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The PEN Pod: Reckoning and Reconciliation after the Trump Era with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewJanuary 22, 2021

“What we’re confronting on, for example, issues of race is the lingering pain and trauma that persists when there isn’t a full reckoning.” More

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Government Media Chief Must Stop Undermining Taxpayer-Funded News Organizations

Press ReleaseJanuary 4, 2021

"Pack's shortsighted and self-interested actions put access to objective information at risk for millions of people and undermine the very reasons these institutions were established to begin with." More

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U.S. Government-Funded Broadcasters Must Remain Free from Political Interference

Press ReleaseOctober 28, 2020

"Michael Pack’s tortured explanation for the action he has purported to have taken to de-professionalize the journalism at VOA and other respected news outlets likely violates the 1994 law… More

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PEN America Rejects Proposed DHS Visa Changes for Foreign Nationals

Press ReleaseOctober 27, 2020

“The last thing the United States should be doing is putting unnecessary bureaucratic impediments in the way of foreign journalists." More

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Open Letter to Ted Cruz: PEN America Chapter Leaders Express Concerns About USAGM CEO

Open LetterSeptember 10, 2020

We write to express concern about reports that Michael Pack is blocking the renewal of J-1 visas of foreign journalists employed by public international broadcasters overseen by the USAGM. More

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PEN America Supports Wyden Letter Condemning Reported Government Media Visa Decision

Press ReleaseAugust 7, 2020

"The strength, sustainability, and ultimate success of the U.S. Agency for Global Media depends on foreign journalists, without whom the agency could not provide its global, fact-based reporting or… More

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Author @haleshannon spoke about how books help teach children empathy at a #LetUtahRead event on January 25.

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In conversation with PEN America's @Heredia_Alej for this week’s #PENTen, @fannychoir explains why traditional ideas of dystopia can be dangerous.

Her poetry collection The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On (@eccobooks) is out now. https://pen.org/the-pen-ten-an-interview-with-franny-choi/ #poetry #books

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Ron DeSantis wants to limit free speech in the name of free speech

https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/01/26/ron-desantis-wants-to-limit-free-speech-in-the-name-of-free-speech #Florida #FreeSpeech via @TheEconomist (Paywall)

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