PEN America: Dare to Speak Confronts Tensions Roiling Debate Over Free Speech
July 21, 2020
July 21, 2020
NEW YORK, July 21 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
Free speech is under attack. Within these last few weeks alone, debates surrounding free speech have dominated headlines and fueled social media storms: the decimation of local newsrooms; firings and resignations on major opinion pages; Goya Food's cancel culture controversy; the challenges of defending racial justice and free speech; disputes over falsehoods checking by social media platforms; and debates over what . . .
Free speech is under attack. Within these last few weeks alone, debates surrounding free speech have dominated headlines and fueled social media storms: the decimation of local newsrooms; firings and resignations on major opinion pages; Goya Food's cancel culture controversy; the challenges of defending racial justice and free speech; disputes over falsehoods checking by social media platforms; and debates over what . . .