Around the world, journalists are facing unprecedented attacks as governments crack down on press freedoms. From outright censorship to threats and arrests, reporters are increasingly at risk for doing the vital work of informing the public.

Join Indian journalist Rana Ayyub of The Washington Post, George Packer of the Atlantic, and Filipina trauma journalist Patricia Evangelista of Rappler as they sit down with PEN America’s interim Co-CEO and Chief Program Officer, Free Expression, Summer Lopez, for an urgent conversation about the escalating dangers journalists face when governments target the press. This discussion will explore how government repression not only silences and endangers the media, but also emboldens other dangerous actors who feel that they too have the license to threaten, harass and attack journalists with impunity.

This event will have CART Captioning. Patricia Evangelista will be joining virtually.