Symposium Events

Catherine V. Herridge, an Emmy Award‐winning veteran investigative correspondent, discusses the First Amendment, the U.S.A Press Act and the protection of confidential sources. Following a series of articles she wrote in 2017 about a federal espionage probe, the subject of the FBI case sued the US Government, accusing them of leaking information to Herridge, an alleged violation of the Privacy 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.

Can technology keep journalists safe? What impact have encryption technologies had on investigative journalism, and what are the limitations of these technologies - especially for those who have less access to reliable tech infrastructure and resources and those operating under oppressive regimes?

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.

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.