Matt Kennard
Matt Kennard was co-founder and former chief investigator at Declassified UK, a news outlet investigating British foreign policy. He was a fellow at the CIJ in 2014-2016. He has worked as a staff writer for the Financial Times in Washington, D.C., New York, and London. He is the author of three books: Irregular Army (2012), The Racket (2015) and Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy (2023).
Symposium Event
— Panel
Are We All Working for the CIA?
Investigative journalism is expensive. As the cost of paying for it moves from the audience to big foundations, many of whom enjoy close relationships with Western states, how does that change the tone and rationale of what we produce?
Symposium Event
— Panel Presentation
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.
Summer Conference Event
— Talk
Investor-State Disputes: Exposing Shadowy Threats to Democracy
Multinational corporations and investors have filed almost 1,000 legal cases against entire countries at an obscure branch of the World Bank. Such cases have been successfully used by corporations to circumvent environmental regulations, as well as post-apartheid policies in South Africa designed to empower black communities.
