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One year into Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine, journalists in both countries have responded valiantly in insisting on their right to provide independent, accurate, and piercing news coverage that serves the public’s interests.

Join the National Press Club’s Press Freedom Committee and the Institute at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday, March 2, for a free webinar with Russian and Ukrainian journalists. They will discuss reporting on the war and its many ramifications, including how to provide coverage of the ruinous impacts on their communities; the risks to their personal safety; and making the difficult decision to leave their families for a new life abroad.

Meet the panel:

Elizaveta Kirpanova, who worked as a special reporter of the Russian independent newspaper “Novaya Gazeta” for the past five years. In her articles, she covered problems in health care, education system, charity, and immigration. The Russian government recently revoked the newspaper’s media license for its position on the war in Ukraine.

Olga Rudenko is the chief editor of the Kyiv Independent, an award-winning media start-up launched in November 2021 by the former editorial team of the Kyiv Post. She is the former deputy chief editor of the Kyiv Post and has written for global publications. Rudenko was a fellow at the Chicago Booth School of Business in 2021. She was featured on the cover of Time magazine in May 2022 as one of the publication’s Next Generation Leaders, and won the Women of Europe award in the “Woman in Action” category in December 2022.

Anastasia Tishchenko, a human rights reporter and news presenter with Radio Svoboda, RFE/RL’s Russian Service based in Prague since 2021. She joined RFE/RL in Moscow in 2017 as a reporter covering the deteriorating rights situation in Russia. She also has spent significant time in Ukraine.

Jessica Jerreat, who leads Voice of America’s award-winning press freedom coverage, will moderate the discussion. With a background in press freedom and international news, Jerreat has worked for organizations including the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists and The Times of London. She has a master’s degree in War, Media, and Society from the University of Kent at Canterbury, with a focus on propaganda, the press, and conflict.

“Traditionally, newsrooms were the voice from up high, telling people what they needed to know. Collaboration requires the acknowledgment that you cannot do everything , that other people have a role to play in the process, and that the contributions they can make are valuable and should be respected and will appear different than what you’re doing. That something different is what makes the work better. You get different perspectives, expertise, and audiences. That’s the power of journalism — you’re doing something you could not do yourself.”

-- Heather Bryant, interim executive director for Tiny News Collective, “How collaboration empowers small local news startups”

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