Pentagon #DoD #freepress #pressfreedom

CBS News begins new major round of layoffs: ‘This is really hard and really tough’ CBS News Radio to shutter after nearly 100 years as editor Bari Weiss tells staff cuts were ‘necessary’ decision

CBS News begins new major round of layoffs: ‘This is really hard and really tough’

CBS News Radio to shutter after nearly 100 years as editor Bari Weiss tells staff cuts were ‘necessary’ decision

#CBS #Bariweiss #news #media

Judge Orders Voice of America to Restart All News Operations

Judge Orders Voice of America to Restart All News Operations

More than 1,000 full-time journalists and support staff at the news group were ordered to return to work by March 23 and to resume broadcasting.

#VOA #freepress #pressfreedom

Devin Allen’s Raw Baltimore Photographer Devin Allen's new book Baltimore is in many ways a love letter to the city he calls home.

My latest story for Blind Magazine on photographer Devin Allen and his new book "Baltimore," a love letter to the city he calls home:

#Baltimore #photography #photojournalism

Press freedom declines in Americas, with US seeing sharpest drop: Report A press freedom index has given the Americas its lowest ranking since it started recording results six years ago.

Press freedom declines in Americas, with US seeing sharpest drop

A press freedom index has given the Americas its lowest ranking since it started recording results six years ago.

#FreePress #PressFreedom

U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says

U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says

Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation

#Iran #IranWar #Trump

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U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows

U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows

The evidence contradicts President Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for a strike at the school that killed 175 people, most of them children.

#Iran #Trump

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/w...

Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency, voiding mass layoffs Lake, whom Trump appointed without Senate confirmation to run Voice of America parent agency, cut over 1,000 jobs

Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency, voiding mass layoffs

Lake, whom Trump appointed without Senate confirmation to run Voice of America parent agency, cut over 1,000 jobs

#KariLake #VOA #freepress #pressfreedom #Trump

CPJ calls on immigration authorities to release Tennessee-based journalist Estefany Rodriguez - Committee to Protect Journalists Washington, D.C., March 6, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on immigration authorities to unconditionally release journalist Estefany Rodríguez, who was detained without warrant on Marc...

The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on immigration authorities to unconditionally release journalist Estefany Rodríguez, who was detained without warrant on March 4 despite being in the United States legally, according to news reports.

#ICE #freepress #pressfreedom

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US ICE arrested journalist in Nashville without arrest warrant, her lawyers say A reporter working for local news outlet Nashville Noticias was arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Nashville without ​a warrant, an emergency petition filed by her attorneys i...

US ICE arrested journalist in Nashville without arrest warrant, her lawyers say

#ICE #freepress #pressfreedom

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‘There’s no safe place any more’: inside Tehran under attack – photo essay Photojournalist Stefanie Glinski speaks to Iranian photographer Mohammad Mohsenifar, who has been documenting the attacks on the Iranian capital over the past week

‘There’s no safe place any more’: inside Tehran under attack - photo essay

Photojournalist Stefanie Glinski speaks to Iranian photographer Mohammad Mohsenifar, who has been documenting the attacks on the Iranian capital over the past week

#Iran

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