Symposium Events
Are We All Working for the CIA?
Adapting Investigative Journalism
After Assange: Journalists and the Espionage Act
Julian Assange’s release from a UK prison, the result of a plea deal with the US government, was long overdue. But it leaves in place the prospect of espionage legislation in the US, the UK and Europe being used to threaten and intimidate journalists who work with sources and whistleblowers on national security stories.
Digital Security: Technology, Sources and Safety
War in Gaza
This session is split in two: an individual presentation, followed by a panel discussion. Gaza: Tallying the Journalist Dead A first-person presentation from Sherif Mansour, former Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator at the Committee to Protect Journalists, on the work to count the numbers of journalists killed in the Israeli invasion of Gaza.
Reports from the Frontline
Investigative journalism is under threat as never before. From Beirut to Athens, Paris to London, our four journalist partners have been targets of those attacks. In this session, each of those partners talk us through one of their national security stories and its aftermath in the form of harassment from the state.
Climate Arson and Cover-Ups [R]
Discover a variety of innovative investigative methods put to good use uncovering environmental harms and greenwashing. From mapping fossil fuel projects in conservation sites, to cross-border collaborations digging through hidden harms buried within 'green' hydrogen investments, to using drones to expose the deliberate burning of the UK's largest natural carbon store, you'll hear from a range of the best environmental investigations around the world.
I’ve Been Hacked!
From the NSO Group to Wirecard via the activities of groups like Black Cube, Hacking Team and FinFisher, the last few years have seen a worrying trend - especially in collaborative, cross-border investigation - for governments and shady corporates to deploy spyware and private investigators to hack the phones of journalists and political dissidents.