DARE: Before Kavanaugh Hearing, New Accusations and Doubts Emerge
Eyes of a nation are riveted on hearings including Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and alleged assault victim Christine Blasey Ford as furious public debate rages over truth, proof,… More
DARE: ‘We Are Not Bots’: Facebook Censors U.S. Activists After Falsely Claiming They ‘Unwittingly’ Planned Protest
In taking down pages associated with accounts they have declared fraudulent, Facebook removes the work of legitimate activists mobilizing against white supremacy. At a rally in support of Republican… More
DARE: Devin Nunes’ campaign has a ‘news’ site
The campaign committee for Rep. Devin Nunes, the Republican House Intelligence Committee chairman, has been funding a website billed as a local “new More
DARE: New Harassment Claims Oust Two WNYC Hosts, ‘Paris Review’ Editor
New harassment allegations roil independent radio and Literary community, with two longtime WNYC hosts suspended and Editor of Paris Review resigning. Judges weigh defamation suit by woman who accuses… More
Lithuanian Writer Ruta Vanagaite’s Publisher Set to Pulp more than 27,000 of her Books
The destruction of Vanagaite’s books represents an act of censorship and an attack on the values of free expression which we strive to protect. More
DARE: ABC News Suspends Brian Ross for 4 Weeks Over Erroneous Flynn Story
ABC news suspends reporter Brian Ross for four weeks over an inaccurate report about Michael Flynn in the Russia investigation. More
A Literary Activist’s Guide to the PEN America Digital Archive
I find archives strangely comforting…they are reminders of what’s recurred and changed, reminders that others were grappling similarly in the past and theirs are the shoulders we stand on. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
The ACLU posts billboards of the First Amendment in Arabic and Spanish, Uganda tries to commit president's critic to a mental institution, and more. More
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Tonight, @SuzanneNossel joins @michele_norris, @jelani9, @CJLspeaks2, and moderator @RogerLWPhD to discuss race, racial justice, civil discourse, and free speech in higher education at the DDNRC biennial conference.
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Mahmoud Abu Zeid was detained after photographing the 2013 dispersal of a protest, during which Egyptian security forces killed at least 817 people. There has been no public explanation as to why he remains in jail. https://t.co/q5Xfm3fMeb
Although the president can launch verbal tirades against the press, he cannot use the powers of his office to suppress or punish speech he doesn’t like—that constitutes a violation of the First Amendment. https://t.co/eD0H6huMhr