by jpitney | Jul 22, 2021 | Civility, Journalism
A July 20 release from Van Jones: Today, Dream Corps founder and TV personality Van Jones was awarded the Courage and Civility Award by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on the heels of the entrepreneur’s successful trip to space. As part of the prestigious recognition,...
by jpitney | Jul 17, 2021 | Crime, Journalism
CNN: A jury in Maryland on Thursday found that the man who killed five employees of the Capital Gazette newspaper is criminally responsible for the attack, rejecting his plea of insanity. Jarrod Ramos walked into the Capital Gazette offices in June 2018 and opened...
by jpitney | Jul 8, 2021 | International Relations, Journalism
Margaret Sullivan at The Washington Post: At least 274 journalists were in prison during 2020, the most since the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists began keeping track in the early 1990s. More than 20 journalists were killed last year for doing their...
by jpitney | Jul 5, 2021 | Dreier, Journalism
A 6/29 release from the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation: The Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation today announced the kick-off of its capital campaign with the receipt of two significant grants to support the establishment of the Fallen Journalists Memorial...
by jpitney | Jul 3, 2021 | Autism, Crime, Insurrection, Journalism
Alex Mann at The Capital Gazette: A neurologist testified Friday afternoon that the man who murdered five Capital Gazette employees has autism spectrum disorder, one of the diagnoses his defense attorneys are basing his insanity claims on. The gunman who fatally shot...
by jpitney | Jun 26, 2021 | Journalism
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