Baltimore Peeps: Join me at the historic Enoch Pratt Library on Tuesday, 7/2, at 7 p,m. I'll be talking about my new book, BEN & Me. Hope to see you there! calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/eric-wei…

"It will be said, that we don’t propose to establish Kings. I know it. But there is a natural Inclination in Mankind to Kingly Government. It sometimes relieves them from Aristocratic Domination. They had rather have one Tyrant than 500." --Benjamin Franklin

Honored to see BEN & ME on this list. booktrib.com/2024/07/03/aud…

A UN working group has found ICFJ Knight Fellowships Awardee Jose Rubén Zamora's arrest in Guatemala "arbitrary." "...the appropriate remedy would be to release Mr. Zamora immediately and to grant him the effective right to obtain compensation and other forms of reparation."

Our fam welcomes Eric Weiner to talk about BEN & ME, life lessons from Franklin. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Time to get your Ben on! nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/ben-f… Next Big Idea Club

ICFJ is joining Committee to Protect Journalists & more than 60 other organizations in requesting that Israeli authorities immediately end the restrictions on foreign media entering Gaza and grant independent access to international news organizations. Read the statement: icfj.org/news/media-org…

"America was divided long before it became the United States of America. The Revolutionary War was a civil war that pitted Loyalists against Rebels. Divisions may lead to ruptures, Franklin knew, but they don’t have to." tinyurl.com/mr24hrhh

ICFJ supports the urgent appeal to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture by José Rubén Zamora’s legal team. ICFJ Knight Award winner Zamora has been wrongfully detained in Guatemala for almost two years and held in conditions no human being should ever have to endure. Journalism

Today marks a dark milestone: Journalist #JoseRubénZamora of Guatemala has been unjustly jailed for 730 days. “His continued imprisonment is a clear assault on #pressfreedom,” says ICFJ President Sharon Moshavi of our ICFJ Knight Fellowships Award winner. #FreeZamora now: buff.ly/3WwoByW

ICFJ calls for the immediate release of #JoseRubénZamora, an ICFJ Knight Fellowships Awardee unjustly jailed for two years. The acclaimed journalist is being held in inhumane conditions in Guatemala, and his continued imprisonment is a clear assault on #pressfreedom: buff.ly/3WwoByW

Here’s what happened to us last year: rappler.com/technology/ddo…

"Franklin understood the middle path, Buddha-like in his ability to see – and hear – both sides." Great column by Martin Regg Cohn! tinyurl.com/7nd52h2m

Get ready for an exciting lineup at the NPA Summit! 🎉 This year's event is packed with a diverse set of sessions around news product management, hard skills and advanced classes, and expert facilitators ready to share their knowledge and insights.

We offer journalists in our global network opportunities to deepen their skills, collaborate with colleagues across borders, build more sustainable news outlets and more. Join them now: buff.ly/3OixkhZ

Looking forward to discussing the 2024 elections with Eugene Daniels and Maria Ressa in a conversation moderated by Kristen Welker at International Center for Journalists’s Tribute to Journalists on Nov. 14. Learn more: icfj.org/news/leading-j…

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At our Tribute to Journalists, Peter Baker, Eugene Daniels & Maria Ressa will delve into the implications of this historic election year in an on-stage conversation the week after the U.S. election. Purchase tickets to attend #ICFJawards on Nov. 14: buff.ly/4gqXiyQ

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After more than 800 days, renowned Guatemalan journalist Jose Rubén Zamora has been granted house arrest. This is wonderful, welcomed news. Still, the fight for his freedom is not over. The judicial harassment against him must end. #ZamoraLibre #FreeZamora x.com/CPJAmericas/st…