Please join the Atlantic Council, in partnership with Adrienne Arsht, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at 3:30 p.m. ET, for a conversation on reporters at risk in honor of Evan Gershkovich.

Earlier this year, Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich was arrested while reporting in Russia and falsely charged with espionage. Now, over six months later, he remains detained in a Russian prison, with appeals denied and no clear end in sight.

Evan is not alone. His case reflects a broader global trend of press freedom and security under assault. From authoritarian crackdowns on speech, to organized crime and corruption, to ongoing wars in Ukraine and Israel-Gaza, journalists today face a fraught reporting landscape.

Foreign correspondents, in particular, undertake significant personal and professional risks to deliver the news. Often stationed on the frontlines of conflict and crisis, these journalists experience physical, psychological, and political threats across assignments and over the course of their careers, including harassment, violence, detainment, imprisonment, and other harms.

Yet, despite these obstacles, they persist. Why do they continue? What makes reporting worth the risk? How do correspondents maintain courage through adversity, and how can we instill resilience in future generations of reporters?

This event will convene leading journalists for a series of discussions about the challenges that foreign correspondents face in their work and the importance of building reporter resilience amid mounting threats to media freedom. It will also serve to raise awareness for Evan’s plight and mobilize support for his release from Russian detainment.

This public event is open to press and will take place in-person at the Atlantic Council, over Zoom, and via livestream on Atlantic Council social media. A 5:30 p.m. ET reception, also open to the public, will follow event programming.

Welcoming remarks

Adrienne Arsht
Executive Vice Chair, Atlantic Council; Founder, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Center, Atlantic Council.

Moderator

Jennifer Griffin
Chief National Security Correspondent, Fox News

Speakers

Almar Latour
Chief Executive Officer, Dow Jones and Company; Publisher, The Wall Street Journal

Jodie Ginsberg
President, Committee to Protect Journalists

Elizabeth Becker
Reporter and Author, When the War Was Over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge; Former Senior Foreign Editor, National Public Radio

John Moore
Senior Staff Photographer and Special Correspondent, Getty Images

Paul Beckett
Assistant Editor, The Wall Street Journal

Closing remarks

Frederick Kempe
President and CEO, Atlantic Council

Additional speakers to be announced.