Closure of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Is “Death Knell for Independent Media”
There should be no pretense that this is anything other than a death knell for independent media in Hong Kong. More
ADVISORY: Media Under Attack in Belarus: A Panel Conversation
PEN America, alongside Human Rights House Foundation and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lithuania in Geneva, will host a dynamic panel discussion on the state of press… More
PEN America Calls Hong Kong Newspaper Raid “An Act of War on Press Freedom”
PEN America decried the news that Hong Kong police had raided the offices of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and arrested five executives. More
PEN America Supports California Press Protection Bill Absent Misguided Amendment
PEN America today expressed its support for California Senate Bill 98 in its original form, without an amendment which would require that journalists receive “authorization from a commanding officer… More
World Press Freedom Day 2021
This World Press Freedom Day, PEN America is highlighting the writing of journalists that demonstrate the necessity of local new stories in fostering informed civil discourse. More
Trial for Journalist Who Covered Racial Justice Protests Set to Conclude
A journalist in Iowa testified in her own defense Wednesday as she stands trial for charges related to her work covering last year’s racial justice protests. More
PEN America, POMED, Human Rights First, and the Committee to Protect Journalists Respond to Release of ODNI Report on the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
PEN America joined POMED, Human Rights First, and CPJ in calling the U.S. government release of a report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi “an essential starting point.” More
PEN America Responds to Resignation of New York Times Reporter McNeil
"The N-word is a slur with uniquely cruel, painful, and dangerous associations. Using the word—even when not intended to be used as a slur—is profoundly offensive and inappropriate." More