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The news, editorial, or documentary photograph is the distillation of truth. Without images so much of our history would be lost and both the horrors and triumphs of life would go unnoticed. We need look no further than the current events taking place in Minnesota and around the country to know with immediacy how vital these journalists are.
Journalists Don Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fort were arrested by federal agents on January 30 after livestreaming an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul church—despite two federal judges previously declining to authorize charges against Lemon. The First Amendment protects journalists and their efforts to report the facts, regardless of whether the government approves of those facts.
On January 30, 2026, NASW joined the National Association of Black Journalists and more than 40 other journalism organizations in calling out the the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort by federal agents and "the government’s escalating effort and actions to criminalize and threaten press freedom under the guise of law enforcement."
NPPA joined a coalition of local and national news organizations in formally urging the FAA to withdraw the notice, warning that the sweeping drone restrictions are unprecedented, lack a clear safety justification, and fail to provide a workable process for journalists to coordinate lawful flights.
Sage directed its authors to claim a specific percentage of the settlement and asserted that by not doing so, the authors could delay getting their payment. After negotiating with class attorneys and with Sage about sending a curative email that addresses the main concerns detailed by TAA in the motion, TAA agreed to withdraw the motion. Sage authors should receive the curative email this week.
SFWA’s Advocacy Team (...) is following closely new data as it emerges in the Anthropic/AI settlement: a legal matter that affects tens of thousands of authors in our industry, among many others. We have assembled here a first set of FAQs.
The winner of the 2025 Award is Tina Ehsanipour of San Mateo, California. “Between a Dream and a Curse,” follows 17-year-old Azadeh, who, after being visited by a strange woman in a dream, learns of a family curse that has claimed young women for generations. Ehsanipour is an Iranian-born, California-raised writer, high school creative writing teacher, and school librarian.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to be a hot topic in children’s publishing. Publishers Weekly recently spoke with SCBWI Executive Director Sarah Baker about Google’s AI Gemini Storybook app, which lets users create personalized, illustrated storybooks with read-aloud narration.
Here’s your moment to stop and think, to learn before you put your pen to paper and ink that contract or hit publish on your book.
NWU strongly supports the IFJ motion condemning attacks on journalists abroad and at home. Repression in its many forms is a hallmark of fascism, and we support our media colleagues in continuing to bear witness....
"The Dramatists Guild of America is outraged by the Kennedy Center’s announced cancellation of its scheduled production of the show Finn by Dramatists Guild members Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond, and their co-author, Chris Nee."