Vance Center Executive Director Alex Papachristou participates in a workshop for journalists and editors during the 20th International Journalism Festival, in Perugia, Italy. Photo credit: Marco Dottori/IJF In April, Vance Center Executive Director Alex Papachristou traveled to Perugia, Italy, for the 20th session of the International Journalism Festival, where he met Vance Center clients and donors. Vance Center clients ACOS Alliance and Committee to Protect Journalists conducted safety clinics throughout the three-day event, and Papachristou was on hand to provide legal safety guidance. During the consultations, journalists, editors, and news managers received one-on-one practical advice on key safety issues including digital surveillance, online harassment, and legal risks. Throughout the festival, Papachristou met with several clients of the Vance... read more
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Vance Center Leads Conversations on Investigative Reporting and Legal Risks at 2025 International Journalism Festival
Posted on April 17, 2025Vance Center Executive Director Alex Papachristou moderated a panel on investigative reporting during the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy. Photo credit: Ascanio Pepe/IJF Vance Center Executive Director Alex Papachristou returned to the International Journalism Festival in Perugia this year, moderating a panel on finding high-impact stories and participating in one-to-one safety clinics to address legal questions from reporters and editors. On April 10, Papachristou moderated a panel, “How to Find and Execute the Scoops that Can Rock the World,” delving into questions of how investigative journalists find groundbreaking scoops and make decisions about which leads to investigate. The panel... read more