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Universities Must Prioritize Both Campus Safety and Free Speech as Complementary, Not Competing Imperatives

analysisNovember 3, 2022

During the past month, two public universities dealt with campus confrontations involving controversial speakers, student protesters, and apparent members of the Proud Boys, an organization heavily implicated in the… More

New Report: 2,500+ Book Bans Across 32 States During 2021-22 School Year

Press ReleaseSeptember 19, 2022

“While we think of book bans as the work of individual concerned citizens, our report demonstrates that today's wave of bans represents a coordinated campaign to banish books being… More

Nineteen Writers Win Coveted Awards in 2022 Prison Writing Contest

Press ReleaseSeptember 7, 2022

Caits Meissner, director of PEN America's Prison and Justice Writing program, said: "This year's submissions underscore the extraordinary resilience, individuality, and indomitable artistry of writers inside prisons. These indispensable… More

Online Conversation March 16 on Access to Books in Prisons and the Use of E-Readers

Press ReleaseMarch 14, 2022

With 2 million people in prisons and jails across the country, restricting reading could have profound ramifications for the men and women cycled through the criminal legal system and… More

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The PEN Pod: On Protesting Book Bans with the Students of York, PA

InterviewOctober 22, 2021

“We saw. . . what was happening at our school and we wanted to take immediate action. . . . Because we knew we had to do it.” More

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Book Ban in Pennsylvania School District Sets Troubling Precedent for Access to Diverse Literature

Press ReleaseSeptember 17, 2021

Students, teachers, and parents in York, PA have staged protests this month over an ongoing ban in the district of a set of books and other materials related to… More

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[VIRTUAL] Keeping it Local: Where Does Pittsburgh Get Its News?

Thursday, June 24, 2021 | 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET
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Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Eleanor Schano

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“She never stopped being what she was: A broadcaster to the core, a journalist who understood the core values she believed in.” More

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Journalism and COVID-19: Pennsylvania Newsrooms Affected

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The pandemic has devastated an already-struggling news industry. Here are the Pennsylvania newsrooms that have faced cutbacks as a result of the pandemic. More

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Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Ginny Frizzi

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“You couldn’t attend a journalism event in the city without Ginny being there or being involved in the planning and execution. Her passing leaves a huge void in our… More

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The superintendent says this ban of NINETEEN MINUTES and 13 other books not a ban. Explain to me how permanently REMOVING a book from a library shelf is not a ban? https://twitter.com/PENamerica/status/1641517467976474641

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Yes. ND gov: "The teaching profession is challenging enough without the heavy hand of state government forcing teachers to take on the role of pronoun police." https://thehill.com/homenews/3926656-north-dakota-governor-vetoes-bill-restricting-transgender-students-pronouns/

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Following reports of a #TrumpIndictment, here are some tips for journalists and community leaders who seek to serve as trusted voices—and to stop the spread of accidental misinformation and deliberate disinformation. https://pen.org/trump-disinformation-tip-sheet/

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