Press Freedoms in Decline

Columbia Global Freedom of Expression

Carlos Gaio, CEO of Media Defence, will discuss the various and worrying legal threats journalists have faced over the past 15 years.

The Riverside Church

In this roundtable, moderated by Carlos Gaio, CEO of Media Defence, we will discuss the various and worrying legal threats journalists have faced over the past 15 years. Media Defence was created in 2008 to respond to a growing need: to provide legal support to journalists and independent media, globally. We will discuss the type of threats and lawsuits that some of our panelists have faced over the years, how legal harassment and methods to silence journalists have evolved, what the threats look like now and what can be done to counter these, so that journalists can continue to report, freely.Speakers: Hawley Johnson, Columbia Global Freedom of ExpressionCarlos Gaio, CEO Media Defence Aryeh Neier, Human Rights Activist and Co-founder of Human Rights WatchKhadija Ismayilova, Azerbaijani Investigative Journalist, UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize WinnerDariia Opryshko, Media lawyer and author from Kyiv, Ukraine Fatu Camara, Gambian Journalist Dana Green, Senior Counsel for The New York TimesOrganizers: Columbia GFoE and Media Defence I﻿n-Person Registration via Eventbrite<a href="https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYscumhrjgtGNYnC3hG4HWHzV3VYNATVcND" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">O﻿nline Registration via Zoom  </a>

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