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...

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...

Public Broadcast Cuts Hit Rural Areas, Revealing a Political Shift www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

AP freelancer among 4 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health

A brilliant, brave photojournalist returns to where he lost his legs and continues reporting

Particularly true globally is @polgreen.bsky.social point that "For many reporters from war zones, the profession chose them."

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

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

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...

A modest but real example of how a proud and free press can prompt people in power to serve the public

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.

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

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?

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.

Communities need the quality information they get from their public broadcasting stations. #pressfreedom

#localjournalism #pressfreedom

“Stunning collapse” in local journalism. Who is watching and connecting the dots? Or supporting civic participation? #pressfreedom

20 years of the #Balkan Investigative Reporting Network #pressfreedom

JUST IN: Trump today dropped his suit pending in federal court against the Des Moines Register & pollster Ann Selzer over their errant pre-election poll. But a source close to Trump said a version of the suit will be refiled in state court. Comment from DMR:

#SaveVOA debunks USAGM's de facto boss Kari Lake and the unfounded accusations about the Voice of America she presented today to the House Foreign Affairs Committee.