The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“This [question of surveillance] is something we, as a free expression organization, have concerns with.” More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“The power of disinformation online, we see, is enormous.” More
The PEN Pod: Claiming Ourselves Through Language with Jose Antonio Vargas
“There’s an emerging narrative around what it means to claim ourselves as people. . . Writing, for me, as an undocumented person was the only place where I was… More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“I always think back to this famous Rahm Emanuel phase, ‘Never waste a crisis’—it’s sort of the idea that in crisis, there lies opportunity.” More
The PEN Pod: The Value of Truth During a Crisis with Paul Farhi
“Misinformation can literally get you killed, and good information can save your life.” More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“When it comes to the scientists, in the middle of a pandemic, this really is a matter of life and death.” More
Stop Treating Trump’s Press Conferences As Must-See TV
[caption id="attachment_184375" align="aligncenter" width="720"] President Trump speaks at a White House briefing. | White House Photo[/caption] This piece was originally published on Medium. The cable networks should stop treating President Trump’s… More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“What we’re seeing amidst this pandemic is an incredible premium on accurate, factual, unadulterated, unskewed information that people need as a matter of life and death.” More
The PEN Pod: Breaking Down PEN America v. Trump with Nora Benavidez
“We’re all online all the time needing information, needing access to what reporters are telling us. They’re the frontlines right now, and we need their voices.” More
PEN America: Israel Barring Entry to Omar and Tlaib is Obvious Retaliation
(New York, NY)—Israel today declared it would deny entry to Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar just hours after President Trump urged the Israeli government to do so. PEN… More