DARE: Stephen King Among the Honorees at PEN America Gala
Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale, tells the 2018 PEN America Literary Gala that "the autocrats' playbook for discrediting critical coverage… is now going viral" and warns "the… More
DARE: Pressure Rising on GOP After Trump–DOJ Fight’s Latest Turn
Trump's demands on the Department of Justice pressure top officials to safeguard the agency's independence. Facebook Chief Mark Zuckerberg to face European regulators at a hearing today over the… More
DARE: News Organizations Flag Concerns on Facebook’s Political-Ad Rules
News organizations raise objections to parts of Facebook's plans to combat misinformation in political advertising. Online hoaxers move within minutes to create fake Facebook accounts and spread other falsehoods… More
DARE: ‘Bigger than Watergate’: Trump Joins Push by Allies to Expose Role of an FBI Source
White House allies wage campaign to discredit Russia investigation on first anniversary of Robert Mueller III’s appointment as special counsel. Trump uses "animals" in discussion of immigrants, and debate… More
DARE: Trump Promotes Fox Coverage of Embassy Opening
Trump uses his Twitter account to do promo for Fox News live coverage of U.S. embassy opening in Jerusalem. Facebook briefly turns on new feature that shows who creates… More
DARE: Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules Set to End June 11
FCC plan to repeal Obama-era regulations protecting net neutrality will take effect on June 11. Novelist Junot Díaz steps down as the chairman of the Pulitzer prize board amid… More
DARE: Eric Schneiderman, Accused by 4 Women, Quits as New York Attorney General
New York State's Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, a professed champion of women who had spoken out about their experiences of harassment, resigns within hours of revelation by the New… More
DARE: Dizzying Twists, Turns, Contradictions in Trump’s Stormy Daniels Scandal
Debate over presidential lying renews in wake of changed stories over pre-election payment to silence Stormy Daniels. Reports surface of firm, hired to find dirt on former Obama administration… More
DARE: CEO Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Will Rank News Outlets By Trustworthiness
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: Bill Cosby Is Guilty. The Women Were Heard
Media outlets demonstrate capacity to review, reflect on, and repair the record. More