Coming up on ⁦Al Jazeera PR⁩ at 6:20 to talk about Israel’s actions against the AP earlier today and their rapid and complete reversal of a bad decision just hours later.

This is a very well deserved honor for Evan Gershkovich and a poignant award for all of us at The Wall Street Journal and beyond. #IStandWithEvan

Today at about 10am Eastern ⁦National Press Club⁩ issued a statement calling for this reversal by Israel. Grateful for this outcome we see 6 hours later. Government of Israel must significantly rethink its approach to the press. apnews.com/article/live-t…

Evan Gershkovich Named the 2024 Daniel Pearl Awardee for Courage and Integrity in Journalism. The 2024 award will be presented by Judea Pearl at an Awards Gala Dinner at the historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles June 23.
lapressclub.org/evan-gershkovi… Evan Gershkovich The Wall Street Journal

Thank you Lorena Gonzalez and California Labor Federation! Funded by a mitigation fee on Big Tech data mining, SB 1327 would bring in hundreds of millions annually for journalism jobs in communities all across California. A huge jobs bill and a major step forward for local journalism.

Officer lifts Blinken demonstrator off ground, carries her out of Senate Foreign Relations hearing ....

We have just published the *CLeAR Documentation Framework for #AI Transparency and governance,* co-authored by experts across academia, industry, and civil society. The report shares guiding principles for immediate use in AI documentation: shorensteincenter.org/clear-document…

BREAKING: White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre told reports that the Biden administration is concerned by reports that the Israeli government confiscated equipment of the AP. She said journalists need to have the right and the ability to do their job

WASHINGTON, May 21 — The following thread is a statement from Emily Wilkins, President of the National Press Club on the move by Israel to shut down the Associated Press live feed into Gaza and to seize the AP’s equipment.

“We call on Israel to reverse course…and restore AP’s equipment and live feed.” Emily Wilkins 117th President of the National Press Club. press.org/newsroom/natio…

When ⁦Jason Rezaian⁩ is talking about Iran, I am listening. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

UPDATE: National Press Club Statement on Guatemalan Journalist José Rubén Zamora press.org/newsroom/updat…

Tonight, my thoughts are with the countless victims of the Islamic Republic – those whose lives were taken due to the crimes of Ali Khamenei and Ebrahim Raisi.

Their futures were stolen and many endured untold suffering in their final moments. We will always remember our heroes.

National Press Club Statement on Guatemalan Journalist José Rubén Zamora press.org/newsroom/natio…

Washington Post: Austin Tice has been held hostage longer than any American journalist ever. He was detained in Syria in August 2012. #BringAustinHome #FreeAustinTice #Syria Thank you President Biden Secretary Antony Blinken U.S. Embassy Syria for efforts on his behalf. [WP ad via Washington Post Press Freedom Partnership]

My heart aches for the family of Dr. Majd Kamalmaz, the Syrian-American psychotherapist and humanitarian worker who traveled around the world helping people heal. He was captured by Assad’s regime and, as we learned yesterday, eventually killed. I met Dr. Kamalmaz’s daughter

CNN has made a good choice with Jake Tapper. I think everyone knows that.

NEW: Chair Senator Dick Durbin released the following statement after a New York Times report that a 'Stop the Steal' symbol was displayed in Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's yard:

What is urgent now is that the USG begin to negotiate with skill and urgency to bring Americans being held in Syria home. We have repeatedly shown that we can negotiate with even the most difficult countries such as Russia and Iran. #FreeAustinTice

Please read about Majd Kamalmaz. Heartbroken for this wonderful family. Met them recently at House Foreign Affairs hearing where they testified. Thanks to Jonathan Franks and Bring Our Families Home Campaign for supporting their case.