Israeli officials take down AP live shot of Gaza, citing new media law | AP News

Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating a new media law by providing images to Al Jazeera.

The Qatari satellite channel is among thousands of clients that receive live video feeds from the AP and other news organizations. The AP denounced the move.

“The Associated Press decries in the strongest terms the actions of the Israeli government to shut down our longstanding live feed showing a view into Gaza and seize AP equipment,” said Lauren Easton, vice president of corporate communications at the news organization. “The shutdown was not based on the content of the feed but rather an abusive use by the Israeli government of the country’s new foreign broadcaster law. We urge the Israeli authorities to return our equipment and enable us to reinstate our live feed immediately so we can continue to provide this important visual journalism to thousands of media outlets around the world.”

Source: Israeli officials take down AP live shot of Gaza, citing new media law | AP News

Be You! | From Behind the Pen

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I’ve seen a record number of articles, news stories, and other social media sites where so many people are deadlocked into the influences they see, the influencers they follow, and advertisements that are affecting the way many people look at and evaluate themselves based on someone else’s image.

When many people, young and not so young don’t see the type of results they think they should have based on the idol they follow, it could shatter their mental state and confidence.

Iris Apfel writes: “Life is grey, so fashion should be fun”When interior designer, model, and fashion icon, Iris Apfel passed away in March this year at the age of 102, it was evident that she stood out, not only because of her eccentricity but because of her unique and bold approach to living, as well as, for her decadent style to how she lived her life. She was always young at heart, even at the age of 102.

‘When you don’t dress like everyone else then you don’t have to think like everyone else.’

‘Fashion you can buy, but style you possess. The key to style is learning who you are, which takes years. There’s no how-to road map to style. It’s about self-expression and, above all, attitude.’

‘If you don’t learn constantly, you don’t grow, and you will wither. Too many people wither on the vine. Sure, it gets a little harder as you get older, but new experiences and new challenges keep it fresh.’

‘You learn as you grow up, if you’re intelligent – or even three-quarter-witted – that there’s no free lunch. You pay for things in various ways. Living, loving, everything else is a matter of the same principles: you learn.’

So, be brave, be bold, be beautiful, and be you! Don’t fall short of what others think you should look like or compare you to who you should be like. There’s plenty of  ‘them’ but only one of you!

Image Source of Iris Apfel by harpersbazaar.com/

Source: Be You! | From Behind the Pen

Daily Hampshire Gazette – UMass Faculty Senate votes no confidence in chancellor over protest breakup

Laura Briggs, a a professor in the women, gender and sexuality studies at UMass, asks a question about the decision to use police force of Chancellor Javier Reyes during a special meeting of the Faculty Senate last week, where Reyes and members of his administration made a presentation and answered questions about the campus protest and police actions on May 7 and May 8.

Laura Briggs, a a professor in the women, gender and sexuality studies at UMass, asks a question about the decision to use police force of Chancellor Javier Reyes during a special meeting of the Faculty Senate last week, where Reyes and members of his administration made a presentation and answered questions about the campus protest and police actions on May 7 and May 8. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS

Nearly 500 members of the faculty and librarians are expressing no confidence in the leadership of University of Massachusetts Chancellor Javier Reyes stemming from the breakup of a pro-Palestinian encampment on May 7 that led to the arrests of 134 people, including students, faculty and community members.

At the end of a more than four-hour emergency meeting of Faculty Senate on Monday afternoon in a packed Student Union Ballroom, with more than 700 people also participating via Zoom, members voted 473-332, with 20 abstentions, to support the no-confidence vote, brought by Laura Briggs, a professor in the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies department, and Cedric de Leon, a professor of sociology.

The resolution states that Reyes has created an unsafe environment, betrayed core UMass values and has refused responsibility for the harms caused by his actions.

Source: Daily Hampshire Gazette – UMass Faculty Senate votes no confidence in chancellor over protest breakup