Nov 21 Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon kill 2 journalists for a pan-Arab TV channel, 4 Palestinian militants By Bassem Mroue, Abby Sewell, Associated Press The airstrike that hit the journalists also killed a Lebanese civilian, Hussein Akil, according to Al-Mayadeen and Lebanon’s state media. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 6:04 Israel-Hamas war takes deadly toll on journalists covering the conflict By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi The Israel-Hamas war has led to the deadliest four weeks for journalists in over three decades. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, dozens of journalists and media workers have been reported killed, injured, missing or arrested in the month… Continue watching
Oct 19 Journalists in Gaza struggle with safety, survival while reporting on the ground By David Bauder, Associated Press A limited number of journalists in Gaza are trying to report on the war with Israel while facing the same problems as the besieged Palestinian population there — wondering where to live, where to get food and water, and how… Continue reading
Apr 30 WATCH: Gwen Ifill, Bill Plante honored at White House press dinner with lifetime awards By News Desk and Associated Press The late PBS NewsHour anchor Gwen Ifill and CBS News correspondent Bill Plante were posthumously awarded the Dunnigan-Payne Prize for lifetime career achievement Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Continue reading
Apr 17 Oklahoma governor seeks resignation of officials accused of talking about killing journalists By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Gov. Kevin Stitt is calling for the resignations of four officials in southeast Oklahoma after a newspaper's audio recording apparently captured some of them talking of knowing hit men and complaining about two of the paper's journalists. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 11:38 Reporters who covered U.S. invasion of Iraq reflect on impact of war By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Twenty years ago, U.S. forces invaded Iraq. With them, and waiting for them in Baghdad, were hundreds of journalists who would go on to document a war that took a brutal toll on Iraq, on many soldiers and marines and… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 4:51 Russian journalist reflects on living and reporting in exile By John Yang, Harry Zahn Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, Moscow has continued its clampdown on independent media within its borders. Many Russian journalists fled rather than risk imprisonment. One of them is journalist Mikhail Zygar, whose book “War and Punishment: Putin, Zelensky, and… Continue watching
Dec 17 2022 has been the deadliest year on record for Mexican journalists By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press The deadliest year in at least three decades for Mexican journalists and media workers is nearing a close, with 15 slayings — a perilous situation underlined by a brazen near-miss attack this week on one of the country’s most prominent… Continue reading
Dec 16 Journalists who wrote about owner Elon Musk suspended from Twitter By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Accounts of reporters with The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Voice of America and other publications, went dark Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 10 Soccer journalist Grant Wahl, 49, dies at World Cup match in Qatar By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Grant Wahl, an American journalist who helped grow the popularity of soccer in the U.S. and reported on some of the biggest stories in the sport, died Saturday while covering a World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands. Continue reading