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Protecting Your Devices—and Your Privacy—During Protests

AdvocacyNovember 6, 2020

At protests, any devices you bring are susceptible to damage, loss, or surveillance. Here are some steps you can take to protect yourself and others. More

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News DigestAugust 22, 2019

Computer systems of cities and towns across America hit by ransomware attacks. ABC faces criticism for hiring former White House press secretary Sean... More

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DARE: Judge Rejects City of Elkhart’s Subpoena Seeking Records from South Bend Tribune

News DigestFebruary 28, 2019

Federal judge rejects the city of Elkhart’s effort to force the South Bend Tribune to turn over records of its reporting on a wrongful conviction in a... More

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DARE: U.S. Lawmakers Demand Justice for Jamal Khashoggi

News DigestJanuary 11, 2019

One hundred days after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi officials, PEN America President Jennifer Egan joins members of Congress and... More

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DARE: Anchors Scramble to Fact-Check Trump After Prime-Time Address

News DigestJanuary 9, 2019

TV networks try real-time fact-checking on presidential address after agreeing to grant live broadcast. Federal court rules that elected official in... 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

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DARE: Washington Post Prints Blank Column to Back Saudi Columnist Missing in Turkey

News DigestOctober 5, 2018

The Washington Post leaves blank the space usually filled with a column by Jamal Khashoggi, an opinion writer and Saudi national who has not been seen since he entered… More

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Press ReleaseJune 8, 2018

“The fact that the FBI seized a journalists’ personal and professional phone and email records going back years, will cast an inevitable chill on newsgathering at a time when… More

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DARE: CEO Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Will Rank News Outlets By Trustworthiness

News DigestMay 2, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg tells media executives that system ranking news organizations based on trustworthiness and promotes content based on that metric is in place. News business analyst shows… More

DARE: U.S. Falls to 45th on Press Freedom Index, Trump Labeled ‘Media-Bashing Enthusiast’

News DigestApril 25, 2018

A 2018 World Press Freedom Index ranks the United States at 45th, down two places from 2017, and outlines growing antipathy to the press and its part as an… More

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