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Break Out: Minneapolis

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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[VIRTUAL] Keeping it Local: Supporting Regional Journalism in Minnesota

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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PEN America Demands New York City, Minneapolis Police Protect Press Freedom

Press ReleaseJune 9, 2020

"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

Karren Attiah

The PEN Pod: Examining Our Crises of Democracy with Karen Attiah

InterviewJune 3, 2020

“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

Julio César Chávez

The PEN Pod: On the Ground in Minneapolis with Julio-César Chávez

InterviewJune 1, 2020

“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

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CNN Arrests Took Place “For No Fathomable Reason”

Press ReleaseMay 29, 2020

"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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Journalism as Storytelling: A Press Freedom Celebration, Minneapolis, MN

Saturday, May 11, 2019 | 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
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Break Out: Voices From the Inside—Minneapolis

Sunday, September 9, 2018 | 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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Be the Facts You Wish to Read: A Press Freedom Discussion—Minneapolis

Monday, November 20, 2017 | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
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20-year-old Olesya Krivtsova has fled Russia after she was accused of “justifying terrorism” and “discrediting the Russian armed forces,” placed under house arrest, and forbidden from using the phone or internet following an Instagram post about #Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/world/europe/russia-ukraine-social-media-crackdown.html

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Don't miss March 23's Future Trends Forum where @ACEducation's Steven M. Bloom and @PENAmerica's @jeremycyoung—lead authors of a new guide to academic freedom—discuss how academic freedom is changing in today's fraught political environment.

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