"Journalists covering the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran should be telling their audiences not only what they know but what they were prevented from finding out, and by whom."
During his Pentagon briefing on the war on Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth bashed "fake news" while addressing the six U.S. Army reservists killed in an Iranian attack on an operations center in Kuwait. https://to.pbs.org/4sv9zYs
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, seated, surrounded by nearly 30 other women, seated around her and standing behind her. 1933. Harris & Ewing, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
As the Great Depression threatened the tenuous foothold of women on newspaper staffs, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt instituted a weekly, women-only press conference at the White House to force news organizations to employ at least one woman reporter.
The first was held on this day in 1933. 🧵
Reuters Exclusive
"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."
"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the Middle East."
Pete Hegseth, if he does not resign, should at least get out of the way and let better men than him talk to the nation and to the press.
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As Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US is “accelerating” its strikes inside Iran, Pentagon beat reporters say they are not getting answers to key questions about the ongoing military operations.
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Really disturbing reporting. There doesn’t appear to be a real plan for what happens to the Iranian government next.
Also just really heart broken about the news today about the American servicemembers killed and wounded. Praying for them and their families. Also praying for the Iranian people and everyone in the region who is dodging missiles.
Just finished this section in my book “Why Nations Go to War” by John Stoessinger (11th edition)
Like I said, this week’s reading and studying about the Iraq & Afghanistan wars with what’s happening now with Iran is making my head spin a little.
Honestly, this is really one hell of a weekend to have to be studying about the initial run up to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for my class. Currently watching this Frontline doc: www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
Since 2022, Matthieu Aikins and I have been investigating the CIA’s Afghan surrogate commandos, known in Afg as the Zero Units but officially called the CTPTs by the CIA. These units’ existence has been publicly known since 2010, but their relationship with the CIA is still an official secret...
On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being “served food that contained worms.” A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees. The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
Mr. Lai’s case stands as a stark example of how legal systems can be weaponized to silence independent journalism by punishing those who dare to report, publish and speak freely.
What happens to Jimmy Lai matters not only to Hong Kong, but to journalists and citizens around the world who depend on a free and independent press to safeguard democracy.”
US Journalist Rapid Response Fund launched. cpj.org/2026/02/new-...
No struggling newspaper ever saved itself by becoming a worse and less essential product. But what's happening today at the @washingtonpost.com is not just the latest devastating contraction of the news industry; it's the gutting of an American institution vital for a healthy society
Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
Today’s layoffs at @washingtonpost.com are a devastating setback for our profession. Every lost reporting job is one fewer set of eyes watching institutions that affect people’s daily lives.
@pressclubdc.bsky.social & the Institute stand with all the journalists who lost their jobs.
Article excerpt: In my few days in Minnesota, I’ve been witness to countless scenes that remind me of moments I’ve seen during previous trips covering conflicts around the world. I watched heavily armored federal units roll through quiet neighborhoods. In a grocery store parking lot, angry residents screamed at agents, demanding they leave the city. Masked and armed government agents pointed weapons toward me and some protesters during an encounter in the middle of the afternoon. Curious guests in a hotel elevator wondered why I was carrying around a medical pack and gas mask. Local residents thanked me for being there to witness the situation. A drunk man at a hotel bar cursed at me, saying the media was at fault. The wars we’ve carried out as a nation abroad have come home.
"In my few days in Minnesota, I’ve been witness to countless scenes that remind me of moments I’ve seen during previous trips covering conflicts around the world," photojournalist @cengizyar.com writes. "The wars we’ve carried out as a nation abroad have come home."
More: https://propub.li/4acxEeY
“The 1980 law, the Privacy Protection Act, says “it shall be unlawful” for investigators to search for or seize journalistic work product and documentary materials unless the reporters themselves are suspected of committing certain crimes related to those materials.”
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MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident.
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Two proposed bills heard last week by the House Veterans' Affairs subcommittee on health would expand rehabilitation programs for military vets with traumatic brain injuries and advance research and care.
Black and white background photo of reporters diligently working in a newsroom, from the Stars and Stripes archives. White text: Opinion: Pentagon wants a 'refocus,' but Stripes hasn't wavered from its true mission. Read the words of our Ombudsman Jacqueline Smith:" Photo of Jacqueline Smith outlined in red. White Stars and Stripes logo.
FROM OUR OMBUDSMAN: Given the overall press restrictions and the moves to take over editorial control of Stars and Stripes, the future of a reputable newspaper that dates to the Civil War is in danger.
Here's what's happening, why & what you can do about it. Gift article🔗: bit.ly/4k7MF6F #Flashes
