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So proud of my team! Congrats to @Globe_RI for winning 43 editorial awards, including 18 first place finishes, in the @RIPressAssn’s editorial contest! @DanMcGowan @AmandaMilkovits @FitzProv @AlexaGagosz @chris_m_gavin @StephMachado @ReadCarlos @mariacap @shurufu

SCOOP: Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Signs at the #NoKings rally in PVD

March 27 eBulletin: Featuring 2025 Better Newspaper Competition Award Winners and Judges' Comments Released. Other industry news, webinars, and resources to make your publication successful! Read it: conta.cc/3NR3Iht

Never forgot that day Fatima Ftouni held up her mic after an Israeli air strike in 2024 and called it the weapon she and colleagues were targeted for. Israel murdered her today.

Reeling from the news that dear friends @ftounifatima and @cheib1970 have been killed in an I$raeli strike in the south of Lebanon. Heartbroken beyond words. And make no mistake that this was a deliberate, targeted assassination of journalists. A war crime. We owe them a debt that can never be repaid. Words are not enough right now Rest in power. We will continue our work in your honour.

While covering the latest Israeli settler attack in the West Bank, Israeli soldiers assaulted my photojournalist @cyrilthps and detained my team. But our 2-hour detention revealed a lot about the motives of these Israeli soldiers: acting in service of the settler movement. W/ @AbeerSalmanCNN

Over 90% of ProPublica union members voted to walk off the job if the nonprofit doesn't agree to a ban on AI-related layoffs and other job protections. niemanlab.org/2026/03/propub…

Wow! Congratulations to the five @NewhouseSU students who are winners in this year's The Eyes of History contest, sponsored by the White House News Photographers Association. 📸 Learn more about the recognition our students have earned for their work: newhouse.syracuse.edu/news/newhouse-…

Congratulations, Matt!

Wee update in N.H. vehicle inspections lawsuit: Plaintiff (Gordon-Darby) disputes the state's anti-commandeering argument, saying N.H. officials crafted a state implementation plan (SIP) & "chose to make [it] federally enforceable" under the Clean Air Act. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

By @DanMcGowan -- After the @BrownUniversity shooting, @RICNews takes a closer look at campus safety bostonglobe.com/2026/03/27/met… via @BostonGlobe

Behind the Story: @TheStoryShorey talks to @DanMcGowan + me about his decision to leave @TheValleyBreeze after 20 years. Also, some hints at what's coming next. Shoutouts: @antoniafarzan @BenBerke6 @nbc10_brian Full episode --> wpri.com/behindthestory…

SCOOP: Providence College has “reorganized” its Institutional DEI office into its Catholic ministry office, according to faculty members who now worry the move could impact how the institution meets the needs of its LGBTQ+ students. bostonglobe.com/2026/03/26/met…

Inbox: Hillary Clinton, the former US secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, will keynote a major @NHDems fundraiser next month.

The situation in Lebanon is appalling - with already more than 1.3 million internally displaced persons. I spoke with President Aoun to express the EU’s condolences for the loss of civilian lives and our solidarity and support for Lebanon and its people. Lebanon made the right decision to ban Hezbollah’s military activities. Hezbollah must cease its attacks immediately. Israel should stop its military operations and engage in direct talks with the Lebanese authorities. All parties must respect international law and protect civilians and civilian infrastructure.

Report from Al Burgalia, which was just threatened by the Israeli army with a forced displacement order. Forced displacement is a war crime.

One parent tells me she borrowed money from friends and family to pre-pay tuition at the Croft School for next year, since the school offered a 6% discount for paying in advance Now the school might not have enough money to stay open past Tuesday bostonglobe.com/2026/03/24/met…

The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded $30,000 MacColl Johnson Fellowships to Steven Johnson, Kirstin Lamb, and Siena Smith, selected from 144 applicants. The no-strings-attached grants are designed to do one thing: free artists up to focus. trib.al/sJCoYZr

By @ReadCarlos -- After rehab, car-obsessed turkey returns to intersection where he got hit. Residents and environmental management hope to relocate him. bostonglobe.com/2026/03/25/met… via @BostonGlobe

“I have had to reflect more honestly on the full story — on what happens when power is misused and when women feel they have to stay silent for the sake of ‘La Causa,’ " @martavmarta said. "NO cause is more important than human dignity.” bostonglobe.com/2026/03/25/met… via @BostonGlobe