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[VIRTUAL] Free Speech Live!: Journalism and the Freedom to Report in Latin America

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 | 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm ET
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Temperature Check, Vol. 13: Reflections, The Closing Issue

News DigestSeptember 9, 2021

Our Temperature Check series concludes with updates from featured guests and writers as well as the latest in legislative and organizational advocacy efforts. More

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The PEN Pod: On PEN Belarus, Book Bans, and Vaccine Misinformation with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewAugust 13, 2021

“Book bans are alive and well, and that they move with the culture. They tend to crop up as a battleground in connection with culture wars.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Vaccine Misinformation, the Capitol Insurrection, and Crackdowns on Journalists in Russia

InterviewJuly 30, 2021

“It’s extremely important to get [the Capitol insurrection] down as a first draft of history that cannot be wished away or ignored.” More

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LGBTQ+ Advocate Frank Mugisha Discusses the State of Free Expression in Uganda

InterviewJuly 8, 2021

PEN America worked with a local partner to interview Frank Mugisha regarding the state of free expression for the Ugandan LGBTQ+ community. More

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The PEN Pod: On Identity Politics, Queer Selfhood, and Libraries with Lisa Hiton and Dylan Zavagno

InterviewJune 25, 2021

“Queer poetics right now, at least as the poems that we have are beginning to tell us, say a lot about revolution, image, form—form being an equivalent to the… More

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The PEN Pod: On Iran, Digital Sovereignty, and Divisive Topics on Campus

InterviewJune 18, 2021

“[There’s a hypocrisy of] purporting to be a champion of free speech on campus. . . and at the same time, trying to pass a bill stating that certain… More

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The PEN Pod: On Threats to Journalists, Information Ecosystems, and Critical Race Theory

InterviewJune 11, 2021

“The gag order—what it illustrates is just the breadth and the power that the Justice Department has had to silence and stifle inquiry.” More

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How COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Uniquely Affects Communities of Color: A Conversation with Nora Benavidez

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By: Erin Carden | June 9, 2021

Misleading information, anti-vaccine propaganda, and conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 vaccine continue to threaten public health. This interview unpacks those issues. More

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Temperature Check, Vol. 12: Prison Journalism in the Time of COVID-19

News DigestMay 18, 2021

Exploring prison journalism during the pandemic through articles from the Prison Journalism Project and a podcast interview with Yukari Kane and Shaheen Pasha. More

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flfreedomread Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread ·
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Yesterday we logged almost 200 challenges- about 150 of those resulted in immediate removals.

This is a picture of all the books removed from one HS library, in one day, in one District, due to the objections of one man.

This is not freedom. #FreeTheBooks

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More book purging in FLORIDA https://twitter.com/FLFreedomRead/status/1620457139272814593

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DeSantis' "disturbing pattern of silencing Black voices and aggressive attempts to erase Black history is one of the most visible examples of performative white supremacy since the presidency of Donald Trump"—@JNelsonLDF

#BlackHistoryMonth Read free: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/31/opinion/ron-desantis-black-history.html?unlocked_article_code=ihVqWDErMhDhg6k3c2neR43rmBDQJ-ZGYT0K4vIFW1656Ol0iuuZCoNguhERybhjjHxY_on_saXa1h9dkfw4PMDyAPhEB81Z2MpF4xFhXcbJwvM3ob4crJCqdCgSJqnNfCO6oS-22DixWt6x8kbeIm5sTyHf_GuWD9-Z0qQ1WQNc1xI8CWRh9RZWEiM_VppdwfREB89x9Hw6BWDN-Srt5ATsifYAGobICcqo3HRKlmhVrGEsAWrxXhQ-GJpCUKKAt5ClgarNNHZl6yQ8wQ26Y6UQ5HIuR4kR-0CMl0d3rx1RpK92k07qb6HFWf07qSe8morMKPioGBNgZFVkqtJA7AHGwro&smid=share-url

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