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
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
DARE: Trump Administration Resists Deadline on Inquiry into Saudi Role in Khashoggi Killing
Trump administration ignores deadline to respond to inquiries about Saudi role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, prompting demands from... More
DARE: How Vilification of George Soros Moved From the Fringes to the Mainstream
Vilification of philanthropist human rights benefactor George Soros began on the far right and migrated toward mainstream. Google employees walk out to... More
PEN America Embarks on National Expansion of Press Freedom Efforts
“In a difficult, even directly hostile, landscape for press freedom, PEN America’s constituents are shaping the conversation in regions across the country and we’re proud to be able to… More
DARE: Judge in Libel Suit Rules BuzzFeed May have Protection for Report on Trump Dossier
BuzzFeed scores legal victory over dossier alleging Trump's ties to Russia. Trump disinvites Philadelphia Eagles after players said they would skip the national anthem ceremony in protest. Justice Department… More
DARE: Trump Can’t Block Twitter Followers, Federal Judge Says
Citing First Amendment, federal judge rules in favor of Knight Institute challenge to Trump who has been blocking individuals on Twitter—the decision is expected to be appealed. NFL owners… More
DARE: Giuliani Says Trump Reimbursed Cohen for Stormy Daniels Payment
Trump attorney Rudolf Giuliani reveals that Trump reimbursed his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, the $130,000 paid to adult movie star Stormy Daniels to buy her silence during the campaign.… More
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Billions of fake accounts on #Facebook.
Deceptive videos being shared by news channels and even the President.
Download #PENAmerica's free #TruthOnTheBallot report to learn more about combating #disinformation attacks during the 2020 election cycle: https://t.co/p0mxZfYu8H
It gets worse: Even after removing billions of fake accounts, #Facebook has more fake accounts than ever. https://t.co/O8hnhxt8fV
Charging Julian Assange Under the Espionage Act Is an Attack on the #FirstAmendment, writes PEN America trustee @mashagessen in @newyorker https://t.co/Ip9leg0Sew