Three Journalists from Eleven Media Group Arrested in Myanmar Must be Released
"Dissenting voices are increasingly being stifled in Myanmar and reporters are being jailed for their work, creating a chilling effect on the profession. We call on Myanmar authorities to cease… More
DARE: New York Review of Books Editor Is Out Amid Uproar Over #MeToo Essay
New York Review of Books editor Ian Buruma is abruptly ousted amid furor over publication of essay by former Canadian radio journalist Jian Ghomeshi. More
DARE: ’60 Minutes’ producer Jeff Fager fired after sending CBS reporter ‘unacceptable’ message
Longtime 60 Minutes boss Jeff Fager ousted, purportedly over a harsh message to a reporter demanding fair coverage of #MeToo accusations against him. More
DARE: Trump, White House Strike Back at Bob Woodward Over New Book
As Trump tries to deny veracity of Bob Woodward's new book on the White House, "Fear", the author issues five-word statement: "I stand by my reporting." More
DARE: Steve Bannon Dropped from New Yorker Festival After Invite Sparks Anger
Within hours the New Yorker Festival announces Steve Bannon as a headliner and then cancels his appearance after other festival participants, writers, and staff protest and withdraw from the… More
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo | Status: In Prison | Myanmar
Prosecutors have charged the journalists with obtaining important and secret state documents relating to the crisis in Rakhine State, from which some 680,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled since August… More
DARE: Trump Wakes Up Complaining About Negative Google Search Results About Himself. ‘Illegal?’
President Trump complains about Google search results for "Trump News" and asks if illegal. Facebook bans Myanmar's army commander in chief following Rohingya genocide report. More
DARE: Pittsburgh Becomes Largest U.S. City Without a Daily Print Newspaper
The Post-Gazette cuts its print publication from seven to five days a week, making Pittsburgh the largest U.S. city without a daily print newspaper. More
PEN America Calls on Myanmar to Acquit Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo and Uphold the Rule of Law
In reaction to today’s news that the expected verdict in the case against Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, 2018 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award honorees, will… More
DARE: How a Trump Tariff is Strangling American Newspapers
Trump Administration's tariff on the price of Canadian-produced paper drives up the cost of newsprint. More
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