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DARE: AP, NBC News Tweet Trump Nonsense, Pay Price
Major news organizations come under significant criticism for context-free tweets repeating President Trump’s disputable assertion that new Mueller inves... More
Moscow on Mute: How Russia is Silencing the Voices of Its Young Musicians
In targeting popular performers like Husky and IC3PEAK, the Russian authorities have demonstrated that popularity provides no protection. More
DARE: CNN’s New York Offices Given All-Clear after Bomb Threat
CNN’s New York office evacuated for second time in six weeks after bomb threat interrupts live broadcasting. President Trump reported to have tapped... More
Journalism in the Crosshairs
The precedents being set in this birthplace of press freedom are endangering the careers—and the lives—of journalists in this country and abroad. More
DARE: Bipartisan Senate Group Wants to Formally Blame Saudi Crown Prince for Journalist’s Killing
Bipartisan Senate coalition moves to formally assign blame for Khashoggi killing on Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Facebook comes under new fire as... More
Arrest of 11 Cuban Artists an Intolerable Affront to Free Expression
“This repression is not new, but represents a continuation of the Cuban Ministry of Culture’s policy to intimidate and censor critical and independent artistic voices” - Julie Trébault, Director… More
DARE: Rep. Chris Stewart Defends Trump’s Response to Khashoggi Killing
As Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) link Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in... More
Expulsion of Central European University from Hungary a Devastating Capstone on Campaign to Stifle Free Expression
“The continuing takeovers or closures of private news outlets, and the complete control over the public airwaves, suborning them to the interests of the governing party—these recall the days… More
Lest We Forget: A Reading List
In celebration of PEN Out Loud: Lest We Forget, a 2018 retrospective, PEN America and Strand Book Store have developed the following reading list. More
DARE: Brett Favre ‘Sickened’ after Being Tricked into Recording Anti-Semitic Video for White Supremacists
Celebrities including Brett Favre and Soulja Boy say they were tricked into recording white supremacist videos. UC Berkeley to settle free speech lawsuit... More
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