PEN Out Loud Talks: Bernardine Evaristo and Safiya Sinclair
“I cannot imagine living in a society where I do not have the kind of creative freedom I’ve taken for granted all my life.” More
PEN Out Loud Talks: Ken Liu and Andrew Marantz
“The freedom to tell the stories we want to tell is sacred. We do not live in a world in which we are free to exercise that right; I… More
PEN Out Loud Talks: Mitchell S. Jackson and Imani Perry
"I do believe that books can change the world, or at least, how we inhabit it." More
PEN Out Loud Talks: Saidiya Hartman and Leslie Jamison
"I do believe that books can change the world, or at least, how we inhabit it." More
Two Interviews with PEN Out Loud Participants Lindy West and Hari Kondabolu
Prior to their PEN Out Loud event, author Lindy West and comedian Hari Kondabolu talk about why they're excited to be in conversation. More
A PEN Out Loud Interview with Nicole Dennis-Benn
"Sometimes we don’t even know or appreciate the ways in which the other person’s work speaks to ours until we’re put in conversations like PEN Out Loud." More
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Facebook, Alphabet-owned YouTube, Twitter, and other social media will for the first time be subject to EU broadcasting rules on hate speech and harmful content under European Commission guidelines announced on Thursday. https://reut.rs/31PTSSF
Egypt’s government is used to stifling press freedom. During Abdel Fatah al-Sissi’s presidency, the country has become one of the world’s most dangerous places to report from, consistently ranking as a top jailer of journalists. https://wapo.st/2O2Q73Z
The Markup breaks down how fake headlines around “Antifa Soldiers” led to a wave of misinformation in Oregon. Deconstructing how it came about exhibits just how easy it is for a fringe conspiracy theory to slip into the system of mainstream online news. https://bit.ly/3ebVBE5