Journalists

WT Clarke High School Takes First Prize at Junior Achievement of New York's 12th Annual Business Plan Competition

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Friday, June 7, 2019

NEW YORK, June 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --On Wednesday, June 5, aspiring entrepreneurs Abishek Ravindran, Shayan Huda, Makaeel Sheikh, and Louis Zaino from WT Clarke High School led their team to victory in the final round of Junior Achievement of New York's 12th Annual High School Business Plan Competition (BPC).

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  • NEW YORK, June 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --On Wednesday, June 5, aspiring entrepreneurs Abishek Ravindran, Shayan Huda, Makaeel Sheikh, and Louis Zaino from WT Clarke High School led their team to victory in the final round of Junior Achievement of New York's 12th Annual High School Business Plan Competition (BPC).
  • InnoAir creatively solved a problem centered on this year's theme: sustainable solutions to Americans' dependency on plastic.
  • Members of the winning team each received a cash prize of $1,500 and a trophy for their school.
  • Edward R. Murrow High School's team, Snack n' Bottle, placed second, and Brooklyn Technical High School's team, ePlastic, placed third.

Bob Woodward Sits Down with David Axelrod on Today’s Episode of The Axe Files

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Thursday, May 30, 2019

The latest episode of The Axe Files with David Axelrod - the political podcast only available on Luminary - features an in-depth interview with legendary journalist Bob Woodward.

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  • The latest episode of The Axe Files with David Axelrod - the political podcast only available on Luminary - features an in-depth interview with legendary journalist Bob Woodward.
  • The hour-long episode of The Axe Files with David Axelrod is live and available on Luminary today.
  • Trump has legitimized hate and he has said it is acceptable in American politics.
  • The Axe Files with David Axelrod is available on Luminary Premium.

FAIR Notes the Passing of Advisory Board Member and Longtime Friend Georgie Anne Geyer

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Monday, May 20, 2019

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) today noted with sadness the passing of long-time friend and associate, nationally syndicated columnist Georgie Anne Geyer.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) today noted with sadness the passing of long-time friend and associate, nationally syndicated columnist Georgie Anne Geyer.
  • Geyer served as a member of FAIR's National Board of Advisors for decades.
  • Having traveled the world in her storied career as a pioneering journalist, Georgie Anne Geyer knew and understood how nations rise and fall.
  • "Probably no columnist in America wrote more about the challenges mass immigration presented for our nation than Georgie Anne Geyer.

2019 U.N. Correspondents Association Awards For Best Journalistic Coverage Of The United Nations And U.N. Agencies

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Thursday, May 16, 2019

NEW YORK, May 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) invites media worldwide to submit entries for its 24th annual UNCA Awards for the best print, broadcast (TV & Radio) and online, web-based media coverage of the United Nations, U.N. agencies and field operations.

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  • NEW YORK, May 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) invites media worldwide to submit entries for its 24th annual UNCA Awards for the best print, broadcast (TV & Radio) and online, web-based media coverage of the United Nations, U.N. agencies and field operations.
  • Deadline for submissions is September 15, 2019
    The awards are open to all journalists anywhere in the world.
  • The Awards are:
    The Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize, sponsored by the Alexander Bodini Foundation, for written media (including online media).
  • The Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize, sponsored by the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, for broadcast (TV & Radio) media.

The Investigative Journal Appoints Award-winning Canadian Journalist and Author Mohamed Fahmy as CEO

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Friday, May 10, 2019

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Investigative Journal ( www.InvestigativeJournal.org ), a newly launched online investigative news platform, has appointed Canadian-Egyptian journalist and author Mohamed Fahmy as its chief executive officer.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The Investigative Journal ( www.InvestigativeJournal.org ), a newly launched online investigative news platform, has appointed Canadian-Egyptian journalist and author Mohamed Fahmy as its chief executive officer.
  • "I see no better time to work with the world's investigative journalists on stories often overlooked by the mainstream media," said Fahmy from the Vancouver office of The Investigative Journal.
  • Since its initial inception in February, the journal has published reports by prominent journalists from around the world, including three-time New York Timesbestselling author and journalist, Richard Miniter, andTurkish journalist Abdullah Bozkurt.
  • Mohamed Fadel Fahmy is an Egyptian-Canadian award-winning journalist and author.

TEGNA Inc. Reports Solid 2019 First Quarter Results

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Thursday, May 9, 2019

Guidance includes stations acquired in the first quarter of 2019; excludes acquisitions announced but not yet closed.

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  • Guidance includes stations acquired in the first quarter of 2019; excludes acquisitions announced but not yet closed.
  • Content Transformation Process - Initiatives continue to show results with audience share increases in key large markets.
  • Four TEGNA stations were awarded Walter Cronkite Awards for Excellence in Political Journalism, again more than any other news organization.
  • TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) will host its first quarter 2019 earnings conference call with financial analysts on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

The Hartford Gold Group Sponsors "The O'Reilly Update" Radio Show Launch

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

As a long-time sponsor of O'Reilly's "No Spin News" show and Now Radio, The Hartford Gold Group team is proud to lend its support to this new show as well.

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  • As a long-time sponsor of O'Reilly's "No Spin News" show and Now Radio, The Hartford Gold Group team is proud to lend its support to this new show as well.
  • "Bill O'Reilly listeners demand commentary that pulls no punches and 'The O'Reilly Update' delivers exactly that," says Sanford Mann, CEO of The Hartford Gold Group.
  • The Hartford Gold Group specializes in helping investors set up Gold IRAs (also known as gold bullion IRAs or self-directed IRAs) which allows investors to upgrade their retirement strategy by adding physical gold and silver to a tax-deferred retirement account.
  • Through its website, publications and expert account executives, The Hartford Gold Group offers a wealth of precious metals market information and historical perspective that empowers both new and experienced investors.

National Press Club Celebrates Belated Release of Journalists in Myanmar

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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

The journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, had received the club's John Aubuchon Award for Press Freedom in 2018.

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  • The journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, had received the club's John Aubuchon Award for Press Freedom in 2018.
  • "We cannot wait to welcome them in Washington at the National Press Club."
  • The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, represents more than 3,000 reporters, editors and professional communicators worldwide.
  • The Club's nonprofit affiliate, the National Press Club Journalism Institute, promotes an engaged global citizenry through an independent and free press, and equips journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways that inspire civic engagement.

TEGNA Receives Five Alliance for Women in Media Foundation Gracie Awards

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Tuesday, April 16, 2019

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that it has received five Gracie Awards from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, more than any other local news organization in the country.

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  • TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that it has received five Gracie Awards from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, more than any other local news organization in the country.
  • The annual Gracie Awards honor outstanding programming by, for and about women and individual achievement in television, radio and interactive media.
  • Newsrooms across TEGNA chose to participate on all platforms to expose the high mortality rates in their own communities.
  • TEGNA has been consistently honored with the industrys top awards, including Edward R. Murrow, George Polk, Alfred I. DuPont and Emmy Awards.

Statement: Julian Assange arrested after seven years in embassy

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Friday, April 12, 2019

Wikileaks founder arrested this morning after asylum status revoked

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  • The Home Secretary has made a statement following the arrest of the Julian Assange.
  • The Wikileaks founder was arrested at the Ecuadorean Embassy this morning after Government of Ecuador revoked his asylum status.
  • Assange has spent the last seven years taking refuge in the embassy, to avoid extradition, first to Sweden, on an rape charge since dropped, but more recently to the USA.
  • Speaking in the House of Commons, the Home Secretary Sajid Javid said;
    "This morning after nearly seven years inside the Ecuadorian embassy Mr Assange was arrested for failing to surrender in relation to his extradition proceedings.