DARE: White House: It’s in ‘Public Interest’ for Staff to Skirt Ethics Rules to Meet With Fox News
White House argues it is in the "public interest" for Communications Director Bill Shine to skirt ethics rules in order to meet with his former employer, Fox News. More
DARE: How to Counter Donald Trump’s War on the Media
Journalists counter President Trump's anti-press epithet "enemy of the people" with examination of the tyrants who have also used this phrase. More
Gravely Disappointing Decision in Myanmar as Court Moves to Full Trial for Reuters Reporters and 2018 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award Winners Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo
“Today's decision is a grave disappointment and an alarming retreat for press freedom in Myanmar,” said Suzanne Nossel, CEO at PEN America. More
DARE: Trump Hires Former Fox News Executive Bill Shine as Communications Chief
President Trump’s new White House communications chief is Bill Shine, formerly of Fox News—which he left amid scandal and lawsuits over enabling sexual harassment. Scott Pruitt resigns as EPA… More
Myanmar Court has Opportunity to Uphold Press Freedoms by Dropping Case Against Reuters Journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo
Given the lack of relevant evidence brought forward in the pre-trial period, and the testimony suggesting police entrapped Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, the Myanmar courts… More
DARE: Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users and Friends
Facebook agreements giving device makers access to vast amounts of users’ personal information come to light. Trump expected to nominate a conservative ally of Stephen Bannon to head Broadcasting… More
DARE: U.S. News Outlets Block European Readers Over New Privacy Rules
American news outlets block access to their websites from Europe rather than comply with strict new European data privacy laws. Privacy concerns arise over voice-activated "assistants" in the home… More
DARE: Comey Memo: Trump Floated Idea Of Jailing Journalists To Make Them ‘Talk’
Publication of James Comey memos detailing conversations with Donald Trump show the president encouraged jailing journalists over leaks. More
DARE: U.S. Officials Say Yassmin Abdel-Magied Deported for Not Having Correct Visa
PEN World Voices Festival participant Yassmin Abdel-Magied is turned back from the U.S. by Customs and Border Protection, preventing her from participating in the upcoming Festival (see PEN America… More
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Mahmoud Abu Zeid was detained after photographing the 2013 dispersal of a protest, during which Egyptian security forces killed at least 817 people. There has been no public explanation as to why he remains in jail. https://t.co/q5Xfm3fMeb
Although the president can launch verbal tirades against the press, he cannot use the powers of his office to suppress or punish speech he doesn’t like—that constitutes a violation of the First Amendment. https://t.co/eD0H6huMhr