Director, Digital Safety and Free Expression
PEN America
New York, New York, United States
Viktorya Vilk (she/her/hers) is the director for digital safety and free expression at PEN America. She created and runs the organization’s Digital Safety and Free Expression program, which equips writers and journalists with self-defense resources and training, partners with media organizations and publishers to strengthen protections for writers and journalists, and conducts research and advocacy to hold technology companies accountable for online harms. She has written for Slate, Harvard Business Review, Ms. Magazine, and The Washington Post and her work has been featured by dozens of media outlets, including PBS Newshour, NPR, and The New York Times, among others. She regularly speaks about digital safety and press freedom globally, including for the Online News Association, RightsCon, International Journalism Festival, and MozFest. She completed graduate degrees, as a Marshall Scholar, at the University of London, and has over a decade of experience working in nonprofits to expand access to the arts and defend creative and press freedom.
Safety Workshop Series (4/4): Peer Support and Community Building with PEN America (RSVP)
Saturday, September 21, 2024
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM EDT