Hard-Won Lessons: Global Reporters on Journalism Under Autocracy

Monday, March 30, 2026

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT

In a world of growing autocracy, journalists face escalating risks and unparalleled challenges in holding the powerful to account. This conversation will lift up strategies for producing impactful, ethical journalism under repressive conditions while also exploring how to safeguard journalists’ physical and psychological safety.

Speaker(s)

Dana Coester

Editor-in-Chief
100 Days in Appalachia
JD

Jin Ding

Program Manager
International Women’s Media Foundation
MM

Mohamed Mandour

Researcher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Jeje Mohamed (she/her/hers)

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Aegis Safety Alliance