PEN America Warns about “Insidious” Fraudulent News and Disinformation in U.S. Campaign for the White House
Examples of fraudulent news and disinformation in the campaign for the Presidency serves as a critical reminder that all of us who consume information online must be vigilant in assessing… More
DARE: Joy Harjo Named U.S. Poet Laureate
Joy Harjo is named U.S. Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold the post. (Read the PEN Ten with Joy Harjo here.) Wednesday will be the 100th... More
DARE: Press Secretary Sarah Sanders to Leave the White House
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, known to have repeated and propagated numerous falsehoods on behalf of President Trump and for having... More
DARE: Fake News Is Getting a Big Boost from Real Companies
Advertising companies boost fake news as spread of disinformation overwhelms easy access to quality journalism. (See PEN America's most recent report on... More
DARE: What a Kamala Harris Meme Can Teach Us about Fighting Fake News in 2020
Researchers and social media tech companies prepare for the 2020 election and impending fake news attacks on candidates. President Trump says he plans... More
DARE: White House Sets Record for Longest Span with No Press Briefings
President Trump says he told White House press secretary 'not to bother' with press briefings, a forum for the public to see journalists question the... More
DARE: White House Drops Effort to Suspend Press Pass for CNN’s Jim Acosta; Outlines Rules to Reporters
White House reverses itself, fully restoring Jim Acosta's press pass and prompting CNN to drop lawsuit. Letter from senior White House communications... More
Judge’s Ruling on CNN’s Jim Acosta’s White House Press Credentials a Win for Press Freedom
"Major news outlets rightly stood together in defense of their essential role to cover the White House, hold the Administration accountable and inform the American public. Although this case… More
CNN is Second to Sue White House to Vindicate Rights of Journalists Covering Trump
We applaud CNN for standing alongside PEN America and bringing their own suit to forcefully defend the rights of correspondent Jim Acosta. More
DARE: White House Suspends Press Access for CNN’s Jim Acosta
White House revokes press credentials from CNN correspondent Jim Acosta after a testy exchange in which the president called the reporter rude and a White.. More
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'Even if I take this to court, it is unlikely I will ever be able to see her again and for me that is the hardest part of all' - @AatishTaseer
Grateful to the many writers and others who signed PEN's letter to the Indian authorities. @PENamerica @pen_int https://twitter.com/AatishTaseer/status/1194935564312731649
Rushdie and Atwood join calls to restore citizenship to critic of Modi https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/nov/14/rushdie-atwood-restore-citizenship-critic-modi?CMP=twt_books_b-gdnbooks
This is wonderful news! Thanks to @WORDChCh Festival in Christchurch and @AmnestyNZ and the New Zealand government for their role is getting Behrouz out of Manus. cc: @PENamerica https://twitter.com/behrouzboochani/status/1194918470703443968