Journalism

Trump returns to White House correspondents' dinner after April attack halted gala

Secret Service Director Sean Curran told reporters Wednesday that an advance team was implementing a comprehensive security plan at the hotel.

US President Donald Trump salutes during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, DC, US, April 25, 2026.
The scene after Israeli settlers attacked four Palestinian vehicles, including one belonging to CNN International, in the town of Halhul, south of Hebron, June 15, 2026

Israel charges Jerusalem man for threatening foreign journalists, damaging vehicles in West Bank

An Al Jazeera Arabic journalist broadcasts, while Syrians examine the aftermath of powerful Israeli airstrikes that targeted missile and weapons depots at a former Syrian military base, which residents said was also used by Russia, on December 16, 2024.

Journalists disappear in Syria, Damascus suppresses accounts of sectarian attacks, report finds

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi are seen in the Knesset plenum during a vote on the minister's communications reform, in Jerusalem, July 16, 2026

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Lebanon PM accuses Israel of war crimes, claims IDF targeted journalists

The IDF said that reports of injured journalists were under review, emphasizing that the military was "not preventing rescue teams from reaching the area."

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks during a joint declaration press event with French President following their meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on April 21, 2026.

State tells High Court there is no basis to move up deadline in Gaza press-access case

Israel has asked the High Court to keep its May deadline in a case over foreign journalists’ access to Gaza, citing ongoing war demands and saying the process is still not complete.

Palestinian journalists report on the war and ongoing humanitarian crisis in the central Gaza Strip, July 26, 2025.

What I learned as a Venezuelan when the Iran war sent me to Poland - opinion

Reporting from Poland reaffirms that journalism is not simply about breaking news but about placing events in the deeper historical context that continues to shape the present.

THE WRITER (R) is seen alongside members of Fuente Latina’s Student Media Fellowship Program on a trip to Auschwitz.

FBI arrests former SOCOM employee for leaking classified information to journalist

Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to the transmission of classified national defense information to unauthorized individuals.

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Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah to release abducted American journalist Shelly Kittleson

Middle East news site Al-Monitor said Kittleson was a US freelance journalist based in Rome who had covered several wars in the region and had contributed articles to the outlet.

US journalist Shelly Kittleson poses for a picture in Baghdad on March 31, 2026.

Foreign journalist holding US passport kidnapped in Baghdad by unknown parties, police say

One suspect had been arrested, the ministry said, adding that efforts were ongoing to free the journalist.

 Shelly Kittleson with an Afghani interview subject in 2024.

James Genn: Thriving in the eye of The Jerusalem Post's newsroom storm

Behind the Bylines: From the breaking news desk, to reporters, to editors, to copyeditors, everyone works together to try to get the best output that we can.

Jerusalem Post breaking news desk editor and journalist James Genn

IDF Alpinist Unit conducts cross-border operation from Syrian Hermon to southern Lebanon

IDF troops operated in complex mountainous terrain using specialized capabilities to gather intelligence and locate terrorist infrastructure.

The IDF Alpinist Unit preventing cross-border terror from the Syrian Hermon to southern Lebanon, March 28, 2026.

IDF detains CNN journalists in the West Bank, one crew member injured, cameras damaged

IDF soldiers detained a CNN crew covering settler violence for at least two hours. One photographer was injured, and his camera was damaged.

Israeli forces demolish a home in Tarqumiya, in the West Bank on February 1, 2026.

Yaakov Erez, former Maariv editor and Sokolov Prize winner, dies at 87

Erez, a Sokolov Prize winner, was behind many exclusive stories and investigations.

Yaakov Erez and Yitzhak Rabin