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DARE: What Can Be Done To Fight Back Against Ransomware Attacks

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Computer systems of cities and towns across America hit by ransomware attacks. ABC faces criticism for hiring former White House press secretary Sean... More

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News DigestAugust 20, 2019

Facebook and Twitter suspend a number of accounts linked to Chinese state-backed disinformation campaigns against Hong Kong demonstrators. (See PEN... More

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DARE: Rep. Rashida Tlaib Rejects Israeli Offer to Visit West Bank Family

News DigestAugust 16, 2019

Representative Tlaib of Michigan rejects Israeli offer to allow her to visit family on the West Bank, following two days of back and forth in which... More

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Media Blackout in Jammu and Kashmir Threatens Free Expression

Press ReleaseAugust 12, 2019

"PEN Delhi condemns the Indian government’s communication blockade in Jammu and Kashmir which is preventing journalists from doing their duty." More

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DARE: Federal Judge Orders Release of Khashoggi Records by U.S. Government

News DigestAugust 7, 2019

Judge orders federal agencies to produce thousands of pages of documents on murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. President Trump lashes out at backlash... More

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DARE: Florida Man Who Mailed Bombs to Democrats, Media Gets 20 Years in Prison

News DigestAugust 6, 2019

Cesar Sayoc, who mailed pipe bombs to media organizations and prominent Democrats, sentenced to 20 years in prison. Ruling on Knight First Amendment... More

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DARE: Facebook and Google to Be Quizzed on White Nationalism and Political Bias as Congress Pushes Dueling Reasons for Regulation

News DigestApril 9, 2019

Lawmakers to question representatives from Facebook and Google, focusing in particular on white nationalist and hateful content and prospects for regulation. Rep. David Nunes (R-Calif.) sues the McClatchy newspaper… More

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DARE: Congressman Jim Jordan Blasts CNN for Doing Actual Journalism

News DigestJuly 12, 2018

Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) criticizes CNN journalists for contacting former staff and interns in their efforts to cover accusations of complicity in sexual abuse at Ohio State University, standard… More

DARE: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Adopts the Mantle of Grievance

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Debates rage on over ouster of Sarah Huckabee Sanders from Red Hen restaurant, with White House spokesperson styling herself a standard-bearer for civility and a victim of its opposite.… More

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Former top Senate aide charged with leaking confidential information to reporters enters plea of not guilty. Apple to plug security backdoor that law enforcement has used to crack open… More

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