Vance Center Executive Director Alexander Papachristou (center) speaks during a panel introducing safety clinics for journalists on the first day of the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy. Photo credit: Diego Figone/IJF On April 18, Vance Center client the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) organized a panel, “How to Negotiate Hacked and Leaked Data,” examining the practical, ethical, and legal challenges of reporting on hacked and leaked datasets. The panel, moderated by ICIJ director Gerard Ryle, featured Juliette Garside, deputy business editor of The Guardian, journalist and technologist Micah Lee, and Papachristou. Papachristou likened investigating in the so-called dark... read more
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Reporters Shield Joins UNESCO Panel on SLAPPs
Posted on November 7, 2023On November 3, Green participated in a panel entitled “Strategic lawsuits against public participation: a mechanism for silencing the press under the guise of legality.” The multi-lingual panel, which featured speakers in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, was part of a series of events to commemorate UNESCO’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, held on November 2-3 at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington D.C. Green detailed the dangers that these lawsuits, known as SLAPPs, pose to investigative reporters and outlets around the world. She introduced Reporters Shield to the audience of press... read more