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Government Media Chief Must Stop Undermining Taxpayer-Funded News Organizations

Press ReleaseJanuary 4, 2021

"Pack's shortsighted and self-interested actions put access to objective information at risk for millions of people and undermine the very reasons these institutions were established to begin with." More

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DARE: CBP Apologized after an Agent Questioned a Buzzfeed News Reporter about Trump Coverage

News DigestFebruary 6, 2019

Top Customs and Border Protection official apologizes to BuzzFeed News reporter who was aggressively questioned by an agent about articles on Trump admin... More

DARE: New Russian Hacking Targeted Republican Groups, Microsoft Says

News DigestAugust 21, 2018

Evidence emerges of targeted hacking campaign by Russian intelligence groups targeting conservative American think tanks. More

DARE: Memphis Police Accused of Using Fake Accounts to Surveil Black Activists

News DigestAugust 2, 2018

Evidence emerges of Memphis police department using fake social media accounts to surveil Black Lives Matter activists. Sarah Huckabee Sanders defends attacks on CNN's Jim Acosta. More

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DARE: White House Bans Network Pool Reporter from Rose Garden Event

News DigestJuly 26, 2018

White House bars CNN reporter from Rose Garden briefing in retaliation for her unwelcome questions, prompting outcry from news sites, including Fox News. More

Discontinuation of Radio Free Asia Broadcasts in Myanmar Constitutes Further Shrinking of Space for Free Expression

Press ReleaseJune 13, 2018

“The authorities in Myanmar are resorting to a bizarre and heavy-handed approach to control the narrative of their crackdown on the Rohingya. Moreover, they are restricting media access to… More

DARE: Giuliani Says Trump Reimbursed Cohen for Stormy Daniels Payment

News DigestMay 3, 2018

Trump attorney Rudolf Giuliani reveals that Trump reimbursed his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, the $130,000 paid to adult movie star Stormy Daniels to buy her silence during the campaign.… More

Joint Letter: Immediate Action Needed to End Attacks on Democracy in Cambodia

October 23, 2017

Mr. António Guterres,  Secretary General,  United Nations  Mr. Joko Widodo,  President,  Republic of Indonesia (Co-Chair of the 1991 Paris Conference on Cambodia)  Mr. Emmanuel Macron,  President,  The… More

The Global Consequences of Trump’s Attacks on the Media

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By: James Tager, Yanaba | June 22, 2017

We do not have to speculate about the consequences of such a reckless campaign of intimidation and demonization. They are on view already. More

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