Washington Post Rehires Some Journalists After February's Newsroom Decimation
The Washington Post is bringing back some staffers cut in February's mass layoffs, including tech reporter Nitasha Tiku and climate reporter Jake Spring.
Culture
The Pentagon Press Corridor Remains a Kafkaesque Dead End
Three weeks after a federal judge compared Pentagon press restrictions to Kafka, the Correspondents' Corridor is still dark and journalists still need escorts to move inside the building.
The Daniel Ellsberg Act Gains Ground in the House
Rep. Tlaib's Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom Act would add a public interest defense to the Espionage Act -- and fourteen civil liberties groups are now behind it.
Salzburg's Easter Festival Closes After Launching a New Ring Cycle
The Salzburg Easter Festival closed April 6 after 11 days of sold-out performances, marking the Berliner Philharmoniker's return and the opening of a new Ring cycle under Kirill Petrenko.
Record Store Day Returns April 18 With War Child Charity Releases
More than 280 UK indie shops take part in Record Store Day on April 18, with exclusive vinyl from The Cure, Fleetwood Mac and Primal Scream -- £1 from every sale goes to War Child.
Haldun Dormen, Turkish Theater Pioneer Who Brought Musicals to Turkey, Dies at 97
Haldun Dormen, the Yale-trained actor and director who founded the Dormen Theater and pioneered Western-style musical theater in Turkey, died January 21 at 97.