Moscow targets VOA reporter in latest round of sanctions against Americans

Washington — On Thursday, more than 200 U.S. citizens, including Voice of America journalists, were sanctioned by the Russian government. Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that it was imposing sanctions on Jeff Seldin, who covers VOA’s national security coverage.Seldin is one of several journalists, including some from Washington post and New York Timeswill be included … Read more

Iowa reporter wins five-year battle to become journalist

An Iowa journalist who has been denied a press credential for five years is finally allowed into the state House of Representatives after filing a lawsuit. Laura Bellin runs Bleeding Heartland, a community blog that describes itself as focused on Iowa politics. She is also the statehouse reporter for KHOI Community Radio in Ames, Iowa. … Read more

Fox News: Civil contempt order against reporter ‘deeply chilling’

US television channel Fox News says a court ruling that found one of its former journalists in civil contempt should appeal. A federal court on Thursday found Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to reveal key sources for a 2017 Fox News investigative series. The judge imposed a fine of $800 per day until … Read more

Freedom House: Global civil liberties decline for 18 consecutive years

Washington — Civil liberties around the world will decline for the 18th consecutive year by 2023, with conflict and flawed elections the biggest factors, a new report finds. The nonprofit Freedom House found that political rights and civil liberties have deteriorated for more than a fifth of the population. Of the 210 countries and territories … Read more

Al Jazeera reporter by day, Hamas leader by night: Israel’s latest accusations

This is not the first time that Al Jazeera journalists have been charged by the IDF. New Delhi: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have accused a well-known journalist who regularly reports from Gaza for Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV station of moonlighting as a senior Hamas commander. Lieutenant Avicai Adraj, the Israeli Arabic-language spokesman for the … Read more