Trump’s Readiness to Run Roughshod Over Constitution Knows No Bounds
PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel in response to President Trump's tweet on threatening to delay the election: "President Trump's readiness to run roughshod over the Constitution knows no bounds. This… More
PEN America Joins Belarusian PEN in Condemning Arrests of Writers
"The Belarusian authorities' recent actions underscore their blatant disregard for the rule of law and the fundamental free expression rights of Belarusian citizens." More
PEN America: Trump Attempt to Discredit CNN Poll “Disgraceful New Low”
Attempting to discredit and even erase reporting on polling information in the midst of an election is a disgraceful new low, even for the Trump campaign. More
DARE: Fact-Checking President Trump’s USA Today Op-Ed on ‘Medicare-for-All’
USA Today comes under intense criticism for running an op-ed by President Trump that is found by fact-checkers to contain a misleading or false information in almost every sentence.… More
DARE: Infowars App Downloads Surge After Tech Giants Ban Alex Jones Content from Platforms
Infowars traffic and downloads surge, and controversy rages, as outlet is banned from Facebook and Youtube. Newsprint tariffs strangle local newspapers. More
DARE: Tabloid Company, Aiding Trump Campaign, May Have Crossed Line Into Politics
Cohen investigation looks at whether America Media Inc. acted as political supporter, and whether First Amendment protections should apply. More
Forced Shutdown of News Outlets a Transparent Attempt to Control Pre-Election Conversation in Cambodia
Cambodia's efforts to shut down several news outlets represents a clear attempt to stifle a free press in advance of the country’s upcoming elections. More
PENt-Up: The Trump Team on Free Expression
Trump administration transition officials, rumored appointees, and advisors have denigrated freedom of expression, digital freedoms, and the free press. More
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NEW: PEN America has filed a legal brief against Puerto Rico's "fake news" law. We argue the bill provides insufficient carveouts to protect press freedom. Our full statement. https://bit.ly/2E2DHr0
Novels written by women using male pen names have been reissued using the authors' actual names to mark the 25th anniversary of the @WomensPrize for Fiction. https://bbc.in/3kI8Vop