KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 22 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Chaze Harris of Life (Ga.) secured NAIA Men's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week honors, and Latavious Mitchell of Florida Memorial was named the NAIA Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week. The duo was selected based on their performances from January 13-19 and were chosen from a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated gro  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 22 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Ashlyn Diemert of Valley City State (N.D.) has been named the NAIA Women's Basketball Offensive Player of the Week, while Makaila Brown of Tougaloo (Miss.) has been named the NAIA Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week. The duo was selected based on their performances from January 13-19 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (In  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Jan. 22 [Category: Media]-- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news: * * * How to cover community violence interventions Community violence intervention, a public health approach to preventing shootings, has been gaining traction. Last year, Everytown Community Safety Fund awarded over $2 million to 34 community-based violence intervention organizations. In 2021, The American Rescue Plan doled out $350 billion in emergency aid to cities and sta  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Jan. 22 [Category: Media]-- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news: * * * How to uncover immediate jeopardy citations -- and how AHCJ can help Every year dozens of hospitals violate federal safety regulations so severely that patients are in imminent danger of serious injury or death. Yet often these major infractions -- which are referred to as immediate jeopardy -- go unreported to the public. Regulators and hospitals are not obliged to an  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Jan. 21 [Category: Media]-- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news: * * * January Lunch and Learn: Tools and tips to meet your goals During January's Lunch and Learn, AHCJ's freelance members avoided discussing lofty, abstract goals and focused on practical, tactical tools that make their lives easier. Missed it? Here's a summary of their recommendations. # Virtual assistants One member took Lunch and Learn attendees behind her screen to s  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Jan. 22 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: Two Missouri School of Journalism students have secured top finishes in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program with strong showings in the Photojournalism I - News and Features competition. Senior Cara Penquite won fourth place, while fellow senior Kate Cassady -- who also earned a top finish in the same competition last year -- earned 16th place. The wins came soon after two addit  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 23 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: * * * Navy veteran Denise Estes helps veterans and their families file claims with the VA * * * Navy veteran Denise Estes lives in Sparks, Nevada, and served in the military for 23 years. During her time in the Navy, Estes was deployed to South Carolina, Virginia, California, Spain and Italy. She served on three ships -- a destroyer, a destroyer tend  more