Democrat Scott Colom unseats Cindy Hyde-Smith in shocking Mississippi Senate win
Colom takes victory by razor-thin margin in state that hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1982
#Mississippi #ScottColom
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The Lights Go Out at Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s Bravest Newspaper
For more than 30 years, the paper covered an increasingly repressive Russia. “The process of silencing us started many years ago” one of its journalists said
#Russia #FreePress #PressFreedom
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Black girls in LA keep seeing women around them getting killed. They’re driving change
Black women and girls frustrated with police and legislators’ failures, they’re stepping up and speaking out to stop the violence
#LosAngeles
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They fled persecution in Myanmar. In Muslim-majority Malaysia, Rohingya still struggle to belong
#Myanmar #Myanmar #Rohingya
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Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years over foreign collusion
Joshua Wong is already serving a sentence of four years and eight months handed down in the ‘Hong Kong 47’ national security case.
#HongKong #JoshuaWong
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I Covered the Tiananmen Square Massacre. It Still Weighs on Me
The day that changed modern China also taught me how to recognize true courage
#China #TiananmenSquare
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Patrick Stewart, Master of Shakespeare, ‘Star Trek’ and More, Has Died
The British actor was 86. He achieved pop-culture stardom as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
#StarTrek #PatrickStewart
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico Escalate Legal Battle for White House Access
The news outlets argued in an updated lawsuit that they should be granted access to the White House reporting pools.
#Trump #WhiteHouse #freepress #pressfreedom
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Life Magazine, Chronicler of 20th-Century America, Rises Again
The iconic publication, acclaimed for its visual storytelling, will return as a print quarterly next month in a challenging business environment.
#LIFE #magazine #journalism #media
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My latest story for Blind Magazine on the new book "Journalism is Not a Crime" about the work of Palestinian journalists in Gaza who work to document the war they are also caught up in:
#Gaza #journalists #FreePress #PressFreedom
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6 citizens sue Trump administration over White House media ban
Lawsuit says the ban deprives them of news as audience stakeholders
#FreePress #PressFreedom #Trump #WhiteHouse
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Photographer ‘Almost Died’ After Police Hit Him With Grenade While Covering Paris Protests
#Paris #France #FreePress #PressFreedom
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A ceasefire agreement in Gaza has not stopped what a group of independent experts commissioned by the U.N. say is genocide carried out by Israel
#Israel #Gaza #WestBank #genocide
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India Targets Journalists in Crackdown on Growing Protest Movement
Reports of arrests and intimidation of journalists at voting rights protests raise international alarm
#India #FreePress #PressFreedom
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Israeli forces fire tear gas, point lasers at journalists, raid office in West Bank
#Israel #WestBank #FreePress #PressFreedom
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A third Hong Kong media outlet has received a suspicious letter containing unknown powder sent from the UK, marking the second consecutive day of such incidents.
#HongKong #media #freepress #pressfreedom
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Last year, South Korea took responsibility for enabling the ‘mass export’ of children for sale abroad. Now those uprooted are grappling with false promises of a better life
#SouthKorea #Korea #adoption
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Heidi Levine recounts how Palestinian youths helped save her in settler attack
US photojournalist describes ‘protective shield’, vows to return to work in West Bank and criticises Netanyahu comments on incident
#Israel #WestBank #freepress #pressfreedom
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Trump Pushes to Evict the Press From the White House
President Trump has talked about replacing the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room with an indoor swimming pool.
#Trump #WhiteHouse #freepress #pressfreedom
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CNN threatens new legal action, saying it's still being denied access to Air Force One
#CNN #freepress #pressfreedom
#Trump
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