DARE: More Lawyers, Reporter Stopped and Questioned at Border by U.S. Officials
More lawyers and journalists stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border by Customs and Border Protection officials (See PEN America's reaction to the initial news... More
DARE: More Lawyers, Reporter Stopped and Questioned at Border by U.S. Officials
More lawyers and journalists stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border by Customs and Border Protection officials. Cook County judge blocks ProPublica Illinois from publishing any identifying information in a child… More
DARE: State Department Bars Press Corps from Pompeo Briefing, Won’t Release List of Attendees
State Department excludes its press corps from a briefing call with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and says it won't distribute a transcript or list of... More
DARE: Facebook Enters the News Desert Battle, Trying to Find Enough Local News for Its ‘Today In’ Feature
Facebook struggles to find enough local news to include in 'Today In,' amid spreading news deserts and shuttering media outlets across the country... More
DARE: Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter Struggle to Deal with New Zealand Shooting Video
Social media platforms struggle with managing spread of gruesome video of New Zealand shooting, while police urge people to stop sharing the video. More
DARE: 3 Saudi Women Activists Receive PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award
PEN America announces 2019 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award honorees: Saudi Writer-Activists and Women's Rights Champions Nouf Abdulaziz, Loujain... More
DARE: Democratic Lawmakers Unveil Journalist Protection Act Amid Trump Attacks on Media
Democratic lawmakers reintroduce the Journalist Protection Act intended to designate certain attacks on working journalists as a federal crime... More
DARE: Facebook Backtracks after Removing Warren Ads Calling for Facebook Breakup
Facebook removes and then reinstates ads placed by presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren's campaign calling for the breakup of the social network... More
DARE: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) Slams ‘Toothless’ Federal Response to Privacy Abuses at Facebook and Google
Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) issues rebuke of the Federal Trade Commission, charging that regulators 'failed' to protect consumers and their personal data... More
DARE: House Passes Bill Including Regulations on Online Political Ads
House Democrats set vote on H.R. 1, a wide-ranging bill that takes on transparency about how elections are funded and requires presidential candidate... More
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