Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Larry Edgeworth
“To merely call Larry Edgeworth a colleague would rob him of his greatest contributions. . . teacher, cheerleader, friend, confidante, mentor suit him so much better.” More
PEN America to Participate in First-Ever LA Press Freedom Week
"The public is only aware of the horrific treatment of migrants because reporters have put their careers, and sometimes their lives, on the line to cover these stories." More
DARE: Attorney General Nominee William Barr Doesn’t Reject the Possibility of Jailing Journalists
Attorney general nominee William Barr tells Senate confirmation hearing that he can conceive of situations in which journalists could be jailed. The... More
DARE: Trump Wants the Networks to Carry His Speech Live. They Should Look at These Charts of His Lies.
President Trump prepares to make a speech this evening about the southern U.S. border, a subject on which his falsehoods and dishonesty have escalated... More
DARE: AP, NBC News Tweet Trump Nonsense, Pay Price
Major news organizations come under significant criticism for context-free tweets repeating President Trump’s disputable assertion that new Mueller inves... 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
DARE: Judge in Libel Suit Rules BuzzFeed May have Protection for Report on Trump Dossier
BuzzFeed scores legal victory over dossier alleging Trump's ties to Russia. Trump disinvites Philadelphia Eagles after players said they would skip the national anthem ceremony in protest. Justice Department… More
DARE: ‘I’m About to Die’: Students Take to Social Media During Florida School Shooting
High school freshmen tweet out Florida school shooting in real time, being the first to inform the world. Feverish debates erupt over gun control, amid widespread recognition that repeated… More
DARE: Trump retweets inflammatory and unverified anti-Muslim videos
President Trump re-tweets three inflammatory, unverified anti-Muslim videos posted by a far-right British extremist. The president also is reported to be... More
DARE: Can Trump Really Shut Down NBC?
Trump tweets out threat to withdraw broadcast licenses to retaliate against TV networks "fake news" (see PEN America's joint statement here). Senator Ben Sasse accuses the President of reneging… More
Alert Us
Are you an artist at risk or know someone who is?
PEN America On 
Beatings, arrests, court cases, internet blocks and revocation of press credentials—being an accredited journalist is no longer a guarantee of protection for independent media in Belarus. https://bit.ly/3a7pcyT
Is a reconciliation with the Trump era possible? Can we reckon with the past while moving forward? Register now to hear from @mashagessen @ayadakhtar Jill Lepore @CharlesMBlow @Peggynoonannyc and Omar G. Encarnación. Moderated by @SuzanneNossel. https://bit.ly/3p2S9C7
Today the Raoul Wallenberg Centre and PEN America filed a complaint before the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on behalf of detained Chinese couple Wang Zang and Wang Liqin. https://bit.ly/35WqT0H