DARE: Big Tech Faces Specter of Limiting Speech Online
Global debate about regulation of social media platforms raises questions for United States and its commitment to free speech. Criminal charges against... More
DARE: For Many Rural Residents in U.S., Local News Media Mostly Don’t Cover the Area Where They Live
Pew survey finds that a majority of rural residents say their local news media covers areas other than theirs, while a majority of urban residents say... More
DARE: Donald Trump Files Reply to PEN America Lawsuit Alleging He Repeatedly Violates First Amendment
Department of Justice files a motion to dismiss PEN America v. Trump. (Find out more about our lawsuit in defense of First Amendment protections for... More
DARE: Google AI Ethics Council Is Falling Apart after a Week
Google's external ethics board on artificial intelligence suffers early setback as a privacy expert member withdraws and another member is subject to public petition for removal. Nation's largest TV… More
DARE: Georgia House Republicans File Bill to Create State Journalism Ethics Board
Republican state lawmakers in Georgia propose a state ethics board for journalists, raising First Amendment issues of government control of the press. New lawsuit filed by former U.S. intelligence… More
New Ukrainian Sanctions Against Russian Book Publishers and Internet Bookstores is a Brazen Attack on Intellectual Freedom
"These new sanctions violate Ukrainians' right to intellectual freedom, and seek to sever Ukraine from the global literary and academic community." More
DARE: Most Americans Think That Local News Is Doing Well Financially, and Not Many Pay for It
As local news coverage shrinks precipitously, study shows only 14 percent of surveyed news consumers have paid for or given money to local news of any... More
DARE: More Lawyers, Reporter Stopped and Questioned at Border by U.S. Officials
More lawyers and journalists stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border by Customs and Border Protection officials. Cook County judge blocks ProPublica Illinois from publishing any identifying information in a child… More
DARE: State Department Bars Press Corps from Pompeo Briefing, Won’t Release List of Attendees
State Department excludes its press corps from a briefing call with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and says it won't distribute a transcript or list of... More
DARE: Democratic Lawmakers Unveil Journalist Protection Act Amid Trump Attacks on Media
Democratic lawmakers reintroduce the Journalist Protection Act intended to designate certain attacks on working journalists as a federal crime... More