CNN’s Diana Magnay is latest reminder that Twitter can be a journalist’s worst enemy

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By Paul Farhi July 24

Among its many virtues and drawbacks, social media may be one of the most effective tools ever invented to assist journalists in harming their careers. Continue reading →

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Failure Is Our Muse

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By STEPHEN MARCHEJULY 25, 2014


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JULY 8, in case you happened to miss it, was Fitz-Greene Halleck Day, a chance to remember the most intensely forgotten writer in American history. Continue reading →

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Don’t read this book: A history of literary censorship

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Leo Robson reviews three new works concerned with banned literature.

BY LEO ROBSON PUBLISHED 25 JULY, 2014 – 12:35

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The Zhivago Affair: the Kremlin, the CIA and the Battle Over a Forbidden Book
Peter Finn and Petra Couvée Continue reading →

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PEN International/New Voices Award

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PEN International’s New Voices Award encourages new writing in the countries in which we operate, and provides a much needed space for young and unpublished writers to promote their work.
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Li Huaping Indictment

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Published: July 10, 2014

Li Huaping (李化平), known online as “Norwegian Wood” (挪威森林), is a dissident and activist based in Shanghai. A key figure in the New Citizens Movement, Continue reading →

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Li Huaping’s Indictment-Hefei Municipality Shushan District People’s Procuratorate

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May 5, 2014

In this indictment against Li Huaping (李化平), the Hefei Municipality Shushan District People’s Procuratorate urges the criminal prosecution of Li for “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place.” Continue reading →

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What’s Your Book Shelfie Style?

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The Huffington Post | By Claire Fallon

Posted: 07/24/2014 9:54 am EDT Updated: 07/24/2014 9:59 am EDT

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Kids today, right? If we’re not taking selfies, we’re taking relfies, or ussies. Most importantly Continue reading →

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The New Emperors-Power and the Princelings in China

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KERRY BROWN 07.23.14

How does one become the leader of the world’s newest superpower? And who holds the real power in the Chinese system? China has become the powerhouse of the world economy and home to one Continue reading →

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