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Howard student journalists brace for their biggest assignment: Election night with Harris

Kamala Harris will spend election night at Howard, University her alma mater and a prominent HBCU. Staff of student media organizations are prepping for the big assignment.

Politics - NBC News - October 31

James Ledbetter, Media Critic and Business Journalist, Dies at 60

He wrote the Press Clips column for The Village Voice, held top jobs at Inc. magazine and Slate, and wrote a book about how the startup magazine The Industry Standard fizzled.

Business - The New York Times - 4 days ago

US-Iranian journalist believed to have been detained in Iran

News of Reza Valizadeh’s imprisonment comes as Iran marks 45th anniversary of US embassy hostage crisis. An Iranian-American journalist who once worked for a US government-funded broadcaster is ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Trump campaign defends his remarks about violence toward journalists

Former President Donald Trump is doing damage control after seemingly espousing violence toward journalists.

Trump Team Revokes Election Party Access for Some Journalists

A reporter for Puck and other journalists were barred after critical coverage of the campaign.

Business - The New York Times - 13 hours ago

Judge Extends Sentence for Former County Official Convicted in Las Vegas Journalist’s Murder

Robert Telles was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years for the murder of Jeff German. On Wednesday, a judge added eight years to that minimum.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 16

Man pleads guilty to spraying wasp killer at police, assaulting journalists on Jan. 6

A 60-year-old New York man has pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers using a wasp-killer spray and assaulting journalists during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the Department of ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Guatemalan judge grants investigative journalist Zamora house arrest and his family celebrates

The family of a Guatemalan journalist has celebrated his transfer to house arrest following his jailing for over two years amid his newspaper’s anti-corruption investigations

World - ABC News - October 19

Putin says Zelenskyy's nuclear comments were a 'dangerous act of provocation' at meeting with BRICS group journalists

World - Yahoo News - October 19

Israeli strikes kill 38 people in Gaza's Khan Younis and 3 journalists in southern Lebanon

Israeli strikes have killed 38 people in Gaza and three journalists in Lebanon on Friday

World - ABC News - October 25

Lebanon state news says an Israeli airstrike on a journalist compound killed 3 TV staffers

World - ABC News - October 25

Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says it is carrying out strikes on military targets in Iran

IDF spokesman says strikes are a response to ‘months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran’, as blasts reported in Tehran and nearby city of Karaj. Lebanon’s health minister, Firass Abiad ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Lebanese minister accuses Israel of war crime after journalists reportedly killed in IDF strike

Israel is being accused of committing a war crime by Lebanon's information minister after an Israeli strike reportedly killed three journalists in southeast Lebanon. Meanwhile, Israel says five of ...

Guatemalan journalist released from prison fears for the future and being targeted for his work

When Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora returned to his home last week after more than two years in prison without a conviction, he found it empty

World - ABC News - October 29

CNN bans conservative guest for telling Muslim journalist 'I hope your beeper doesn't go off'

CNN has banned Ryan Girdusky from appearing on the network again after he told Mehdi Hasan "I hope your beeper doesn't go off," an apparent reference to the spate of exploding pagers in Lebanon ...

‘I couldn’t cry over my children like everyone else’: the tragedy of Palestinian journalist Wael al-Dahdouh

After his wife and two of his children were killed in Gaza, Al Jazeera journalist Wael al-Dahdouh became famous around the world for his decision to keep reporting. But this was just the start of ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

A ninth woman has died reporting on the Ukraine conflict. Russia’s war on journalists must end | Kiran Nazish

Warnings are not enough. After Victoria Roshchyna’s death, we need zero tolerance of the detention and brutal treatment of female reporters. Last summer I began receiving messages about the ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Algeria pardons journalist who played major role in 2019 democracy protests, later jailed for threatening state security

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

An Iranian-American journalist is believed to be held by Iran as tensions remain high after an Israeli attack, US says

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

A moment that changed me: I gave up my job – and found my self-esteem

When I moved with my partner to Washington DC, it was months before I was granted a work permit. At first, my confidence took a hit. Then I felt liberated to start a new life. When my boyfriend ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Kate Douglass breaks world record at World Aquatics Swimming World Cup

Kate Douglass broke the 200m breaststroke world record held by Rebecca Soni.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 24

Regan Smith adds world record at World Aquatics Swimming World Cup

Regan Smith broke her second individual world record this year at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25

Are these the best work canteens in the world?

Inside the office restaurants leading a lunch revolution

World - Financial Times - October 16

Travels with the ‘world’s best sommelier’

Who better to guide you around the vineyards of France and Italy?

World - Financial Times - October 22

The Secret Electrostatic World of Insects

Invisibly to us, insects and other tiny creatures use static electricity to travel, avoid predators, collect pollen, and more. New experiments explore how evolution may have influenced this ...

Tech - Wired - October 27

Trump’s new world order

A stunning victory that will radically alter America’s role

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

It’s This Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World

You can’t count him out, sadly.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

The scale and scope of this Dodgers championship cannot be overstated

The impact of L.A.'s come-from-behind win in Game 5 to win the World Series extends well beyond its stars to the team's unsung heroes and fans around the globe.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31

The world’s best vintage fashion dealers

An A-Z of the accounts, showrooms and vendors who’ll make the hunt that much easier

Business - Financial Times - October 17

Stargazers around the world catch supermoon

The brightness of the moon would allow ancient communities to increase hunting at this time of year - hence the name.

The Hater’s Guide to the 2024 World Series

The Yankees vs. the Dodgers is the most annoying World Series matchup possible, a columnist for The Athletic writes.

Sports - The New York Times - October 25

How to watch the 2024 World Series

The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees will face off in Game 1 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday.

The BRICS Summit Was a Glimpse of the World to Come

Last week’s BRICS summit showed how the balance of global power increasingly eludes the West’s grasp.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

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