Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit Hosted by @tinabrownlm @reuters @durham_uni | 6 May 2026 | #sirharrysummit
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All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea is in cinemas now!
At Truth Tellers Doc Fest, @TinaBrownLM declared fisherman Stan “the next Mr Bates”. The film follows his fight for answers after a marine disaster.
At Doc Fest, filmmaker @JeanieFinlay told us what she looks for in a story.
Find a screening 🦞 tinyurl.com/yxwvvhh2
What can traditional news organisations learn from the new generation of independent media?
At Truth Tellers, we put the question to @joshi Herrmann, founder of @millmediauk, which is taking a different approach to local journalism.
At Truth Tellers, @andraspe, co-founder of Hungarian investigative journalism outlet @direkt36, spoke about his hope that Péter Magyar and other Hungarian politicians will recognise the vital role independent journalism plays in a democracy: tinyurl.com/3e9bpx5f
Congratulations to photojournalist @lynseyaddario, honoured this week at the @ClooneyFDN for Justice's Albie Awards, recognising those who risk their lives fighting for justice.
At Truth Tellers, we asked Lynsey what frontline journalists need most right now.
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What a night!! And what an honor… George and Amal Clooney’s Glittering Gala for Human Rights nytimes.com/2026/10/10/style… via @NYTimes
At Truth Tellers, the BBC’s Culture & Media Editor @katierazz told us that, in this gloomy time, there are many reasons to feel optimistic about the future of journalism.
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One for your diaries: the @cijournalism's Logan Symposium returns to London’s Barbican on 30 October.
Under the theme Overreach, a day of vital conversations on press freedom, surveillance, AI and the threats facing investigative journalism.
Explore the programme: tcij.org/logan-symposium/ove…
“I’m trying to reverse into an influencer space.”
At Truth Tellers, @London_Centric editor @jimwaterson spoke about making independent, subscriber-funded journalism pay, and why his background in traditional media matters.
Watch Journalism on a Credit Card: tinyurl.com/w7tacjeu
How do you persuade someone to talk when they have every reason to stay silent?
We asked investigative journalist and author @praddenkeefe about building trust with sources, and what it takes to get people to tell you things they may never have told anyone before.
After Assad’s fall, the @Reuters team set about uncovering what had happened to the thousands of Syrians who had disappeared under his regime.
At Truth Tellers, @lhinnant described how that investigation unfolded: tinyurl.com/3bey3es3
Journalist @evangershkovich recounts his 491 days as a prisoner in Russia, from his arrest and interrogation to his eventual release. A remarkable first-hand account in
@thetimes.
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We asked leading media lawyer Mark Stephens CBE @MarksLarks: where is it most dangerous, legally, to report today?
Some of the answers might not be the ones you’d expect.
Watch his Truth Tellers conversation, Iron Fists vs. the Media: tinyurl.com/3e9bpx5f
Has the media done enough to protect itself in the age of AI?
At Truth Tellers, Thomson @Reuters CEO Steve Hasker discussed Reuters’ cautious approach to licensing its journalism, and why copyright and great content matter in the AI race.
Watch: tinyurl.com/mvc3eeer
“Stan Rennie is the next Mr Bates.” – @TinaBrownLM
We shared a sneak peek of @JeanieFinlay’s All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea at Truth Tellers in May.
The film opens in UK cinemas on 23 Oct. Watch Jeanie discuss it on stage at Doc Fest and book your tickets: tinyurl.com/y47mddhx
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Today, Jimmy Lai's international legal team called for his release at the UN Human Rights Council.
Tatyana Eatwell addressed the interactive dialogue with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, raising Jimmy's case and Hong Kong's abuse of national security laws to silence critical voices. Thank you to @pen_int for your support.
The UK also dedicated its statement to Jimmy's case, renewing its call for his release and condemning detention in response to peaceful activity. @UKMissionGeneva
In 2024, the Working Group found Jimmy is arbitrarily detained for his journalism and political opinions. He has now been in prison for nearly 6 years.
#FreeJimmyLai #BringHimHome
Huge congratulations to @MatthewRhys on his double Emmy win last night!
Matthew joined us at Truth Tellers this year, ahead of playing Sir Harry Evans in the upcoming BBC drama Dragon Slayers, and closed the Summit with a reading from My Paper Chase.
Watch: tinyurl.com/3axdbfxm
“Documentary films have the power to impact and change communities, individuals and societies.”
At Truth Tellers Doc Fest, Shanida Scotland of Doc Society spoke to Tina Brown about supporting not just independent films, but the whole ecosystem around them.
Watch the full conversation: tinyurl.com/y47mddhx
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Journalists who fled Guatemala after being targeted for covering the trial of their former boss, José Rubén Zamora, can now return following court rulings. But they worry the forces that drove them into exile are still in place. Read more in the @LatAmJournal1: latamjournalismreview.org/ar…
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‘No family of a murder victim should have had to go through what they have gone through – it was an outrage that it was left to them to campaign for justice, for the legislation needed to protect reporters like their mum…’ @StephenGrey thenerve.news/p/daphne-carua…
