PEN America Demands New York City, Minneapolis Police Protect Press Freedom
"Official support for a free press in these times of mass public mobilization is a mere platitude if the message does not filter down to officers on the ground." More
The PEN Pod: Examining Our Crises of Democracy with Karen Attiah
“A public health disaster—an epidemic—is also a political crisis. . . I see both things [the pandemic and racial injustice] as two different viruses that are plaguing our society.” More
The PEN Pod: On the Ground in Minneapolis with Julio-César Chávez
“There are risks that we [as journalists] know and accept when we undertake these assignments. . . But there’s protesters that are going through the same things.” More
CNN Arrests Took Place “For No Fathomable Reason”
"These arrests took place for no fathomable reason; the video makes plain that the crew was making every effort to accommodate any request by the officers." More
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“We will try to fight to the last moment,” said Hong Kong Journalists Association chairman, Ronson Chan. “But honestly, it’s a gamble. How cruelly will the Beijing government treat us? We know the history of journalists in the People’s Republic of China.” https://nyti.ms/30XCm0k
In this interview, Nobel Peace Prize recipient Dmitry Muratov speaks about the Nobel Peace Prize, journalism in Russia, the growing tendency to suppress the freedom of press, and more: https://bit.ly/3m9JLBH.
