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 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 #Bariweiss #news #media

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

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 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U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation #Iran #IranWar #Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...?

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 #KariLake #VOA #freepress #pressfreedom #Trump

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 cpj.org/2026/03/cpj-...

US ICE arrested journalist in Nashville without arrest warrant, her lawyers say #ICE #freepress #pressfreedom www.reuters.com/business/med...

‘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 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died. www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/u...

U.S. and Israel Conduct Strikes on Iran Large explosions were reported in Tehran, according to several residents, and air-raid sirens rang across Iran. #Iran #Israel #US www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

Columbia says DHS detained student after agents entered university building Acting university president says agents misrepresented themselves to gain entry to the residential building #DHS #ICE #Columbia www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Two federally funded newsrooms received a draft funding agreement that could give President Trump’s appointees the power to veto their new hires for editors in chief and chief executives. #Trump #FreePress #PressFreedom www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2025, more than any other year since the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) began collecting data in 1992 #freepress #pressfreedom

My latest story for Blind Magazine on the exhibition "Resistance is Memory: Visions of Sudan" currently on view at The Africa Center in New York City. #Sudan #photography #photojournalism www.blind-magazine.com/news/bearing...

DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’ #DOJ #protests #protesters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Photojournalists documenting Trump’s deportation forces play critical role, but face increasing state violence Photographers covering ICE raids share tips for getting the shot, staying safe, and defending a free press #ICE #immigration #photojournalism #freepress #pressfreedom

The CPJ collected 59 testimonies from Palestinian journalists released from Israeli custody since October 7, 2023. These revealed that 58 reported being subjected to what they described as torture, abuse, or other forms of violence: #Israel #Gaza #freepress #pressfreedom cpj.org/special-repo...

RSF siege of El Fasher in Sudan has ‘hallmarks of genocide’, UN mission finds Report details harrowing 18-month occupation of North Darfur capital, showing destruction aimed at ethnic communities #Sudan #Darfur #genocide www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection Ex-leader sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour over failed martial law declaration in 2024 #SouthKorea #YoonSukYeol

U2 has named the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) one of 3 charitable partners it is supporting with “Days Of Ash," inspired by the “many extraordinary and courageous people fighting on the front lines of freedom.” #freepress #pressfreedom #U2 cpj.org?p=563175

One Protest After Another Images from Portland’s months-long fight to keep ICE at bay #ICE #Portland #protest www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84 He was a moral and political force who formed a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people. His mission, he said, was “to transform the mind of America.” #JesseJackson www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...

Trump’s Sick Campaign to Gamify Violence Young men are isolated and lonely. Trump’s exploitation of internet culture has made that trend worse. #Trump #violence #ICE newrepublic.com/article/2063...?

Exclusive: images and testimony from the January uprising, when Iranian security forces are believed to have killed thousands of men, women and children who had flocked on to the streets #iran #IranProtests www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on Immigration and Customs Enforcement #ICE #DHS #socialmedia #Meta #google www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

University of North Texas Shutters Exhibition of Artworks Critical of ICE Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez, a Mexican-American artist whose work centers immigrant experiences, said the school closed his show without notice. #ICE #Texas #art

BREAKING: Kwok Yin-sang was accused of attempting to obtain funds from an AIA insurance policy that belonged to his daughter, Anna Kwok, who lives in the US and is wanted under the national security law. #HongKong hongkongfp.com/2026/02/11/b...

Protest over the removal of the Pride Flag from the Stonewall Memorial. February 10, 2026 #Stonewall

Pride Flag Is Removed From Stonewall Monument After Trump Directive The removal of the flag from the Manhattan monument, the symbolic heart of the gay rights movement, came after a Trump administration memo about flags at national park sites. #Stonewall #Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...

BREAKING: Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years in Hong Kong after national security conviction #HongKong #JimmyLai #freepress #pressfreedom hongkongfp.com/2026/02/09/b...

Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure Mr. Lewis will be replaced in the interim by Jeff D’Onofrio, formerly the chief financial officer, the company said. #WaPo #WillLewis #journalism #media

Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist #Trump #Mississippi mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...

What a safety expert thinks journalists should know about “less than lethal” rounds and chemical irritants used by ICE #journalists #safety #ICE #protests www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/what...

Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs The layoffs are slated to shrink the newsroom by hundreds of journalists, cutting into The Post’s local, international and sports coverage. #WaPo #journalism #journalists #media #newspaper www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...

Trump Scolds CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for ‘Not Smiling’ Testy remarks from a president who has frequently singled out female journalists for criticism and personal attacks. #Trump #journalist #KaitlanCollins #freepress

Federal Agents Left Behind “Death Cards” After Capturing Immigrants ICE agents dropped customized ace of spades playing cards, recalling a practice by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War. #ICE #Immigration theintercept.com/2026/02/03/i...

Chaos in Minneapolis Exposes an Internet at War With Truth Technological advances and an erosion of trust have transformed the way news unfolds online, distorting shared reality. #AI #news #fakenews #socialmedia www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/t...

DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’ Officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims #DHS #Immigration #ICE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘I’m Free’: A Muslim Official Who Lost Faith in China Gains a Voice Ma Ruilin worked as a Communist Party cadre helping fellow Muslims navigate their country as religious minorities, until the official hostility became too great to bear. #China #Muslim www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/b...

The Astonishing Arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort Fort described a challenge in her work documenting “Every independent journalist is kind of every person for themselves.” Two days later, officers came to her door. #DonLemon #GeorgiaFort #freepress #pressfreedom www.cjr.org/news/astonis...

A federal judge gave a man would-be assassin the maximum 15 years in prison Wednesday for plotting to kill an Iranian American writer on behalf of Tehran #freepress #pressfreedom apnews.com/article/iran...

Ilhan Omar Is Attacked During Town Hall on Immigration Crackdown A man sprayed the Democratic representative, a frequent target of President Trump’s, with a strong-smelling substance before being removed by security. #IlhanOmar #Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Bari Weiss tries to win CBS staffers’ trust amid ‘noise’ over 60 Minutes segment In her first town hall, Weiss expressed some regret over her decision to pull 60 Minutes segment at the last minute #BariWeiss #CBS #media #news www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

My latest story for Blind Magazine on photographer Robin Hinsch. He first visited Ukraine in 2010, and has returned many times since. The work has been published as "Lonely Are All the Bridges" by GOST: www.blind-magazine.com/news/ukraine...

‘No one knows anything’: Washington Post staffers fear major cuts Members of foreign staff send letter to billionaire owner Jeff Bezos urging him to change course #WaPo #journalism #journalists #media www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

Pepper-Sprayed While Pinned Down: A Searing Scene Provokes Outrage Images of a man getting pepper-sprayed at close range while being held down by Border Patrol agents fueled more tension in Minneapolis. #mineapolis #ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...