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On Tuesday, PEN America, of which I am president, filed suit against President Trump for using his presidential powers to attempt to silence and punish journalists and news outlets… More

PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel says there are multiple ways in which Trump’s actions may harm free speech, but in particular, “writers shouldn’t have to operate in an environment… More

“Every organization has to make their own determination of how best to play their role in this environment. That media organizations might determine to focus on journalism should not… More

WASHINGTON — PEN America, an organization representing writers and literary professionals, filed suit against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, claiming he has used regulatory enforcement powers to attack media outlets in violation… More

Writers organization and free speech advocacy group PEN America has filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York seeking "to stop President Trump from using the machinery of government to… More

A coalition of free-press advocates is taking on the president. President Donald J. Trump’s frequent threats and hostile acts directed toward journalists and the media are not only offensive and… More

PEN America announced today that Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, creators of the true crime podcast “My Favorite Murder” and authors of the forthcoming book “Stay Sexy and Don’t Get Murdered,” will… More

"It's a bit difficult to say with certainty exactly what has happened and we want to remain hopeful that Jamal is alive and there will be a resolution to… More

Summer Lopez, the senior director of free expression programs at PEN America, said previous U.S. presidents invariably spoke out forcefully when journalists or dissidents were attacked, but Trump is… More

PEN America, which promotes free expression around the world, also called on Saudi authorities to produce Khashoggi immediately if they “wish to counter these claims.” “The reported state-sponsored assassination of… More