Sidney's Picks: Columbia Drops Suspension of Student Journalist
Statue of John Wilkes, 18th century champion of press freedom, Geoff Henson Creative Commons.
The Best of the Week’s News
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Columbia and Barnard issued and dropped interim suspensions of student journalists who covered a pro-Palestinian protest at the Butler Library, just days after World Press Freedom Day. (Columbia Spectator, Guardian)
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Seven Salvadoran journalists from the Hillman Prize-winning outlet El Faro face criminal charges for exposing president Bukele’s pact with the Barrio 18 Revolucionarios gang. (CPJ, El Faro)
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Workers at Kentucky’s BlueOval SK plant report broken bones, toxic mold, and a bat infestation. (Courier Journal)
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Trump’s tariffs could erase the hard-won gains of Bangladeshi garment workers. (NYT)
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With hurricane season approaching, the National Weather Service’s forecasting capabilities are even more degraded than we thought. (CNN)
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ICE arrests workers involved in historic unionization struggle. (Intercept)