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Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit
Hosted by Tina Brown, Reuters and Durham University
Livestream 7 May 2025 | London
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Wonderful catch-up dinner with the female titans who run London. BBC CEO Deborah Turness, @reuters.com editor in chief Ale Galloni, @financialtimes.com editor in chief Roula Khalaf and the @theguardian.com editor in chief Katharine Viner.
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Congratulations to Sigrid van Aken, CEO of @postcodelottery.bsky.social on being awarded France's Légion d’Honneur. Recognition of her leadership and the Group’s extraordinary contribution to civil society, raising over €15 bn for charities worldwide, including generous support for Truth Tellers.
November 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Today is International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.
According to @UNESCO since 2006, more than 1,800 journalists have been killed worldwide and in 9 out of 10 cases, no one has been held accountable.
Without courage, there is no free press.
Without justice, there is no truth.
November 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Appalled to see that the U.S. has revoked the visa of Nigerian Nobel Prize laureate— and Trump critic—  Wole Soyinka.
Wole has long spoken truth to power, including on the Truth Tellers Summit stage last year: youtu.be/hVFhRCWxTM4?...
Wole Soyinka on what he learned in solitary confinement
YouTube video by Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit
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November 1, 2025 at 12:06 AM
“My crime is just giving voice to women of Iran – that’s it"
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Two Russians sentenced to 25 years for plot to kill Iranian dissident in US
Mobsters Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov plotted to assassinate Masih Alinejad at her New York home
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October 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“Justice is beautiful.”
The words of brave Iranian-American journalist and Truth Tellers speaker Masih Alinejad who saw 2 men Iran hired to assassinate her sentenced in a NYC courtroom yesterday.
Sharing Masih on our stage: tinyurl.com/3v82fx8c
Masih Alinejad sings for the women of Iran
A courageous Iranian journalist and activist who helped spark the protests in Iran plus a reporter whose new podcast sheds light on the Islamic regime's attempts to silence her and other expat Iranian journalists. Masih Alinejad and Paul Caruana Galizia interviewed by Yalda Hakim. The inaugural Sir Harry Evans Global Summit in Investigative Journalism is hosted by Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni, Durham University Vice Chancellor Karen O’Brien, and Evans’ wife, Tina Brown CBE. Follow @sirharrysummit on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. Find out more at sirharrysummit.org #sirharrysummit #reuters #durhamuniversity #iranprotests #freedomofpress
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October 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“He said, whatever you do, don’t leave me a voicemail.”
At the inaugural Truth Tellers in 2023, Guardian journalist Nick Davies shared how the phone hacking story that brought down News of the World began.

🎬 The Hack is streaming now on ITV Player.
October 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The Times’ 2-part podcast Murder in Cairo revisits one of the great unsolved mysteries of British journalism, the 1977 murder of Sunday Times correspondent David Holden. A story that haunted Harry Evans for life is finally solved. 🎧 tinyurl.com/mr27d25z
October 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In their Murdoch podcast mini-series, @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social + @michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social discuss Murdoch’s 1981 acquisition of The Times + Sunday Times, the turbulent chapter that followed, and the clash of values that led to Sir Harry Evans’ resignation as editor: tinyurl.com/yn5hy7ee
October 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Calling all investigative journalists! The Stringer Foundation is launching its inaugural investigative journalism fellowship, which provides multi-year funding to help reporters pursue high-impact investigations globally. Deadline: December 31 2025.
You can apply here: tinyurl.com/ybzwhreb
APPLY FOR GRANTS
WE ENDEAVOR TO EVENTUALLY GIVE OUT $1 MILLION+ ANNUALLY IN UNRESTRICTED JOURNALISM GRANTS TO COMMITTED, COURAGEOUS REPORTERS. PLEASE APPLY AND SHARE WIDELY.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“The first thing we can do is listen to the populists.”
At #TruthTellers, Emily Maitlis reflected on AI and the survival of truth, warning that autocrats are already ahead of the game.
October 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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.
October 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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
September 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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.
September 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“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
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September 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“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
September 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“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
September 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“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
September 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“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
September 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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
September 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
 "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
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August 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
“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
August 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
“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
August 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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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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August 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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.
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August 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM