The SA Human Rights Commission has upheld the Bill of Rights in its ruling that an organisation which banned people from membership based on race was unconstitutional, the DA said on Wednesday. via The Star

A journalist who had written articles that a Hollywood client of private eye Anthony Pellicano didn't like was in tears Wednesday as she testified about what she believes was a threat on her life. via USA Today

Reaction from Pulitzer Prize winners:

'The bittersweet part is to get a prize and then to have that day a soldier, who is unconnected to the hoopla here, call up and ask for help.' _ Dana Priest, The Washington Post, public service.

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'This is actually a boost to remind people that we can produce this kind of journalism at any time. We're going to have a large enough newsroom to continue to produce this kind of quality journalism.' _ Leonard Downie Jr., editor of The Washington Post, winner of six Pulitzers. Read more

The co-owner and executive editor of alternative newspaper chain Village Voice Media, which publishes the Phoenix New Times, has apologized for using a racial slur at a journalism gathering. via Editor & Publisher

SA journalist Mark Klusener was ordered to pay 25 000 shekels and be placed under house arrest by a court in Jerusalem on Tuesday afternoon, his wife Peroshni Govender said. via News24.com

Newspaper readers agree with editors on the basics of what makes good journalism, but they are more apt to want looser rules for online conversations, a new study on news credibility has found. via Newsday.com

By Angela Quintal The Forum for Black Journalists had acted unconstitutionally by barring white journalists on the basis of their race, according to the SA Human Rights Commission . via The Mercury

The Federal Emergency Management Agency , which staged a fake news conference, and the Scranton, Pa. via Examiner.com

The Yardley, Pa.-based company, which publishes the New Haven Register, said in a statement Monday that it had hired Lazard Freres & Co. to be its financial adviser and consider its options.

The company's shares plunged 30 cents, or 57.7 percent, to close at 22 cents on Monday in heavy trading. The shares have been declining steadily since early 2007 and have been mainly trading below $1 per share since early March. Read more

Between news of struggling industries and a flailing housing market, readers of Investor's Business Daily have had something to smile about: the editorial cartoons of Michael Ramirez.

On Monday, it was Ramirez' turn as he received his second Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning, the first for the Los Angeles-based, 210,000-circulation publication.

The conservative cartoonist won a Pulitzer in 1994 for the Los Angeles Times, but he was dropped from that paper, along with several columnists, in a 2005 reorganization. He joined the staff of Investor's Business Daily as editorial cartoonist and senior editor in 2006. Read more

American, Briton Accused of Illegally Covering Zimbabwean Election Released on Bail By ANGUS SHAW Associated Press Writer HARARE, Zimbabwe Apr 7, 2008 A New York Times correspondent and a British man who were ... via ABC News

The Washington Post won six Pulitzer Prizes on Monday, including the public service medal for exposing shoddy treatment of America's war wounded at Walter Reed hospital, and the breaking-news award for coverage ... via The Macon Telegraph

On Jan. 31, automotive journalist Frank Washington, who runs the site AboutThatCar.com, was mugged walking near his Detroit home. via About.com

The lives of 10 Darfuris convicted of killing a prominent Sudanese journalist in 2006 hang in the balance as lawyers struggle to prove that their confessions were extracted under torture, and should therefore ... via Inter Press Service

ROME -- The woman was still woozy from anesthesia when Italian police interrogated her shortly after she had had an abortion. via Los Angeles Times

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Thursday denied reports that China had provided intelligence on Iran's attempt to develop nuclear weapons to the International Atomic Energy Agency, saying the report ... via Xinhuanet