PEN America, a nonprofit that works to advance freedom of expression and speech in literature, has released a disturbing survey that finds American writers are not just increasingly worried about government surveillance as a result of the NSA - but also engaging in self-censorship. Out of the 528 PEN members who responded to the survey, ‘Fully 85% are worried about government surveillance of Americans, and 73% of writers have never been as worried about privacy rights and freedom of the press as they are today.
Thursday, November 14th, 2013
American Writers Are Self-censoring, PEN Survey Finds
Author: PRACHI GUPTA
Source: Salon
Publication Date: Tuesday, Nov 12, 2013 09:48 AM PST
Link: American Writers Are Self-censoring, PEN Survey Finds
Source: Salon
Publication Date: Tuesday, Nov 12, 2013 09:48 AM PST
Link: American Writers Are Self-censoring, PEN Survey Finds
Stephan: Journalists self-censoring is what you see in authoritarian states. I saw it in the Soviet Union, in Poland, Hungary, and East Germany. Now we are seeing it here.