DARE: Capital Gazette Shooting: Staff Publish Friday Edition
The Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, publishes the day after a gunman attacks its newsroom, killing five staff members. (See PEN America statement on this attack amid ongoing… More
DARE: Trump Again Falsely Blames Democrats for His Separation Tactic
Presidential falsehoods about the administration's separation of children from their immigrant parents raises the pressure on news organizations. More
DARE: Senate Intelligence Aide Pleads Not Guilty to Lying in Leak Probe
Former top Senate aide charged with leaking confidential information to reporters enters plea of not guilty. Apple to plug security backdoor that law enforcement has used to crack open… More
DARE: Trump Calls ‘Fake News’ the Country’s Biggest Enemy
Want to receive this digest in your inbox? To subscribe, simply click here and choose DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression from the list. President Trump calls "fake news" the country's "biggest enemy,"… More
DARE: The Repeal of Net Neutrality Is Official. Here’s How That Could Affect You.
The Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality rules that required internet service providers to offer equal access to all web content take effect. More
DARE: Roseanne Barr’s Right to Offend and Our Right to Say No
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
DARE: Pressure Rising on GOP After Trump–DOJ Fight’s Latest Turn
Trump's demands on the Department of Justice pressure top officials to safeguard the agency's independence. Facebook Chief Mark Zuckerberg to face European regulators at a hearing today over the… More
DARE: Eric Schneiderman, Accused by 4 Women, Quits as New York Attorney General
New York State's Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, a professed champion of women who had spoken out about their experiences of harassment, resigns within hours of revelation by the New… More
DARE: U.S. Falls to 45th on Press Freedom Index, Trump Labeled ‘Media-Bashing Enthusiast’
A 2018 World Press Freedom Index ranks the United States at 45th, down two places from 2017, and outlines growing antipathy to the press and its part as an… More