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Honoree Tina Fey Brings Down the House at the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards

newsMarch 3, 2023

Comedy legend Tina Fey continued her three-decade streak of making audiences laugh on Thurs. evening Mar. 2 at the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards with a hilarious speech at… More

Censored: Free Speech & Hollywood

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm PT
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Zakiya Dalila Harris headshot and “The Other Black Girl” book cover

The PEN Pod: The Other Black Girl with Zakiya Dalila Harris

InterviewJune 11, 2021

“I’d always wanted to be a writer before working in publishing. . . . I was also feeling fatigued as the only Black woman on my floor and in… More

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Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Tony Greer

Profile

“He was such a bright light working in our studio for more than six years, and you could just feel Tony’s beautiful spirit. You could feel it from a… More

Eleanor Schano’s headshot on left; on right: “Eleanor Schano, 1932–2020”

Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Eleanor Schano

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“She never stopped being what she was: A broadcaster to the core, a journalist who understood the core values she believed in.” More

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The PEN Pod: Letting Go of Our Illusions with Charles Yu

InterviewMay 6, 2020

“This moment and what I think will be the aftermath of it for a long time, is to actually make very real what has felt real for a long… More

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Stop Treating Trump’s Press Conferences As Must-See TV

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By: Suzanne Nossel | April 3, 2020

[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

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Trump Threat to Pull TV Licenses Over Coronavirus Ad “Violation of First Amendment”

Press ReleaseMarch 27, 2020

Silencing critics is clearly a knee-jerk reaction for the president. He has a long history of trying to exploit the legal system to scare his supposed adversaries. More

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