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.
As so many of the region’s journalists have pushed themselves to the limit in covering the war and its many ramifications, the physical, mental, and emotional toll is growing. Ukrainian journalists have worked to provide coverage of the war’s ruinous impacts on their communities despite risks to their personal safety, emotional trauma, and uncertain financial prospects. And Russian journalists have made the difficult decision to leave their families, flee Russia, and make a new life abroad rather than submit to the Kremlin’s propaganda machine demands.
On Thursday, March 2, the National Press Club’s Press Freedom Committee and the National Press Club Journalism Institute will host a free virtual discussion with Russian and Ukrainian journalists to discuss the ongoing challenges to their work, including:
- their daily struggles under fire,
- threats from the Russian government, and
- efforts to seek asylum abroad and maintain a journalism practice.
Registration for the virtual discussion, which will be from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. ET on Zoom, is open.