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The PEN Pod: On Educational Gag Orders and the January 6 Insurrection Subpoena

InterviewNovember 12, 2021

“We should be encouraging young people to look at our history through a variety of lenses—through the lens of race, through the lens of socioeconomics, gender.” More

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[VIRTUAL] Renewing Democracy: How Free Speech Advocates Work with New Administrations

Wednesday, January 27, 2021 | 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm ET
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The PEN Pod: On the Capitol Hill Insurrection and Conspiracy Treadmill with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewJanuary 8, 2021

“This is the image—these horrifying images of looting and pillaging of the Capitol, just rank lawlessness, derisiveness, chaos. That’s what [Trump] sowed from the beginning.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Leaving Trump Behind and Free Speech Among the Young with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewDecember 18, 2020

“Whatever [Trump’s] latest antics are, they’re outrageous. His legal claims, his protestations, his tweets—that seems to suck up all the air from a new administration.” More

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Journalism and COVID-19: Free Press Threatened

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This page focuses on incidents of free press threats that have a direct relation to the coronavirus, including attacks/harassment and censorship. More

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The PEN Pod: On the Virtual Gala and the Beauty of Human Rights Work with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewDecember 11, 2020

“There’s something about individual cases of dissidents—these are human stories, faces, and individuals with families and life trajectories. When you can help them, it’s so concrete.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Trump’s Continuing Fraud Claims and COVID Vaccine with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewDecember 4, 2020

“I think the question of the media’s role in helping usher Trump offstage is a really important one. . . it’s important that the media begin to shift focus… More

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The PEN Pod: On Voter Fraud and Trump Influencing Authoritarians with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewNovember 13, 2020

“There are authoritarians in virtually every region who are on a mission to suppress the voice of critical media in their own countries, and seeing the United States do… More

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The PEN Pod: Combating Ideological Exclusion with Julia Rose Kraut

InterviewNovember 10, 2020

“What’s really the focus though is this tremendous absolute power and discretion held by the executive, and that doesn’t go away.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Increased Media Literacy, Targeted Disinformation, and Global Protests with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewOctober 23, 2020

“Just as we’re teaching kids to analyze a short story. . . I think we ought to be teaching them the tools to navigate the information landscape.” More

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