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University Requiring Journalists to Disclose Information About Sexual Misconduct Is Misguided

Press ReleaseNovember 14, 2019

A policy requiring University of Illinois-affiliated journalists to disclose information about confidential reports of sexual violence or harassment is misguided and harmful. More

DARE: Julian Assange ‘Too Ill’ to Appear for Court Hearing, Says Lawyer

News DigestMay 30, 2019

Julian Assange’s lawyers argue he is too ill to appear in court. (See PEN America’s statement on the indictment against Assange.) The Supreme Court rules... More

DARE: Pentagon Wants to Predict Anti-Trump Protests Using Social Media Surveillance

News DigestNovember 2, 2018

Investigation finds that the Pentagon is accelerating efforts to predict and preempt anti-Trump and anti-government protests using social media surveilla... More

DARE: Kavanaugh, His Accuser Will Testify Before Senate Committee

News DigestSeptember 18, 2018

Senate Judiciary Committee slates hearing for Monday where Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Prof. Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused him of a long-ago assault, will testify. Showdown… More

DARE: Steve Bannon Dropped from New Yorker Festival After Invite Sparks Anger

News DigestSeptember 4, 2018

Within hours the New Yorker Festival announces Steve Bannon as a headliner and then cancels his appearance after other festival participants, writers, and staff protest and withdraw from the… More

DARE: Pittsburgh Becomes Largest U.S. City Without a Daily Print Newspaper

News DigestAugust 27, 2018

The Post-Gazette cuts its print publication from seven to five days a week, making Pittsburgh the largest U.S. city without a daily print newspaper. 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

DARE: News From Your Neighborhood, Brought to You by the State of New Jersey

News DigestJuly 31, 2018

New Jersey state lawmakers' plan to support community journalism offers a novel funding model for new and established publications. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), a frequent critic of tech and… More

DARE: The New York Times Publisher Met With President Trump to Discuss Anti-Media Rhetoric

News DigestJuly 30, 2018

A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times, raises concerns about dangerous anti-press rhetoric in meeting with President Trump. More

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DARE: Roseanne Barr’s Right to Offend and Our Right to Say No

News DigestMay 31, 2018

Conservatives, liberals, and free expression experts parse the Roseanne Barr firing. Apparent killing of Russian journalist in Ukraine was a hoax staged by security services in an apparent effort… More

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From short story collections to biographies, the #PENLitAwards longlists reflect literary excellence across a wide range of genres and writers. Check out all of the titles included in this year's longlists here: https://bit.ly/3hcw2pW.

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Reporters, I know it’s quick decisions & complex issues & a lot of context framing for readers. To keep you safe, w/ tips on covering the inauguration period, we culled our best resources from @firstdraftnews @TrustingNews @PENamerica @protctdemocracy @wearehearken @AmPress https://twitter.com/trustingnews/status/1350212074362826752

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