RENEWING OUR COURAGE will gather news media professionals, media innovators, academics, students and the public to take on the urgent ethical issues facing the practice of journalism in increasingly authoritarian times.
With a mix of panel discussions, presentations and hands-on training led by experts from around the world, we will explore topics such as covering protest, unrest, and organized resistance, and covering government corruption and abuse of power. We will also learn about emerging models of journalism that can help us meet the challenges of this moment.
The conference will feature Elena Kostyuchenko at 10:00 a.m. in the panel titled “Covering Government Corruption, Lies & Abuse.”
ELENA KOSTYUCHENKO is a Russian independent journalist. For 17 years she was a special correspondent of Novaya Gazeta, until the newspaper was shut down under the pressure of Russian authorities in March 2022. She reported on conflict, crime, human rights and social issues. Kostyuchenko was among the first to prove the presence of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine. She covered the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the second day of the war. Now she collaborates with the independent Russian exiled media Meduza. Her book I Love Russia was released in 2023. Her work has been recognized with multiple awards including European Press Prize, the Gerd Bucerius Award-Free Press of Eastern Europe, and the Paul Klebnikov Prize.
All interested to hear her talk are welcome to register here and attend the conference.