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Ukrainian journalists bring the frontline to Brussels DW 11/13/2025
"At home, I never cry," she told DW in an exclusive interview after the event. "Only here, far away from home, I realize how much pressure I'm under, and how my normality is not normal elsewhere in Europe."
The Gala was terrific-and you can still support us! - 48 hills
The 12th Annual 48 Hills Community Gala packed El Rio, featured live music, food, speakers, major sponsors, and still needs $4500 to meet its fundraising goal.
Stuart Schuffman celebrates 20 years of documenting dive bars, nightlife, and marginalized voices with a raucous Oct. 17 Kilowatt party and new book release.
Former CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy says he wouldn't go back. That says everything about the state of the news business.
Journalists leaving big media increasingly start independent, low-overhead media companies on platforms like Substack and YouTube, often matching or exceeding prior incomes.
Spike Lee, John Waters, and More Decry Trump's 'Attacks on the Free Press'
Over 2,000 members of the Writers Guild of America, both East and West, signed an open letter decrying escalating attacks on independent media by the Trump Administration.
Hungary postpones vote on law to curb foreign-funded organisations
Hungary has postponed a vote on legislation targeting foreign-funded organisations after protests and concerns about civil society and media independence.