Press freedom and security are under assault amid authoritarian crackdowns on free speech and dissent. From Beijing to Moscow, and Pyongyang to Tehran, journalists are risking their lives to deliver the news and report the truth amid government censorship, harassment, and persecution.
Please join us on Tuesday, September 24 at 1:25 pm ET for Reporters at Risk: Supporting Truth Tellers in an Age of Rising Authoritarianism, part of our Reporters at Risk series which seeks to shed light on the challenges that journalists face covering closed societies, explore ways to help reporters overcome these challenges, and examine the future of the global information landscape. The event will feature opening remarks by Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Jenna Ben-Yehuda, moderation by Jane Ferguson, author and correspondent for PBS NewsHour, and will convene the stories of Edward Wong, diplomatic correspondent and former Beijing bureau chief of the New York Times; Jason Rezaian, writer for Global Opinions and former Tehran bureau chief for the Washington Post; Mikhail Zygar, founding editor-in-chief of Dozhd (TV Rain); and Jean Lee, co-host of The Lazarus Heist for BBC World Service and former Pyongyang bureau chief for the Associated Press.
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