Jawboning: When Educational Censors Don’t Bother Passing a Law
Censorship advocates have increasingly responded to growing resistance with a new tactic: trying to achieve the same results without passing a law at all. More
Recent Books on Justice and Incarceration
PEN America's Prison and Justice Writing Program features ten recently published books on justice and incarceration in the United States. More
Nearly 3,400 Books Were Banned in Iowa
Schools across Iowa pulled at least 3,400 books – including Captain Underpants, the Holocaust memoirs Maus, dozens of classics, and books written for young readers. More
Fighting Disinformation Can be Simple
About practices that can support journalists in combating disinformation, many respondents reported their newsrooms don't implement them. More
The State of Book Bans: South Carolina Is Poised to Get Worse
If the South Carolina legislators pushing these regulations paid attention, they’d see that creating further pathways to remove books has consistently been a disaster. More
How journalists can combat political disinformation in a world of echo chambers and deepfakes
The National Press Club Journalism Institute hosted a conversation between journalists and experts who laid out the scope of the disinformation problem. More
Book Banners Take the Fight to Public Libraries
Libraries are curated by sensible systems to help patrons access books that are best suited for their age, interests, information needs, etc. More
Bike Locks and Tents: Journalists Investigated the ‘Outside Agitator’ Allegation in Real-Time as Police Raided Campuses
A popular disinformation tactic was gaining traction, blaming 'outside agitators' for unrest on campus. More
Why we believe: The psychology, reality, and future of the disinformation crisis
"I think journalists – and really all members of the disinformation-fighting community – need to remember to be sympathetic to people who disagree." More
What’s going on in Louisiana?
Republican Rep. Dodie Horton, who sponsored the previous iteration of Louisiana’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, has once again introduced legislation to prohibit instruction related to gender and sexuality in… More