Would-be autocrats around the world are using the COVID-19 pandemic as cover for tightening their grip on power. And cracking down on journalism is the first order of business. From Eastern Europe to South Asia to Latin America and Africa, vast restrictions on the press are criminalizing independent reporting. At stake is the public’s right to know, and at a time when the stakes have never been higher.

In this session we’ll meet reporters on four continents who are experiencing this firsthand. Also joining us is Joel Simon, Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, which is on the front lines of advocating for a free press.

Speakers:

Joel Simon, Executive Director, Committee to Protect Journalists
Jennifer Avila Reyes, Journalist, Honduras
Daniel Kalinaki, Journalist, Uganda
Raksha Kumar, Journalist, India
Szabolcs Panyi, Journalist, Hungary
Vivian Schiller, Executive Director, Aspen Digital