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DARE: State Department Bars Press Corps from Pompeo Briefing, Won’t Release List of Attendees
State Department excludes its press corps from a briefing call with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and says it won't distribute a transcript or list of... More
Journalist Protection Act A Welcome Step in Giving Press Recourse for Attacks and Encroachments
"At a time when threats to journalists are on the rise in the United States, we welcome introduction of this legislation as a launching point for discussion around the… More
DARE: Facebook Enters the News Desert Battle, Trying to Find Enough Local News for Its ‘Today In’ Feature
Facebook struggles to find enough local news to include in 'Today In,' amid spreading news deserts and shuttering media outlets across the country... More
DARE: Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter Struggle to Deal with New Zealand Shooting Video
Social media platforms struggle with managing spread of gruesome video of New Zealand shooting, while police urge people to stop sharing the video. More
Joint Call for Myanmar Authorities to Drop Case Against Swe Win and Decriminalize Defamation
On the second anniversary of the defamation charges brought upon Ko Swe Win, editor at online newspaper Myanmar Now, PEN America joined 76 other civil society organizations to call… More
DARE: 3 Saudi Women Activists Receive PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award
PEN America announces 2019 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award honorees: Saudi Writer-Activists and Women's Rights Champions Nouf Abdulaziz, Loujain... More
PEN America to Honor Imprisoned Saudi Writer-Activists and Women’s Rights Champions Nouf Abdulaziz, Loujain Al-Hathloul, and Eman Al-Nafjan with the PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award at 2019 Literary Gala
"We are proud to honor these drivers of change—Nouf Abdulaziz, Loujain Al-Hathloul, and Eman Al-Nafjan—for their fearless words and actions, and to send a strong signal that international pressure… More
DARE: Democratic Lawmakers Unveil Journalist Protection Act Amid Trump Attacks on Media
Democratic lawmakers reintroduce the Journalist Protection Act intended to designate certain attacks on working journalists as a federal crime... More
Joint Statement on Respect for Foreign Media Outlets’ Independence in Turkey
Two German journalists were compelled to leave Turkey on Sunday, 10 March 2019, after their press accreditations were not renewed for 2019 without any explanation. Jörg Brase, a journalist… More
DARE: Facebook Backtracks after Removing Warren Ads Calling for Facebook Breakup
Facebook removes and then reinstates ads placed by presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren's campaign calling for the breakup of the social network... More