DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo, who through his writing and activism relentlessly spoke truth to power and fought for justice in China, dies while serving an 11-year prison sentence. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
As investigative reporting continues to reveal undermining of U.S. elections, the president's son posts his own tweets on Russia meetings. Trump tweets a claim that anonymous sources quoted by… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Chilling moment as Putin gestures at journalists and asks Trump: "These are the ones that insulted you?" President Trump breaks with tradition by not holding a news conference after… More
DARE To Be Informed
Cartoonish in quality, the video is an unorthodox way for a sitting president to express himself. But Mr. Trump has ratcheted up his attacks on the media More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
President Trump takes his denigration of America's free press to an international platform. Safety concerns for CNN staff surface as threats are received against reporters and their families. Rachel… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Controversy swirls over CNN interview with creator of wrestling match attack GIF circulated by Trump, with critics assailing the network over the terms of their agreement to protect the… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
President Trump's crude and sexist Twitter insults against TV news commentators raise again questions about the content and contours of presidential speech. Responding, Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough say… More
Groups Call on White House to Permit Press to Use Video and Audio of Daily Briefings
WASHINGTON—A coalition of press freedom groups today called on the White House to end the practice of periodically barring the use of video and live audio recordings of the… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
New York Times copy editors and top editors spar over planned job cuts, college free speech bill vetoed by Louisiana governor, encrypted messaging app registers with Russian regulator following… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
President Trump Twitter-condemns CNN (and New York Times, Washington Post, ABC, NBC, and CBS) as entirely fake news. Sarah Palin files a defamation suit saying the New York Times… More
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The proposed expansion of EU privacy regulations is deeply troubling. Particularly in this era of "fake news" and altered historical narratives, the ability to change or erase the record should be applied sparingly. https://t.co/D6ZYBZPdFo
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