It's World Press Freedom Day. Our latest video looks at why, by a number of measures, press freedom is in decline. More BBC coverage of press freedom here: bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c1…

Media censorship and how people in authoritarian regimes are circumventing it. Plus- is the dream of one World Wide Web long gone? On World Press Freedom Day, here’s the Media Show with ⁦Ros Atkins⁩ me & a host of fascinating guests ⁦ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

On this #WorldPressFreedomDay we celebrate the Truth Tellers around the world.

Meet the Truth Tellers of Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit 2024 here: sirharrysummit.org/speakers
And tune into the livestream on 15 May at sirharrysummit.org/watch

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'Every day, I live with the real threat of spending the rest of my life in jail just because I’m a journalist.' - 2021 peace laureate Maria Ressa

On #WorldPressFreedomDay learn more about journalist Ressa that never stops fighting for freedom of speech: bit.ly/3UY3ItY

'The need for factual and reliable information has never been greater but threats to journalists around the world are more prevalent than ever.'
An open letter from the editors of The New York Times The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post tinyurl.com/2uj8ne94

At least 97 journalists have been killed since the start of the war, 92 of them Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli attacks.
Those who remain are operating in impossible conditions.
They deserve this recognition.
They deserve protection.
They deserve our support.

'The working-class boy who left his local state school at the age of 16 to learn his trade on the Ashton-under-Lyne Weekly Reporter...'

alan rusbridger “invariably turned to Harry for advice” because Evans had “been there, done it”.

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I'm so happy to be involved in this. Big thanks to Tina Brown for including me in her very starry summit. It's in honour of editing great Sir Harry Evans, who started his career in Ashton-under-Lyne and made his name on the MEN and Northern Echo before taking over the world.

Tina Brown So many amazing journalists involved. You can watch the Truth Tellers live stream on May 15th.

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“Photography for me is not looking, it’s feeling.”
In an interview with Tina Brown at #SirHarrySummit on 15 May, legendary photojournalist Sir Don McCullin will reflect on the futility of violence and how he has “sentenced himself to peace.”
Tune into the livestream:…

Crusading British newspaperman, Sir Harry Evans was a giant of post-war journalism. To honour his remarkable legacy, Reuters, Durham University + Tina Brown have joined forces to host an essential convening, Truth Tellers, the Sir Harry Evans Global Summit in Investigative…

Was the Murdoch phone-hacking scandal even worse than it first seemed? Nick Davies has sifted through new evidence for a very disturbing long-read in Prospect - just published (1/2) prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/ph…

'We're now seeing women being targeted by women as part of this crackdown by morality police [in Iran]' - Yalda Hakim

'These women call themselves the Ambassadors of Kindness. They are the most brutal alliance of the Islamic Republic' - Masih Alinejad 🏳️

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So happy to be included in this impressive lineup, including many of my heroes in journalism

“Elon Musk's corporate empire is as vast as it is secretive, and we worked hard to eke out and verify each reported detail.'
Fantastic to see inaugural Sir Harry Evans fellow Waylon Cunningham part of Reuters team honoured with a #GeorgePolkAward 👏 tinyurl.com/49ncbk9d
Durham University

The great and the good will be attending this year's Truth Tellers on May 15th.

📽️Join the livestream: sirharrysummit.org

Proud to announce this all-star line up!! I'll be producing panels on the persecution of media owners, digital innovation in the newsroom, the search for a better business model for journalism, as well as an interview with Wole Soyinka on the eve of his 90th birthday (!)

“Declining media freedom goes hand in hand with a decline in the rule of law. There’s a close correlation between the two. This is the playbook of authoritarian regimes.”
Eva Simon jon henley The Guardian
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Great to see the return of the #SirHarrySummit after a very successful first event in 2023. We’re very pleased to be partnering with Reuters & Tina Brown in honouring our late, great alumnus Sir Harry Evans, and look forward to May 15

Brilliant! Timely conversations at #SirHarrySummit with Tina Brown Christiane Amanpour @markstephens Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC Paul Radu Kara Swisher Steven Brill Clarissa Ward Nishant Lalwani Zohra Bensemra Chris Brauer Catherine Gicheru Christo Grozev Deborah Turness 𝙟𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙯𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙖 alessandra galloni Youmna ElSayed & more