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When journalists are persecuted, we all suffer

The world is becoming more dangerous for journalists. On this World Press Freedom Day, there are ways to help

The Guardian - US

First Thing: media freedom in dire state in record number of countries

World Press Freedom Index report warns disinformation and AI pose mounting threats to journalism. Plus, the shocking history of British royal crowns

The Guardian - UK

Press freedoms shrink, journalists being targeted

UNITED NATIONS: Press freedom is under attack in every corner of the globe, with journalists continually harassed, jailed and killed, UN officials and media outlets warned on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

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When journalists are targets, we all suffer

Autocrats know that controlling the media is the first step in controlling the population. It’s why journalists are increasingly in the firing line, writes Professor Peter Greste.

Newsroom.co.nz

White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Joe Biden pokes fun at his age, calls for release of detained journalists

The dinner celebrated the First Amendment and Biden said, ‘I believe in the First Amendment — not just because my good friend Jimmy Madison wrote it.’

Chicago Sun-Times

When journalists are targets, we all suffer

Autocrats know that controlling the media is the first step in controlling the population. It’s why journalists are increasingly in the firing line.

360info

‘You think I’m old?’: President Joe Biden roasts Rupert Murdoch

US President Joe Biden has taken aim at Rupert Murdoch's age while roasting a number of famous faces in his speech at the White House Correspondents'

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Heavy shelling reported in Kharkiv region after overnight attacks in Kherson – as it happened

Two injured by rocket attacks in Kherson after heavy shelling and homes hit by anti-aircraft missiles in Kharkiv

The Guardian - AU

Joe Biden laughs off age jokes at annual US media gathering

At the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, comedy mixes with somber calls to free reporters.

Al Jazeera

‘I Call It Being Seasoned’: Biden Laughs off Age Gags at Comedy Roast

US President Joe Biden took it on the chin Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner as he laughed gamely through sharp jokes about his age, and hit back with a few of his own. Washington's political and media elites gathered for their annual big-night-out in the US capital…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘They say I’m ancient’: Biden speech to White House media proves to be one for the ages

The 80-year-old US president chooses annual address to have some fun with a crucial voter concern, mixed with digs at Don Lemon and Fox News

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden hails ‘absolute courage’ of detained journalist Evan Gershkovich

US president says he is ‘working like hell’ to secure release of Wall Street Journal reporter held in Russia on espionage charges

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

What prompted Xi Jinping and Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s phone call; Ukraine’s Orthodox church faces scrutiny

The Guardian - AU

U.S. targets Russia's FSB, IRGC members over wrongful detention of Americans

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russia's domestic security service FSB and the intelligence unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) accusing them of being responsible or complicit in the wrongful detention of Americans overseas.

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The Independent UK

US will sanction Russian and Iranian intelligence officials for hostage-taking, White House says

The new sanctions target officials responsible for the arrest and wrongful detention of US nationals

Al Jazeera

Top US newspapers call for Evan Gershkovich’s release in Russia

Russia’s foreign ministry says it denied a US consular visit request for journalist amid growing calls for his release.

The Independent UK

Russia denies visit to American reporter in visa retaliation

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has denied a U

Reuters

Moscow rejects U.S. request to see reporter; Russia's U.S. envoy sees prisoners

Russia said on Thursday it had rejected a U.S. embassy request to visit detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in response to Washington's refusal to grant visas to a group of Russian journalists.

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The Guardian - UK

Is Russia spying more – or are more spies just being caught?

Expulsion of diplomats amid Ukraine war has limited Russia’s options, with west’s focus now turning to deep-cover ‘illegals’

The Independent UK

US urges Russia's Lavrov to see suffering of Whelan's sister

The U_S_ has brought the sister of an American imprisoned in Russia to the U_N_ Security Council for a session being chaired by the Russian foreign minister, urging him to “look into her eyes and see her suffering.”

Al Jazeera

US envoy to UN urges Russian foreign minister to free detainees

At the UN Security Council, US envoy says Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich have been used by Moscow as ‘human pawns’.

WEKU

Latest on Ukraine: Russia runs U.N. Security Council as China runs damage control

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

France 24

Former correspondents in Russia call for release of journalist Evan Gershkovich

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia on March 29 and remains behind bars. He could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of spying. Some 300 former correspondents in Russia, from 22 different countries, have written an open letter to the Kremlin in English…

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Will the Fox settlement restore confidence in elections?

Dominion Voting Systems has settled its defamation lawsuit with Fox News for $787.5m. Some fear it may not be enough to stop conspiracy theories about the company’s machines in the run-up to 2024 election

The Guardian - UK

Journalists who have worked in Moscow call for release of Evan Gershkovich

More than 300 journalists write to Russia that arrest sends ‘dangerous signal’ about attitude to journalism

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