The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“We are absolutely dependent on the role of journalists in helping us sort through fact from fiction, understand the science, know how to keep ourselves safe.” More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“It’s a new normal, where all kinds of actors. . . around the world have recognized that they can, incredibly cheaply, purvey propagandistic messages.” More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“I always think back to this famous Rahm Emanuel phase, ‘Never waste a crisis’—it’s sort of the idea that in crisis, there lies opportunity.” More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“When it comes to the scientists, in the middle of a pandemic, this really is a matter of life and death.” More
Stop Treating Trump’s Press Conferences As Must-See TV
[caption id="attachment_184375" align="aligncenter" width="720"] President Trump speaks at a White House briefing. | White House Photo[/caption] This piece was originally published on Medium. The cable networks should stop treating President Trump’s… More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“What we’re seeing amidst this pandemic is an incredible premium on accurate, factual, unadulterated, unskewed information that people need as a matter of life and death.” More
The PEN Pod: Four Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“There has been a politicization of the truth, a desire to whitewash and kind of varnish the truth to minimize the political impact of this pandemic.” More
2020 PEN America Literary Awards Convened Luminaries, Literary Enthusiasts to Celebrate Range of Writers in Public Ceremony Hosted by Seth Meyers
(New York, NY) – Last night, PEN America spotlighted diverse voices and bestowed more than $330,000 of transformative support to writers and translators at the 2020 PEN America Literary… More
2020 PEN America Literary Gala
The PEN America Literary Gala is an extraordinary annual event that celebrates freedom of expression worldwide and the power of books and writing to shape democratic and humane values. More
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