Category: Articles

Nonpartisan Nonprofits Fight to Keep Partisan Politics Away from 501(c)(3) Organizations

Stuart Mitchell

In a letter, the National Council of Nonprofits alerted the chairs of the House and Senate Democratic and Republican party campaign committees to a provision in the House-passed tax bill that would significantly undermine the ability of charitable organizations to serve their communities while also frustrating the ability of political parties to raise the funds they need to support candidates. The letter calls on the campaign committee chairs to demand that their colleagues on the tax conference committee retain the Johnson Amendment, the longstanding provision in federal law that protects…

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Regulator announces new IPSO Mark for its 2,500 Publications to combat “Fake News”

Stuart Mitchell

Publishers can now display a mark that distinguishes their newspaper, magazine or website as a trusted, quality brand committed to the best professional standards   The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has announced the launch of the IPSO mark, a visual symbol that can be used by all its publications to show their commitment to professional standards and an edited, regulated product.  In an era where the public’s trust in journalism has been undermined because of the rise of ‘fake news’, the new IPSO mark is a way in which the…

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National Press Club to Hand-Deliver Petitions to El Paso Detention Facility This Friday, Dec. 22 Calling For Release of Press Freedom Award Winner Emilio Gutierrez

Stuart Mitchell

One week after the National Press Club launched their campaign on change.org more than 16,500 people have signed the petition calling for the release of detained Mexican journalist Emilio Gutierrez. On Dec. 22 the National Press Club’s Executive Director Bill McCarren will hand-deliver those signatures to the detention facility in El Paso, TX where Gutierrez is being held. After visiting the detention facility, McCarren will meet with Gutierrez’s attorney Eduardo Beckett and local officials at El Paso’s Bridge of the Americas Port of Entry before making their way to La…

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Netsafe tackles $257m cyber crime problem, with AI weapon against scammers

Stuart Mitchell

Netsafe, New Zealand’s independent online safety organisation, is today announcing an innovative approach to fighting back against scammers; Re:scam.  The  new  artificially  intelligent  (AI)  email  assistant  comes  at  a  critical  time  with cybercrime having  cost  New  Zealand  almost  $257m  in  the  past  year,  according  to industry body APWG.  Given that 70 per cent of the New Zealand businesses that have experienced a cyberattack have fallen victim to an email scam, Re:scam has been designed specifically with phishing in mind. Re:scam works by occupying the time and resources of scammers through…

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UN and partners launch plan to support five million Syrian refugees and countries hosting them

Stuart Mitchell

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Amin Awad – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at his press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The Syria crisis has been going on for seven years. 5.3 million people are displaced beyond Syria’s borders. Another seven million internally displaced people (IDPs) are displaced [inside Syria]. There is unprecedented destruction – over 500,000 people killed, towns decimated. More than 200 armed groups are fighting in the country. We know of the proxy war, we know…

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