DARE: ’60 Minutes’ producer Jeff Fager fired after sending CBS reporter ‘unacceptable’ message
Longtime 60 Minutes boss Jeff Fager ousted, purportedly over a harsh message to a reporter demanding fair coverage of #MeToo accusations against him. More
DARE: White House: It’s in ‘Public Interest’ for Staff to Skirt Ethics Rules to Meet With Fox News
White House argues it is in the "public interest" for Communications Director Bill Shine to skirt ethics rules in order to meet with his former employer, Fox News. More
Nearly 90 Days Into His Hunger Strike, Oleg Sentsov Needs Our Support More Than Ever
In anticipation of the 90th day of his hunger strike, we encourage everyone to tweet about Oleg Sentsov asking for his immediate release. More
Russia, When Do You Plan to Release Sentsov?
Oleg is an artist; freedom is everything to him. Yet after four years in prison he is starving himself not to demand his own release, but that of all… More
His Fight Is Not In Vain: A Timeline of Recent Efforts to Free Oleg Sentsov
Oleg Sentsov has put his life on the line to defend free expression; we will do everything in our power to ensure his fight is not in vain. More
Oleg Sentsov | Status: In Prison | Russia
Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian film director, was sentenced to 20 years in a Russian prison on charges of terrorism on August 25, 2015. PEN believes that the charges stem… More
Autobiography
"I want to make films. My thoughts are building up again, and paper just isn’t as expressive as celluloid." More
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On 10/22 at @strandbookstore, join a panel of YA authors—@IbiZoboi, @brownbookworm, @JosephBruchac, @exrpan, and @kheryncasey—discussing how YA authors are promoting a diversity of voices and causes, and getting their readers involved in social issues: https://t.co/ZPqN8b6HtE
This was one of the saddest things I have ever done. To edit @Jkhashoggi's final piece for the @WashingtonPost. We've lost a bright and brave voice. "Say your word, then leave". Sleep well, my friend.--> What the Arab world needs most is free expression https://t.co/Bt9tIDARoH
So the animal had passed through history to experience this:
the innocuous cacophony of something always happening.
Read a poem by Brandon Kreitler (@oystershells). https://t.co/vNKmlBQpb0