DARE: FBI Reportedly Monitoring Border Protest Groups as Extremists
The FBI is reportedly monitoring groups on the border that protest U.S. immigration policy; that’s raised concerns the government is erroneously equating opposition with extremism. More
DARE: Federal Judge Rules to Reinstate PEN America Member Brian Karem’s White House Press Pass
A DC District Court judge ruled against the White House and ordered the Trump administration to reinstate the hard press pass for reporter and PEN American Member Brian Karem. More
DARE: Trump Allies Raise Money to Target Reporters
Conservative allies of President Trump are trying to raise $2 million to investigate journalists and editors of several outlets, including The New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, and… More
Russian Authorities Show Their True Colors in Arrest of Peaceful Protesters Supporting Journalist Ivan Golunov
Russian authorities could not go more than one day without showing their true colors. Having released one unjustly imprisoned journalist, they turn around and arrest a dozen more, alongside… More
PEN America: Release of Journalist Ivan Golunov Shows Even an Intransigent Government Can Be Moved by an International Outcry
(NEW YORK)-- In response to the news that Russian authorities have dropped all charges against Russian journalist Ivan Golunov, PEN America issued the following statement: "The dropping of all charges against Ivan… More
PEN America: Detention of Russian Journalist Perpetuates Trend of Government Harassment of Press
PEN America calls on the Russian government to immediately release Ivan Golunov, an unjustly detained journalist, and to drop the false accusations against him. A country where most media… More
Russian Bill Punishing “Disrespect of Government” and “Fake News” Online a Dangerous Tool for Censorship
"The language in the bill punishing 'disrespect of the government' is an alarming and blatant attempt to silence opposition. We are extremely troubled to see this legislation advance towards… More
Russian Bill Requiring All Internet Traffic to Pass Government-Controlled Routing Points a Troubling Advancement of “Digital Sovereignty”
"The bill passed this week, which has an extremely tenuous national security justification, would essentially provide the government with veto power over the online communication and behavior of its… More
President Trump’s Character Assassination Against the Press Is Irresponsible, Manifestly Dangerous
Yet again we see evidence that President Trump's steady campaign of character assassination being waged against the news media is not just irresponsible but manifestly dangerous. Those present at… More
Google’s Reported Decision to Delete Search Results a “Troubling Sign of Capitulation” to Russian Censorship
Reports that Google has begun deleting from its search engine websites banned inside Russia is a disturbing sign that the digital giant may be compromising on its users’ right… More
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Traditional publishing doesn’t have a built-in fact-checking system. University presses, on the other hand, get peer reviewed. Check out these 5 highlights from the AUPresses’s list of 75 books that will help you understand the world: https://t.co/LziKQzYYa7.
VERY excited to lead this training tomorrow for journalists to understand their rights at the border. sadly, many first and fourth amendment rights are not recognized at the border as we would like them to be. but it's NOT a Constitution-free zone. so you must KNOW your rights! https://t.co/pgXhSRQWan
Donald Trump Jr. attended event at UCLA intending to denounce liberals but was heckled offstage by far right attendees who grew upset after a Q&A session was cancelled: https://t.co/3Me9ZFKMAL via @washingtonpost.