DARE: Bob Woodward to Receive PEN Literary Service Award
Bob Woodward announced as PEN America Literary Service Award recipient for 2019, and Scholastic CEO Richard Robinson will be Publisher Honoree; honors to... More
Judge’s Decision on President’s Blocking of Twitter Users a Substantive and Symbolic Defense of the First Amendment
Today's decision is both substantively important as a defense of the First Amendment, and symbolically important in reminding us that, as the court states, "no government official—including the President—is… More
DARE: Stephen King Among the Honorees at PEN America Gala
Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale, tells the 2018 PEN America Literary Gala that "the autocrats' playbook for discrediting critical coverage… is now going viral" and warns "the… More
2018 Literary Gala: Stephen King, PEN America Literary Service Award
"The percentage of readers is relatively small compared to the population as a whole. Just think for a minute of all the people you see on these streets every… More
2018 PEN Literary Gala Honors Stephen King; Youth Activists Against Gun Violence Cameron Kasky, Samantha Fuentes, and Zion Kelly; Imprisoned Myanmar Reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo; and Simon & Schuster Inc. President and CEO Carolyn Reidy
PEN America welcomed a broad cross-section of New York luminaries to the American Museum of Natural History Tuesday night for the at once celebratory and urgent 2018 PEN Literary… More
PEN America to Honor Thrill Master Stephen King for Lifelong Contributions to Literature and Commitment to Free Expression
PEN America confers the Literary Service Award each year to a critically-acclaimed writer whose body of work helps us understand and interpret the human condition, engendering empathy and imagination… More
2018 PEN America Literary Gala & Free Expression Awards
Tuesday, May 22, 6:30pm American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street, New York City Watch videos and read transcripts from the night of the 2018 PEN America Literary… More
2018 PEN America Literary Service Award: Stephen King
King is an impassioned advocate of freedom of expression, literacy, and access to information, which he and his wife Tabitha support through their philanthropy. More
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Two publishers of prestigious scientific journals said they would re-evaluate previously published papers, on ethnic minorities and co-written by scientists backed by the Chinese gov, to ensure the authors got consent from those they studied: https://bit.ly/389lXFc via @nytimes.
In a portfolio commissioned by the @econhardship, poet @dougvangundy and photographer Matt Eich sought to shed light on life in Webster County, West Virginia and add dimension and detail to an often oversimplified portrayal of the area: https://bit.ly/3676dk9.
Taiwan has taken preemptive measures to combat the spread of disinformation on Facebook and in broadcast news ahead of the January presidential election. Taiwan now faces a delicate balance: how to cut disinformation without cutting free speech: https://bit.ly/2DLrILk via @NPR.