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CC's take on the European Media Freedom Act - Creative Commons Skip to content by Brigitte Vézina, Mark Foster, Jennryn Wetzler Open Journalism What are the EMFA’s objectives?…

FLORENCE, Italy —  Michelangelo's David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504. But in the current era of the quick buck, curators worry the marble statue's religious and political significance is…

A drawing by artist Keiko Nakajima, the mother-in-law of Yuko Nakajima, depicts Yuko and her husband holding “Piyo-chan.” Twenty-nine years ago, Yuko Nakajima, now 59, was preparing…

A drawing by artist Keiko Nakajima, the mother-in-law of Yuko Nakajima, depicts Yuko and her husband holding “Piyo-chan.” Twenty-nine years ago, Yuko Nakajima, now 59,…

A drawing by artist Keiko Nakajima, the mother-in-law of Yuko Nakajima, depicts Yuko and her husband holding "Piyo-chan." Twenty-nine years ago, Yuko…

The rise of authoritarianism brings the erasure of memory. In many Central American countries, women’s stories are being erased, their bonds disrupted, and the spaces they inhabit made threatening. The Union of Feminists Engendering New…

2 min read It has been 60 years since SeaWorld opened and 54 years since Corky the orca was violently captured off the coast of British Columbia, separated from her family, and sold into captivity. Singer-songwriter, actor,…

A majority of the world’s population has experienced a decline in press freedom in recent years, according to a UN report. In east Africa, the results are mixed and debatable. In Rwanda, both international press freedom rankings…

Around one in five British people of working age (16-64) are now outside the labour market. Neither in work nor looking for work, they are officially labelled as “economically inactive”. Some of those 9.2 million people are in…

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William H. Johnson (1901–1970) painted his last body of work, the “Fighters for Freedom” series, in the mid-1940s as a tribute to African American activists, scientists, teachers and performers as well as international leaders…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks to the press during his visit to the southeastern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, two days after a strong earthquake struck the region, on February 8, 2023. - Many have taken…

Peter Sexford Magubane, a courageous South African photographer whose images testify to both the iniquity of apartheid and the determination and devotion of those who brought about its demise, passed away at 91 years of age in early…

The seminar’s guest speakers were primarily from CMU and included Dan Munsch, assistant general counsel, who presented on the law and freedom of expression; Nico Slate, head of the Department of History(opens…

Naypyidaw city in Myanmar © AFP GENEVA (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization’s Commission of Inquiry for Myanmar, has concluded that the actions taken by the military authorities since February 2021 have resulted in…

Memphis Filmmaker Amp Elmore got about as close to Dr. King as anyone living Amp Elmore quit college & Joined King aide Rev James Bevel in Memphis who was the architect & strategist of the Civil Rights movement Bevel was…

Los Angeles, CA & Nowata, Oklahoma, Feb. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, Beagle Freedom Project (BFP) announced they have shut down one third of the flea and tick product testing industry, ending…

A white Baptist woman named Harriet M. Buss taught Civil War hero Robert Smalls (pictured) how to read and write. Illustration by Meilan Solly /…

Today, the Reproductive Freedom Alliance filed an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court in the case of Food and Drug Administration, et al., v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, arguing that, if the Court allows a recent Fifth…

Actor and filmmaker Sean Penn discusses his documentary Superpower, at Hauck Auditorium on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (Image credit: Andrew Brodhead) While making the documentary film, Superpower, about Ukraine’s war with…

The first land to be colonized in the Americas was Haiti. Europeans first enslaved native Americans and captive Africans there, too. But the first permanent abolition of slavery also happened on Haiti, in 1804: 220 years ago this…

Memphis, TN, Jan. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On January 15, in honor of the national holiday, the National Civil Rights Museum will host a daylong celebration dedicated to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a special…

Two Vance Center initiatives to defend media organizations in the U.S. and around the world received new grants from key supporters. Reporters Shield   The Vance Center…

WILMINGTON, Del. — Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Delaware Governor John Carney, Hawai’i Governor Josh Green, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Maine…

SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom called on U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to take additional steps to ensure that all forms of contraception are affordable and accessible. “Accessibility and…

There are many ways the public can get information from the federal government. For example, you can check out Data.gov to find scores of datasets and APIs, agency websites for information about their work, or other important information…

November 10, 2023 | Austin, Texas | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott today signed a law banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers passed during Special…

On this episode of Watching the Hawks Tyrel, Tabetha, and Sean breakdown the announcement that Barack Obama has commuted Chelsea Mannings 35 year prison sentence. Next they look at the new report on the tragic war in Yemen by Human Rights…

"Sustainable Development" = United Nations Greenwashing. STOP AGENDA 21: A clean environment is important to us all. We have an obligation to maintain our resources and sustain our environment for future generations. Sustaining our…

"The hosts of the Fox News program Outnumbered on Wednesday slammed the White House for saying that climate change affects more Americans than terrorism. Because according to one host, faulty science about a recent snow storm made Americans…

Skip to speaker 2:09James Hannan, President & CEO, Georgia-PacificTerry Third ThursdayJanuary 19, 2012James Hannan is chief executive officer and president of Georgia--Pacific, one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of…