Tag: Committee to Protect Journalists
Kansas county’s $3 million settlement over newsroom raids fuels call for...
A $3 million settlement and formal apology from Marion County follow the 2023 police raids that targeted the Marion County Record and its staff, as the newspaper’s editor says the outcome is meant to deter future assaults on press freedom.
Israel accused of assassinating five Gaza journalists in targeted airstrike
Al Jazeera calls deadly strike on press tent “blatant and premeditated attack on press freedom” as press freedom groups warn of pattern of killings and smear campaigns against reporters in Gaza.
Committee to Protect Journalists Denounces Potential Trump Presidency
According to the CPJ, a Trump presidency represents a looming threat to press freedom unknown in modern history.
Egyptian Government Arrests Three Journalists in Three Days
Earlier this month, the Committee to Protect Journalists accused the Egyptian government of holding record numbers of journalists behind bars this year. Now the CPJ is demanding Egyptian authorities immediately release three journalists who were recently arrested.
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Whitmer’s data center push isn’t just bad for Michigan—it’s bad for the world
Michiganders are "fighting like hell" because they understand exactly what is at stake.
Congress targets SCOTUS Roundup ruling with new warning label bill
This newly introduced bipartisan bill called the People Over Poison Act (H.R. 9528) seeks to mandate health warning labels on pesticides and restore consumers' rights to sue chemical manufacturers.
‘Conspicuous corruption’ solidifies in-your-face Trump Legacy for militant, ‘up yours, suckers’ derision
It's as if America was feeling so bad about itself that it had to replay the politics of self-mutilation, as if loaded with masochists.
Cut the Pentagon, save the planet: The $1.5 trillion climate solution we can’t ignore
The Pentagon budget is a clear target, with the potential to address rising environmental, economic, and public health crises globally.
Massachusetts healthcare workers strike against hospital giant
About 4,500 nurses and home-care clinicians walked out after contract talks with Mass General Brigham broke down over pay, staffing, insurance costs, and patient care.