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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · 7d

At #TruthTellers Channel 4 News Presenter and Investigations Editor @cathynewman.bsky.social spoke of the vital importance of investigative journalists holding people in power to account.

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · 10d

On #WorldNewsDay we honour the journalists writing the “first rough draft of history.”
In a world full of noise and misinformation, truth and facts matter more than ever.
▶️ Watch our conversations with the Truth Tellers: sirharrysummit.org/watch

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations to #SirHarrySummit co-host @durham-university.bsky.social which has been named @thetimes.com University of the Year 2026👏🎓
Sir Harry credited his most formative years as those at Durham, which he attended from 1949-1952, and where he was editor of student newspaper The Palatinate.

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · 17d

“The only way to operate in this environment is to refuse to be scared.”
@theatlantic.com’s Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg shared the story behind one of the year’s biggest scoops, and what he learned from the Trump administration’s response. Watch in full: tinyurl.com/2kcjzm2w
#sirharrysummit

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · 20d

“In the long run our biggest competitor is YouTube.”
Substack founder + CEO Chris Best joined our Truth Tellers panel of innovators to talk about finding audiences through bold new platforms and building fresh media ecosystems: tinyurl.com/2nybanjk

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · 24d

“Many people in the US no longer feel that it is a place of sanctuary.”
At Truth Tellers, Human Rights Lawyer @caoilfhionn.bsky.social spoke about the new uncertainty many journalists now face in the U.S., and the precautions they now take when entering the country: tinyurl.com/4m7rnexu

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · 27d

“Thanks, TikTok!” 🙏
At Truth Tellers, filmmaker Ibrahim Nash’at described how TikTok allowed him freedom from his Taliban security detail while making Hollywoodgate. The film captured rare access inside Afghanistan post-Taliban takeover: tinyurl.com/3nsr689h

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Sep 7

“Even our Republican readers who support Donald Trump should find our journalism useful and important and authoritative and trustworthy.”
Trust is everything for The Economist’s Editor-in-Chief Zanny Minton Beddoes.
Watch the conversation in full: tinyurl.com/42epcbz8

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Sep 1

Today we join @avaaz.org @ifjglobal.bsky.social @rsf.org and media organisations around the world to say ENOUGH.
220 journalists have been killed in Gaza in the last two years, while international media has been banned.
#ProtectJournalistsInGaza
#LetReportersIntoGaza

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Aug 31

"Alex Saab was making millions from Venezuelan hunger."
At #SirHarrySummit, @robertodeniz.bsky.social shared his investigation into Saab, who was accused of being a frontman for Nicolás Maduro, and how the case forced him into exile.
🎥 Watch in full: tinyurl.com/4tuae8wr
@armandoinfo.bsky.social

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Aug 28

“Sex traffickers use the OnlyFans site to abuse and exploit women.”
At Truth Tellers, Linda So spoke about @reuters.com’s 7-part series uncovering the deception and manipulation behind the porn juggernaut.
The 🎥 Watch the full conversation: tinyurl.com/48csuz2p

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Aug 21

“You can have sleepless nights because of worry, or you can give other people sleepless nights.”
At Truth Tellers, @theatlantic.com editor Jeffrey Goldberg shared a powerful message for journalists: tinyurl.com/3wnr5d69

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · Aug 14

Here's my interview with Amol Rajan on BBC Radio 4's Radical about what's going wrong with democracy and how we can fix it

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Radical with Amol Rajan - Fake News: How We Can Save Ourselves From Disinformation (Eliot Higgins) - BBC Sounds

Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins on the crisis of democracy.

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Aug 17

3 tips for early-career journalists 🎥
At Truth Tellers, we asked @nytimes.com East Africa Correspondent @lattif.bsky.social Abdi Latif Dahir what advice he would give to those starting out and hoping to pursue long-form investigations.
#sirharrysummit

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Aug 10

Driven by ‘purpose and hustle’, at Truth Tellers @tbij.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief Rozina Breen spoke of the determination to find every which way financially to keep going.
Watch the full Local & Vocal conversation: tinyurl.com/4vrcawx5

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Aug 8

Today, on the day of her funeral in Kyiv, we honour Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity last year.
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Watch Truth Tellers conversation Putin’s Ghost Prisons: The Life And Death Of Viktoriia Roshchyna: tinyurl.com/mvzhh8th

@forbidden-stories.bsky.social

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Aug 8

“She is the bravest person, the bravest journalist, I have ever met in my life. That’s not an exaggeration, it’s a fact,” - Sevgil Musayeva, editor in chief of Ukrainska Pravda
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Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity buried in Kyiv

Viktoriia Roshchyna, hailed by her editor as ‘the bravest journalist I’ve ever met’, died last year aged 27

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Aug 1

“There are few cases that encapsulate the power of journalism and the need to challenge those elected into power better than the recent superinjunction granted to the Ministry of Defence after the Afghan data breach.” @piasarma.bsky.social

Journalists must be free to hold ministers to account, not gagged

The Afghan data leak superinjunction prevented public debate on a vital issue of immigration and the use of taxpayers’ money

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Jul 27

“People talk about the women and children and elderly, but what about the youth?”
A powerful moment from Truth Tellers 2024, as Palestinian photojournalist @motazazaiza.bsky.social spoke about the unseen toll of conflict on Gaza’s young people, and the responsibility of bearing witness.

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Jul 24

Asked to share his hardest moment during 18 months of covering the war in Gaza, Palestinian photojournalist Mohammed Salem recalled learning of the death of his brother Bilal. Watch the full conversation: tinyurl.com/4ph53dns

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Jul 20

The biggest barrier for young investigative reporters today? 🖥️ “Screens,” said @juliettegarside.bsky.social, Joint Deputy Investigations Editor at @theguardian.com speaking at Truth Tellers in May. A reminder that great journalism still starts with getting out into the world.
#SirHarrySummit

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Jul 16

Justin Scheck shares the harrowing story of an Ugandan domestic worker, one of many exploited by the Saudi elite, uncovered in a year-long @nytimes.com investigation exposing abuse, trafficking + political complicity. Watch the full Truth Tellers conversation:
tinyurl.com/5753vwvr

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Jul 13

“Truth is expensive, and lies are really cheap and they travel very quickly.”
The hardest thing for investigative journalism, said Emily Maitlis at Truth Tellers, is making truth more available to more people by the way we invest in it.
#sirharrysummit

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Jul 11

"Trump is trying to destroy journalism and parts of the media industry are helping him by being cowards."
Alastair Campbell + James Carville didn’t hold back at Truth Tellers, tackling Trump, the corporate takeover of media organisations, and the urgent need for bold journalism: tinyurl.com/4b7xdbak

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Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit.bsky.social · Jul 6

Reading the Sir Harry Evans Fellowship submissions gives @tinabrownlm.bsky.social hope!
Tomorrow, Monday 7th July, applications close. Early-career journalists, this is your last call to apply: tinyurl.com/bdhc2x3a

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