2021 PEN/Benenson Courage Award: Gail Newel and Mimi Hall
PEN America bestows its 2021 PEN/Benenson Courage Award on Gail Newel and Mimi Hall. More
2021 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award: Baktash Abtin, Keyvan Bajan, and Reza Khandan Mahabadi
PEN America bestows its 2021 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award on Iranian writers Baktash Abtin, Keyvan Bajan, and Reza Khandan Mahabadi. More
Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Tom Blackburn
“He was beloved among the staff because he was a marshmallow. He was a brilliant man. For all his brilliance, he could crack you up.” More
Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Eric Spinato
“Filled with boundless energy, Eric made us laugh, never stopped, and was always creatively thinking of the next big and bold ideas. He was loyal and selfless.” More
Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering David Castellon
“He was one of the most dogged reporters I ever worked with. You don’t find many reporters like him anymore.” More
Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering David Ibata
“A calmer, kinder man never walked the earth (let alone a newsroom).” More
Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Sekou Smith
“May we all be as kind, as talented, as hardworking, as in love with the game [of basketball] and the craft as much as Sekou Smith.” More
Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Tiffany Shackelford
“Tiffany was simply a force of nature. Her sharp intellect was often revealed with a sly smile, wrapped in a bawdy sense of humor. She was a connector —… More
Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Corky Lee
“Corky Lee is synonymous with Asian American history in New York and beyond. Indeed, without his efforts, much of our history may have gone unnoticed and unchronicled.” More
Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Tony Greer
“He was such a bright light working in our studio for more than six years, and you could just feel Tony’s beautiful spirit. You could feel it from a… More
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“We will try to fight to the last moment,” said Hong Kong Journalists Association chairman, Ronson Chan. “But honestly, it’s a gamble. How cruelly will the Beijing government treat us? We know the history of journalists in the People’s Republic of China.” https://nyti.ms/30XCm0k
In this interview, Nobel Peace Prize recipient Dmitry Muratov speaks about the Nobel Peace Prize, journalism in Russia, the growing tendency to suppress the freedom of press, and more: https://bit.ly/3m9JLBH.
