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Local Journalist Heroes: Arthur Longworth
“The media is missing the story of how incapable prison medical services are of treating infected prisoners or carrying out testing.” More
Photojournalist assaulted and camera destroyed by passerby
A WQAD News 8 photojournalist was assaulted and his camera destroyed while on assignment in Rock Island, Illinois. More
The PEN Pod: Creating Inner Worlds with Deborah Feldman
“Use this opportunity to learn to create this rich inner self and this inner world, because later. . . those skills will remain very valuable.” More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“We are absolutely dependent on the role of journalists in helping us sort through fact from fiction, understand the science, know how to keep ourselves safe.” More
Community Rallies After Alaska School Board Bans Books
"Banning books from schools based on ‘controversial’ content rather misses the point of both education and literature." More
Florida Officials Suppressing COVID-19 Fatality Data
“Public access to government records should never be subject to political interference." More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Jaime Manrique
“Reinaldo’s autobiography has the urgency of a confession on a deathbed, the confession of a desperate man who does not want to leave unsaid anything important to him.” More
PEN America Marks World Press Freedom Day, Celebrating Journalists Providing Life or Death Coverage Amid a Crisis
"Now more than ever, truth-tellers play a vital role in maintaining free expression and free societies." More
Local Journalist Heroes: Sky Chadde
“Local news reporters are on the front line of covering the virus, and their work is so incredibly valuable.” More
Local Journalist Heroes: Laura Herberg
"The biggest source of funding for public radio stations like ours is from our listeners. But, honestly, even just listening to our station on the radio, online or on… More
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