Turkey: Commandeering of Newspapers Blatant Attempt to Wipe Out Free Press
A court order to appoint trustees to oversee the Turkish newspapers Zaman and Today’s Zaman is an astonishingly blatant attempt to wipe out Turkey’s free press, PEN America said… More
Free Expression Daily Digest: Tues., October 13
Post correspondent Jason Rezaian convicted, Thailand to try U.S. journalist over jacket, and a Mugabe spokesman threatens private media. More
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I'm looking forward to the conversation next week with @jzfriedman for a @PENamerica virtual event -- https://pen.org/event/the-common-room-campus-demonstrations-and-covid19/
Yes, there's covid, racial injustice, misinformation. But there's also @cindi_leive @astradisastra @TheWayWithAnoa @_alynnbryant chatting w/ me about democracy & storytelling. Check out our new @PENamerica series w/ these all-star women. Happy Friday y'all.https://pen.org/campaign/what-to-expect-2020/
Journalists worldwide urgently need a more forceful and purposeful U.S. posture in the defense of press freedom. We applaud @amyklobuchar and her Senate colleagues for urging @SecPompeo to make this a central element of U.S. foreign policy moving forward. https://rb.gy/5jf534