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DARE: U.S. Falls to 45th on Press Freedom Index, Trump Labeled ‘Media-Bashing Enthusiast’
A 2018 World Press Freedom Index ranks the United States at 45th, down two places from 2017, and outlines growing antipathy to the press and its part as an… More
DARE: The Supreme Court Is about to Weigh in on Trump’s Muslim Ban
Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on constitutionality of the Trump Muslim Ban. Pending European data privacy rules may end up playing into the hands of Google and Facebook.… More
DARE: Clinton: No surprise Trump is joking about throwing reporters in jail
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, delivering the Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture to cap PEN America’s World Voices Festival, speaks out about threats to press freedom around… More
The PEN Ten with Alicia Kopf
In Spanish there is an expression—specifically a verb—used to refer to the act of translating, of “pouring” a book from one language into another...It seems to me to be… More
Freedom, Power, and Rage: A Reading List
How can we channel our freedom, power, and rage to create change in the world? The following PEN America book list is an excellent place to start. More
DARE: Comey Memo: Trump Floated Idea Of Jailing Journalists To Make Them ‘Talk’
Publication of James Comey memos detailing conversations with Donald Trump show the president encouraged jailing journalists over leaks. More
PEN America Launches Online Harassment Field Manual to Counter Rising Wave of Vitriol Towards Writers and Journalists
The Online Harassment Field Manual offers a one-stop bank of advice, guidance, and resources on cyber-stalking, doxing, hate speech, and other forms of digital vitriol, intended to fortify writers and… More
Writers and Online Harassment: Evidence of a Chilling Effect
Writers have been sounding alarm bells about online harassment for years now, yet inconsistent responses from social media companies, an outdated yet prevailing attitude that online abuse is not… More
Denial of Eskinder Nega’s Freedom of Movement by Ethiopian Authorities Callous and Baseless
"We are appalled by this callous and baseless infringement on Eskinder's freedom of movement. There is no active court case against Eskinder, and there are no grounds for him… More
DARE: Cohen Drops Libel Suits Against BuzzFeed, Fusion GPS
Amid other legal travails, Trump lawyer Michael Cohen drops defamation suit against Buzzfeed over publication of Steele Dossier. Harper's editor accuses magazine of firing him over a dispute about… More
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