PEN America Welcomes Senate Bill to Support Local News
“Establishing a federal commission on local news is a crucial step towards building a bipartisan commitment to a diverse, free, and sustainable press, which is foundational to ensuring all… More
PEN America Legal Brief: Puerto Rico Fake News Law Stifles Press Freedoms
(New York, NY) — PEN America today filed an amicus brief in district court in Puerto Rico arguing that the island’s recently enacted law against misinformation chills journalists’ ability… More
NYPD Proposed Press Rules Are Attack on Free Press
Amid hundreds of reports of police targeting journalists and attacking freedom of the press, the New York Police Department this week proposed new rules to bar journalists from covering… More
White House Aversion to Press Infects CDC
"The running battle between the Trump White House and U.S. international public broadcasting, which apparently displeases the president with its professional approach to journalism, has also infected the CDC." More
PEN America Congratulates Congresswoman Scanlon and Congressman Schiff for their Free Press Resolution
“The attacks we’ve been seeing, aimed at silencing journalists and protestors alike, infringe on the right to report, the right to assemble, and the public’s right to know." More
PEN America Demands New York City, Minneapolis Police Protect Press Freedom
"Official support for a free press in these times of mass public mobilization is a mere platitude if the message does not filter down to officers on the ground." More
PEN America Raises Concerns Over U.S. Government Media Nominee
"There is a real prospect that Pack would turn the important broadcasting outlets into propaganda outlets." More
PEN America Marks World Press Freedom Day, Celebrating Journalists Providing Life or Death Coverage Amid a Crisis
"Now more than ever, truth-tellers play a vital role in maintaining free expression and free societies." More
Amid Pandemic, PEN America Urges State Officials to Support Local Journalism
COVID-19’s devastating economic impact on local news outlets is threatening their ability to function at all. More
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A documentarian looks at the effect of a local newspaper’s closure in his own town. https://bit.ly/3laBlqH
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch will be this year’s recipient of the PEN/Benenson Courage Award. For more on this award, read our announcement: https://bit.ly/30lNz7Q. https://bit.ly/36fWSd1