by jpitney | Apr 16, 2022 | Ukraine
300 Lithuanians answered the call and gathered to sing alongside Ukrainian refugee Elizaveta. They are singing a Ukrainian folk song to draw attention to the ongoing war and the struggle of the Ukrainian people. 🇺🇦🇱🇹 pic.twitter.com/pGIwOAdLoN — Visegrád 24...
by jpitney | Apr 11, 2022 | Journalism, Journalists, Ukraine
Perugia Declaration for Ukraine – 9 April 2022 The International Journalism Festival and members and partners of the Global Forum for Media Development call for increased support of independent media and journalists in Ukraine. #PerugiaDeclaration4Ukraine Sign the...
by jpitney | Apr 4, 2022 | Journalism, Journalists, Religion, Russia, Ukraine
Philip Pullella at Reuters: Pope Francis paid tribute on Sunday to journalists killed during the Ukraine war saying he hoped God would reward them for serving the common good whatever side they were on. Speaking to journalists aboard the plane returning from Malta,...
by jpitney | Apr 3, 2022 | Journalism, Journalists, Russia, Ukraine
Caroline Vakil at The Hill: The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine reported on Saturday that Russian forces had shot and killed a Ukrainian photojournalist and that authorities had found his body. The office said in a statement on Facebook that Maxim Levin had...
by jpitney | Mar 24, 2022 | Bipartisanship, Congress, Journalism, Journalists, Russia, Ukraine
A March 16 release from Rep. Ashley Hinson: Today, Representatives Cheri Bustos (IL-17) and Ashley Hinson (IA-01), both former journalists, introduced a bipartisan resolution honoring the journalists, reporters, and documentarians risking their safety and sacrificing...
by jpitney | Mar 23, 2022 | Journalism, Journalists, Ukraine
At Time, Sebastian Unger writes of journalists who risk death: Without the work of these brave people there could be no such thing as democracy or freedom in the world—elections would be stolen, war crimes would be denied, injustices would be hidden. In a world...
