Truth amid wartime; “disinformation”, propaganda and investigative journalism
In this lecture drawn from one of one of his Syria investigations, James Harkin tells the story of how difficult it is to get to the truth in modern warfare, and why genuinely independent investigative journalism is more important than ever. James Harkin is Director of the CIJ, and writes for GQ, Harper’s, the Guardian and Vanity Fair.
James Harkin
James Harkin is the director of the Centre for Investigative Journalism. He is a journalist who covers social change and political conflict and whose work appears in Vanity Fair, Harper’s, GQ, The Smithsonian, Prospect and the Guardian.
- 21 October 2023 12.00–13.15 BST (UK time)
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