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DARE: Trump Says ‘Fake News Has Contributed Greatly to the Anger and Rage’ after Shootings

News DigestAugust 5, 2019

President Trump targets the media, saying 'fake news has contributed greatly to the anger and rage' after two weekend shootings. (See PEN America's... More

DARE: Myanmar Releases Reuters Journalists Jailed for Reporting on Rohingya Crackdown

News DigestMay 7, 2019

Reuters journalists and 2018 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award honorees Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo granted amnesty and released from prison. See PEN America... More

DARE: Facebook Sued by District of Columbia Over Cambridge Analytica

News DigestDecember 20, 2018

District of Columbia sues Facebook for allowing Cambridge Analytica to access and use data from the platform's users. Activists call on Disney to drop... More

DARE: Democrats Capture Control of House; G.O.P. Holds Senate

News DigestNovember 7, 2018

With unusually high turnout for a midterm election, Democrats gain the majority in the House and Republicans retain control of the Senate. Voters bring... More

DARE: NJ Governor to Sign Bill Dedicating $5M to Help Local Media

News DigestJuly 3, 2018

New Jersey sets aside millions to buttress local news coverage. ABC News Chief Investigative correspondent Brian Ross suspended over botched story on Trump Russia investigation. Capitol Gazette gunman had… More

DARE: Stephen King Among the Honorees at PEN America Gala

News DigestMay 23, 2018

Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale, tells the 2018 PEN America Literary Gala that "the autocrats' playbook for discrediting critical coverage… is now going viral" and warns "the… More

DARE: Giuliani Says Trump Reimbursed Cohen for Stormy Daniels Payment

News DigestMay 3, 2018

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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DARE: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Apologize in Testimony to Congress

News DigestApril 10, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg to offer "big apology" in Capitol Hill testimony on data breach. Department of Homeland Security seeks contractor to compile comprehensive database tracking journalists and media outlets. Backpage.com… More

DARE: Denver Post Rebels Against Its Hedge-Fund Ownership

News DigestApril 9, 2018

In extraordinary public appeal, Denver Post’s “News Matters" report on its own fate shows readers how far-away hedge fund investors demanding greater profits can decimate local information sources. More

DARE: Facebook Says Cambridge Analytica Harvested Data of Up to 87 Million Users

News DigestApril 5, 2018

Facebook announces that up to 87 million users’ data may have been shared with consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, far higher than the 50 million initially suggested. New study shows… More

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"Amid efforts to restrict books that include race-related themes, several new book clubs have launched around the country to keep literature by Black authors in the spotlight." #BlackHistoryMonth https://www.moultrieobserver.com/news/local_news/black-history-month-black-authors-keep-history-alive-amid-efforts-to-suppress-blackness/article_ff445067-f6a1-5ad9-892b-360850922553.html via @themobserver

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Read our story on the DeSantis book bans ⬇️ https://twitter.com/penamerica/status/1621508379586985985

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🧵4/8: This week @BKLYNlibrary & @PENamerica @jonfreadom launched the 1st session in our 4-week Freedom to Read Advocacy Institute. What struck me most in that workshop session was the craving our teen participants had for community, for connection. https://tinyurl.com/yy5ek3s5

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