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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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“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 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
“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
 "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
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
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
August 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Today, on the day of her funeral in Kyiv, we honour Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity last year.

Watch Truth Tellers conversation Putin’s Ghost Prisons: The Life And Death Of Viktoriia Roshchyna: tinyurl.com/mvzhh8th

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August 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“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.
July 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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
July 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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.
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July 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM