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DARE: Insider Hired the Author of ‘Black Hawk Down’ and an Illustrator from ‘Archer’ to Adapt the Mueller Report so More People Would Read It

News DigestJuly 10, 2019

The Mueller report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election may be a bestseller, but even some members of Congress say they haven’t read... More

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DARE: Migrant Children Are Suffering at the Border. But Reporters Are Kept Away from the Story.

News DigestJune 26, 2019

As second-hand reports emerge of inhumane conditions at detention facilities for migrants, limits on access to members of the press come under scrutiny... More

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DARE: Mueller Complained to Barr about ‘Public Confusion’ after Russia Report Memo

News DigestMay 1, 2019

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DARE: New York Times Says It Is ‘Deeply Sorry’ for Running Anti-Semitic Cartoon

News DigestApril 29, 2019

The New York Times issues apology after running anti-Semitic cartoon, amid critic statements that apology is not sufficient. New Washington Post count... More

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DARE: The U.S. Is Now a ‘Noticeably Problematic’ Place to Be a Journalist, Report Shows

News DigestApril 18, 2019

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News DigestMarch 26, 2019

President Trump and allies continue to hammer the media, accusing journalists and pundits of prejudging and over-hyping the Mueller investigation. Apple... More

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Songs about 🌈🌈 are in our Top 10*

🌈 Rainbowland by Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus was banned from a spring concert set list in Wisconsin.
🌈The Rainbow Connection by the Muppets was banned, too.

😯*most surprising things banned in US schools: https://pen.org/dolly-parton-miley-cyrus-song/

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Now banned: School board in Hillsborough FL voted today to ban "This Book is Gay". This is after 2 committees reviewed it and voted to keep it in schools. Here's what Juno Dawson told us @PENamerica about efforts to ban the book last fall. /1 https://twitter.com/PinkNews/status/1640834900684333056?t=Nq5SySk-nlbsC-x3UE6VbA&s=19

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