Surveillance, safety
and the silencing of truth

“Surveillance, Safety and the Silencing of Truth.” The event will feature Angela Quintal, regional director for Africa at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), as keynote speaker alongside panellists Quinn McKew, executive director of ARTICLE 19; Fisayo Soyombo, founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ); and Sonja Smith, Associated Press correspondent. The session will be moderated by Jimeh Saleh, former editor, BBC/MacArthur Foundation Series.

Surveillance, intimidation and attacks on journalists are increasingly shaping how media is practiced in many countries. These threats deserve more attention in global conversations about democracy and civic space. This year’s lecture will interrogate how sophisticated surveillance technologies, institutionalised harassment, and shrinking press freedoms are undermining the safety of journalists and the public’s right to know.