DARE: FBI Has Not Contacted Dozens of Potential Sources in Kavanaugh Investigation
News organizations report accounts of multiple witnesses who say they were frustrated in efforts to speak to the FBI as Kavanaugh investigation is closed and referred back to Senate… More
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How the Database is Powering the New World Economy
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Calling All Journalists: Free Digital Security Training Workshops
This week, German media development nonprofit DW Akademie is offering Digital Security Training Workshops to help journalists protect themselves online. More
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After Stonewall, librarians were the first profession to organize for gay rights. Meet the pioneer, Michael McConnell, who led the charge - and now fears for his legacy. https://www.the74million.org/article/how-libraries-came-to-be-sanctuaries-for-lgbtq-kids/
Pro-Russian TV and websites are being promoted inside occupied parts of Ukraine amid a wave of media repression. https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-russia-takes-tv-and-websites-offline-as-part-of-media-blackout-in-occupied-territories-12634539
While the pandemic has dealt a blow to the entire journalism industry — more than 100 local newsrooms have closed since — it’s been especially tough on small, ethnic news outlets that may not have the resources to stay afloat. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/ethnic-media-was-devastated-covid-now-publishers-are-struggling-self-f-rcna31718
