House Passes World Press Freedom Day Resolution
"The United States should fight against threats to free expression worldwide for the safety of journalists and the health of democratic society." More
DARE: Trump Invites Fringe Social Media Company Popular with Nazis to the White House
President Trump invites right-wing social media figures to White House, including fringe groups that traffic in fraudulent news and false conspiracy... More
DARE: Jeffrey Epstein Prosecutors Aided by ‘Excellent Investigative Journalism’
Want to receive this digest in your inbox? To subscribe, simply click here and choose DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression from the list. Federal prosecutors credit the Miami Herald newspaper's investigative journalism… More
DARE: Trump Jokes to Putin They Should ‘Get Rid’ of Journalists
At a meeting in Osaka, President Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin make light of election meddling and '[getting] rid' of journalists. FBI encourages U.S... More
PEN America: ICE Arrest of Activist for Reciting Poem Criticizing Immigration Policy Raises “Serious Concern”
PEN America raises alarm that ICE’s arrest of student and activist Jose Bello—less than 36 hours after Bello publicly recited a poem criticizing the immigration system—over his free speech rights and… More
DARE: Migrant Children Are Suffering at the Border. But Reporters Are Kept Away from the Story.
As second-hand reports emerge of inhumane conditions at detention facilities for migrants, limits on access to members of the press come under scrutiny... More
DARE: Mike Pompeo Didn’t Raise Jamal Khashoggi Murder in Meeting with Saudi King
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo fails to raise the issue of continued impunity in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a meeting with the Saudi... More
Supreme Court Ruling in Manhattan Community Access Corporation v. Halleck Lays Down Marker on Questions of Liability of Private Acts for First Amendment Violations
The Supreme Court ruling in Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck could have implications for questions of company liability for the content shared on media platforms. At a moment… More
DARE: Facebook Has a New Rapid Response Team to Prevent Fueling Violence
Facebook creates new strategic task force to provide rapid response review of content in effort to avoid fueling violent conflict. Republican Senator... More
DARE: Judge Awards $4.1 Million in Neo-Nazi Website Lawsuit
Federal judge finds neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer did not engage in protected speech when falsely accusing radio show host of terrorism. President Trump... More