• First Saudi-penned opera opens in Riyadh

    Once unthinkable, the pioneering production marks the latest cultural expansion in the desert kingdom.

  • Accountability needed after charges dropped against AL journalists

    Charges have finally been dropped against Atmore News journalist Don Fletcher and publisher Sherry Digmon, who were unlawfully arrested for reporting on an investigation of a school board's handling of COVID funds. Escambia County Sheriff's Office Almost six months ago, the arrests of Alabama reporter Don Fletcher and newspaper publisher Sherry Digmon made national headlines. Last week, charges that Fletcher and Digmon broke the law by reporting on a grand jury subpoena...

  • Is journalist Vicky Xu preparing to return to China?

    Verdict: Lack of evidence

  • Saudis Reveal Plans For Canelo Alvarez Superfight

    It appears that Canelo Alvarez is going to get a big bag from the Saudis. Last month, Canelo went viral when he said that he wouldn’t fight David Benavidez unless someone paid him $150-200 million to do so. “If some promoter, not him, because he’s nothing to offer me but I one promoter who I work […]

  • Violent attacks against environmental journalists on the rise, report finds

    Unesco joint research dating back 15 years found violence and intimidation against about 750 reporters and 44 murdersMore than 70% of environmental journalists have been attacked for their work since 2009, according to a Unesco report, which warns of rising threats against those covering the climate crisis.At least 749 environmental journalists have faced violence and intimidation in the last 15 years, the UN body found. It said that 44 reporters were murdered between 2009 and 2023 but that...

  • Report highlights need for journalists to push back when stonewalled

    Screenshot of a 2023 "roundtable" hosted by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis where he and his guests aired their grievances with the press. DeSantis is one of many public officials who often disregards established norms regarding media access. There has been a disturbing uptick in recent years of instances where journalists have been prevented from covering public business or having access to public officials, in ways that violate laws, long-standing norms, or both. Freedom of...

  • Saudi Arabia Steps Up Arrests Of Those Attacking Israel Online

    Saudi Arabia has stepped up the arrest of citizens for social-media posts

  • Saudi Arabia Steps Up Arrests Of Those Attacking Israel Online

    Saudi Arabia has stepped up the arrest of citizens for social-media posts

  • Iranian hackers impersonate journalists in social engineering campaign

    Members of a notorious Iranian hacking crew are using false personas to steal credentials and access victim cloud environments, per a new Mandiant report.

  • Journalist And NYC Influencer Dallas Penn Dead At 54

    The Hip Hop community is saddened by the unexpected passing of Hip Hop journalist and NYC culture influencer Dallas Penn, whose death was announced this morning(May 1) by his wife Chocolate Snowflake(C.S.) on Penn’s personal Facebook page. Penn was 54 years old. “Dallas has ascended to the music that was waiting for him,” she wrote. […] The post Journalist And NYC Influencer Dallas Penn Dead At 54 first appeared on The Source.

  • Saudi Arabia Steps Up Arrests Of Those Attacking Israel Online

    Saudi Arabia has stepped up the arrest of citizens for social-media posts related to the Israel-Hamas war as the kingdom signals a readiness to agree to diplomatic relations with the Jewish state — if it commits to Palestinian statehood.

  • Cuban journalist questioned about social media posts, jailed

    Miami, April 30, 2024—Cuban authorities must immediately and unconditionally release jailed local freelance journalist José Luis Tan Estrada and allow reporters to work without fear of reprisal, said the Committee to Protect Journalists on Tuesday. On April 26, Tan was arrested in the Cuban capital of Havana and has since been detained in the Villa