Trump Defamation Suit Against NBC Affiliate Is Unconstitutional Attack
The president's new suit is clearly an attempt to bully a station into removing an ad the president doesn't like More
White House Denigration of VOA Unfounded
This appears to be yet another unfounded assault by the Trump White House on truth and the news media. More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“When it comes to the scientists, in the middle of a pandemic, this really is a matter of life and death.” More
White House Blocking Officials From CNN Is Wanton Act of Coercion
The White House's attempt to swap access for coverage is a wanton act of coercion in defiance of press freedom. More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“What we’re seeing amidst this pandemic is an incredible premium on accurate, factual, unadulterated, unskewed information that people need as a matter of life and death.” More
Trump Threat to Pull TV Licenses Over Coronavirus Ad “Violation of First Amendment”
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
Trump’s Latest Attacks on Reporters “An International Embarrassment”
President Trump's shoot the messenger strategy of combating the coronavirus by attacking a reporters who did nothing more than point out the terror it is wreaking across America is… More
Classifying Coronavirus Deliberations Withholds Critical Information from Americans
(Washington, DC) – The classification of coronavirus response meetings and information by the White House constitutes a severe blow to the public’s right to know and ability to have… More
Trump CNN Suit Part of Ongoing Retaliation Against the Press
The Trump campaign's libel lawsuit against CNN over its coverage of Russian interference is part of the president’s ongoing effort to silence the media. More
Proposed Travel Ban Expansion Reprehensible Blow to Free Flow of Ideas
(New York, NY) – The Trump administration's announcement Friday that it will expand its travel ban, placing new visa restrictions on individuals from six additional countries, is a reprehensible blow… More
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg defends decision not to act on incendiary presidential posts after criticism by civil rights leaders and employees.
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It has been nearly 10 months since anyone has heard from Samuel Wazizi, a journalist arrested August 2 and handed over to Cameroon’s military.
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[email protected] reports the Drug Enforcement Administration has been given sweeping authority to collect intelligence on protestors.
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