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Prosecutors in Washington have dropped felony rioting charges against four of the six journalists arrested while covering Inauguration Day protests, but charges remain in place against two others. The six were… More

The writers' organization PEN America has issued a statement regarding Donald Trump's actions over the weekend. PEN America is a member of PEN International, a worldwide association of writers founded in… More

President Trump’s hasty and malign January 27 Executive Order barring immigration from seven countries, blocking the entry of all refugees, and cutting off all migration from Syria to the… More

The National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting have long been in the cross hairs of conservative critics. So let’s… More

Lookout Books, the literary imprint of the University of North Carolina Wilmington, has another feather in its cap. Another of its publications is a finalist for a national literary… More

Over the course of Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, six media workers were arrested and now face the potential of up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine if convicted. A… More

 reporters were arrested and charged with felonies while covering the violent proteststhat took place in Washington, D.C. during Donald Trump’s inauguration. They face up to ten years in prison and… More

Six journalists await their legal fates after they were among the 230 people charged with rioting during the Inauguration Day events in downtown Washington. The felony charge of "Rioting or inciting to… More

Six journalists were arrested and slapped with felony rioting charges on inauguration day in Washington, D.C., and groups that represent the media are crying foul. According to The Guardian,  six members of… More