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Global free expression champion because that's what authoritarians hate. Working to protect press freedom. Ex USAID, always pro democracy. Also former journalist, editor, and non-profit leader.
As chair of the North American Committee of the International Press Institute, I speak for myself and for my colleagues in voicing outrage at the unjustified arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for the crime of covering a demonstration. This has been an outrageous abuse of media freedoms.
I've been reporting in East Africa on the impact of President Trump's USAID cuts, and I find that not only are children dying in large numbers but the pace is accelerating as stockpiles run out and people grow weaker. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Most Lethal Policy
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I also obtained a Trump administration memo stating that the cost of shutting down USAID is $6.4 billion over 2 years. That sum could save more than 1 million children's lives; instead, it is being spent to to shut down programs that save lives. Help spread the word. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Most Lethal Policy
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Public Broadcast Cuts Hit Rural Areas, Revealing a Political Shift www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
Public Broadcast Cuts Hit Rural Areas, Revealing a Political Shift
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AP freelancer among 4 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health
AP freelancer among 4 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say
Among the victims was Mariam Dagga, a freelancer for the Associated Press. Al Jazeera confirmed that its journalist Mohammed Salam was also killed in the strike. Reuters reported that its contractor c...
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A brilliant, brave photojournalist returns to where he lost his legs and continues reporting
Peace Changed the Village Where War Changed Me
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Particularly true globally is @polgreen.bsky.social point that "For many reporters from war zones, the profession chose them."
Opinion | He Was the Face and Voice of Gaza. Israel Assassinated Him.
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NPR marks World Photography Day with images of everyday moments of gathering from communities across the U.S. taken by photographers from the network's member stations. n.pr/41MSGxp
Here, together: Images of community from NPR station photographers
NPR marks World Photography Day with images of everyday moments of gathering from communities across the U.S. taken by photographers from the network's member stations.
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Post that Al Jazeera said was written to be posted in case of his death: “I never hesitated for a single day to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification,” the 28-year-old wrote. #pressfreedom
Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza as journalist toll grows
Israel’s military has targeted and killed an Al Jazeera correspondent and others with an airstrike as they sheltered outside a Gaza City hospital.
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An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza. Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF. #NotATarget Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and M...
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A modest but real example of how a proud and free press can prompt people in power to serve the public
NPR@npr.org · 12mo agoThe Social Security Administration has conceded an issue with phone service, after denying it to NPR, and has announced a fix.
Europe's new media freedom rules apply in full from today — but undoing years of creeping state control over newsrooms and damage to media independence is a tough task.
Europe’s new media freedom law has kicked in. Will it make any difference?
Media experts fear the law may be ignored as illiberal and populist parties erode media independence.
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CPJ is horrified by the two-year sentence given to prominent Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli. We denounce the case as disproportionate and politicized and renew our call for her release. cpj.org/2025/08/outr... #FreeMzia
‘Outrageous’: Georgia sentences Mzia Amaglobeli to 2 years for slap - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, August 6, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is horrified by the two-year sentence given to prominent Georgian media manager Mzia Amaglobeli on Wednesday, in a case previously denounc...
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Quality information with a local focus is vital for civic involvement, safety, and enriching lives. There is already precious little out there. Who does it serve to have less?
Where Congress’s Cuts Threaten Access to PBS and NPR
The loss of federal funding threatens scores of public TV and radio stations across the United States.
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One of the first things Vladimir Putin did on becoming president was take over NTV, the TV channel that hosted a satirical puppet show because he didn't like the Putin doll and how he was portrayed. He arrested NTV's owner and only released him when he signed the channel over. #Colbert
President Trump is threatening to sue The Wall Street Journal for reporting on his past ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while calling for some additional Epstein files to be made public.
Trump threatens to sue 'Wall Street Journal' over article about his Epstein ties
President Trump is threatening to sue "The Wall Street Journal" for reporting on his past ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein while calling for some additional Epstein files to be made public.
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Communities need the quality information they get from their public broadcasting stations. #pressfreedom
Trump’s victory over PBS and NPR ‘bias’ will be ‘devastating’ for rural areas, station leaders say | CNN Business
Public TV stations will be “forced to make hard decisions in the weeks and months ahead,” PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Thursday, after the Senate approved a bill canceling all the federal funding for the...
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