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[TRANSCRIPT] Behind the Decision Desk: Fox News, the AP, CNN, and What To Expect on Election Night

TranscriptOctober 14, 2020

Decision desk editors at the AP, Fox News, and CNN joined PEN America to discuss how news organizations are navigating the challenges of election night 2020. More

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In Sprint to Election Day, PEN America Fights Back Against Disinformation with What to Expect When You’re Electing

Press ReleaseSeptember 29, 2020

"Tonight, as President Trump and former Vice President Biden take the debate stage, it’s a reminder that the fate of truth is on the ballot." More

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Discontinuation of Election Interference Briefings “Appalling”

Press ReleaseAugust 31, 2020

(New York, NY) — PEN America reacted with dismay to the news over the weekend that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence plans to discontinue in-person briefings… More

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Democracy, Disinformation, and the 2020 Threat: Recapping a PEN America Symposium

RecapSeptember 18, 2019

On September 17, PEN America and co-hosts convened a symposium in Washington, D.C., to examine the challenge digital disinformation poses to our democracy. More

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FEC Chair to Host Symposium on Digital Disinformation and the Threat to Democracy

Press ReleaseSeptember 9, 2019

The daylong symposium – hosted by FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub, PEN America, and Stanford’s Global Digital Policy Incubator – is designed to frame and understand the risks and challenges… More

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PEN America on Mueller Testimony: Disinformation Threatens Free Expression

Press ReleaseJuly 24, 2019

"As the 2020 election approaches, the fight against election interference and the spread of disinformation must continue." More

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PEN America Warns about “Insidious” Fraudulent News and Disinformation in U.S. Campaign for the White House

Press ReleaseJuly 1, 2019

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

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PEN America Recognizes Andrew Yang’s Campaign Proposal to Invest in Local Journalism

Press ReleaseJune 19, 2019

PEN America’s Washington Director Thomas O. Melia said: “Journalism, and local journalism in particular, is an asset to democracy. In the struggle to preserve and support this fundamental institution,… More

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Still reeling from the Literary Activism Summit a few weeks ago. We got to talk banned books, community building through literature, activism, and what the amazing Iris Morales called our contemporary “battle of ideas.” @PENamerica @SchomburgCenter @RaquelWillis_

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This #WomensHistoryMonth, PEN staff came together to list books that deeply impacted us, and helped us understand sisterhood, and the importance of lifting each other up through a poststructuralist, hetero-patriarchal world. Happy reading and growing!

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