DARE: Can Trump Really Shut Down NBC?

Trump tweets out threat to withdraw broadcast licenses to retaliate against TV networks "fake news" (see PEN America's joint statement here). Senator Ben Sasse accuses the President of reneging… More

DARE: Google and Facebook Failed Us

Egregiously and intentionally false stories on Las Vegas shooting spread widely on Facebook and Google, serving wide range of political and ideological motives. Premature reports of Tom Petty's death... More

DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression

Journalists in Houston report from flooding newsrooms, help with rescues, and provide vital information to storm-ravaged regions. President Trump pardons a former Arizona sheriff who repeatedly engaged in racial… More

DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression

Public officials blocking constituents on social media are violating their First Amendment rights; Gawker effect chills controversial and investigative news coverage; Apple removes VPN apps, essential to bypassing censorship,… More

DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression

Amid an ongoing investigation of his son’s ties with Russia, President Trump took to Twitter this weekend to defend Donald Jr., Delta counters Ann Coulter Twitter tirade, denouncing 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