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“Doing journalism, that’s his only crime.” So said Jose Zamora at #SirHarrySummit of his father, José Rubén Zamora, journalist + founder of the media outlet El Periódico who was returned to Guatemalan prison last month after a period under house arrest, silencing his journalistic activities.

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“That’s the best question you’ve asked me today.” Tina Brown asks legendary photographer Sir Don McCullin whether it’s possible for a photojournalist today to have the kind of impact he did when he was working at the Sunday Times. Watch the full conversation: tinyurl.com/bdf53pse

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“Our investigation led to economic sanctions; we felt OK it was worth doing, even putting my family at risk. But four months ago it all changed, the bad guys now are seen as being OK in the U.S.” — @christogrozev.bsky.social tinyurl.com/33c9h9wp

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Did @christogrozev.bsky.social ever think he would be investigating an assasination plot against himself? "No, clearly this is from the realm of a really really crazy novel, it doesn't happen really, until it does." Kill List, Hunted by Putin's Spies aired tonight on Channel 4: tinyurl.com/bdfdp8ud

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Just over a month to go until the third #SiHarrySummit! Over the past 2 years some of the biggest names in journalism have come together to honour Sir Harry’s legacy and debate the future of speaking truth to power. Listen to the conversations at @tortoisemedia.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/yyayvwnb

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“Harry Evans is an inspiration to all of us.” Christiane Amanpour sums up the importance of Sir Harry Evans’ legacy. On 7th May the third annual Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit will take place in London. Stay tuned for the full agenda + livestream at SirHarrySummit.org.

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Today, journalist and campaigner @masihalinejad.bsky.social is set to testify at the Manhattan trial of two men accused of plotting to kill her on U.S. soil. Watch her speak at #SirHarrySummit on the panel discussion “Iran’s War On Journalists”: tinyurl.com/mwexrt75

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The summit of all media summits brought to you by @sirharrysummit.bsky.social 👇

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📢 Truth Tellers is back! On 7th May, the Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit returns, hosted by @reuters.com @durhamuniversity.bsky.social & Tina Brown CBE. Honouring Sir Harry Evans, the Summit champions fearless investigative reporting. 📺Livestream: sirharrysummit.org

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Wonderful to know that Sir Harry’s archives, a goldmine of 20th-century journalism, are going to a wonderful new home at the prestigious The John Rylands Library at the @officialuom.bsky.social : tinyurl.com/d4rk8ac7

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For Harold Evans, the unsolved murder of his star Sunday Times foreign correspondent David Holden in Cairo in 1977 was “the most profound mystery” of his career. More than 40 years later, @manumidolo.bsky.social and Peter Gillman have uncovered the truth: tinyurl.com/yrh8e33d

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On #InternationalWomensDay, we’re celebrating all the incredible women who have taken our Truth Tellers stage. 🎤✨ From fearless frontline reporters to investigative powerhouses, these women have shared their stories, insights, and unwavering commitment to truth. Scroll for some standout moments 🧵👇

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“You’re trying to create an actual relationship with people,” said Mill Media founder @joshiherrmann.bsky.social in today’s @newyorkermag.bsky.social piece ‘London is a local news desert. What comes next?’ tinyurl.com/3kjrwcar

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“Do I Make Myself Clear? — the great Harold Evans could have written it yesterday. It is still as vital, it is still as important today as ever before.” @joe-scarborough.bsky.social on @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2fus8hks

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“As journalists we should each find our moral boundaries for where we want to be on the continuum between emotional truth and objective truth.” At #sirharrysummit @christogrozev revisited the old truism that journalism should be objective but impartial.

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Remembering Alexei Navalny 🙌

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Congratulations to @lynseyaddario.bsky.social who was recognised last week by Pictures of the Year as International Photographer of the year. At #SirHarrySummit, Addario spoke of her responsibilities as a photojournalist covering the war in Ukraine. Watch the conversation: tinyurl.com/4ukd7jys

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“For the love of editors who have spines: Missing Sir Harry Evans who I most wish was around now to shepherd the media through dark times, and who’d know implicitly that the rulebooks of yesterday are now redundant and we need new ones to address the unfolding crisis of truth.” @manisha.bsky.social

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Today marks one year since the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. His friend and colleague Leonid Volkov told us why it was important for him to speak at #SirHarrySummit 2024. Watch Volkov’s summit conversation, How Russia Outsources Terror, here: tinyurl.com/5y2yc6fe

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“If you put toxic waste in the bloodstream of Americans, they will eat it up.” At #SirHarrySummit in May, @karaswisher.bsky.social spoke to @lewisgoodall.com about ‘the straight line between the hate that spews over Facebook and anti-semitism’ : tinyurl.com/3zkejdjr

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“When journalists are under attack,” he said, “democracy itself is under attack.” We caught up with Dart Center Executive Director Bruce Shapiro, as he came off stage at #SirHarrySummit, and he spoke of the importance of protecting journalists physically, psychologically, legally and politically.

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In her latest Fresh Hell Substack, Tina Brown says there are lessons to be learned from Modi’s authoritarian India in the midst of Trump’s war on the media. She speaks of the resilience of independent journalists in India who have built powerful digital platforms: tinyurl.com/29e3kjx6

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This week ITV announced ‘The Hack’ a new drama about the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World and spotlight the work of @bynickdavies.bsky.social and then Guardian editor @arusbridger.bsky.social At #SirHarrySummit, Davies spoke of the importance of an editor who won’t let go.

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So the secret is out. The ITV team that made Mr Bates vs the Post Office has been making a drama about the phone-hacking scandal. Featuring David Tennant as Nick Davies. And Mr Bates himself (aka Toby Jones) as me. An altogether less heroic role for Toby, but he’s brilliant as always

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This week the tables were turned on CNN’s great interviewer Christiane Amanpour, as she spoke to @timadamswrites.bsky.social in The Observer about her remarkable four decade-long career, about Trump, tech and fighting for the truth: tinyurl.com/4td6wf7s

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At #SirHarrySummit 2024 Bellingcat Founder and Creative Director Eliot Higgins spoke of the dangers of the information bubbles we live in, where we go online and find people that reinforce their own beliefs. Watch the full How Do We Know What’s True conversation: tinyurl.com/28w96a5j

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“We’re kidding ourselves if we think we as broadcasters are leading the conversation”, said Emily Maitlis at #sirharrysummit 2024, during a panel discussion on covering the 2024 U.S. election. Watch The Media And Trump 2.0: tinyurl.com/3d6x7x9y

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At #sirharrysummit 2024 exiled Human Rights Lawyer and former Hong Kong Lawmaker Dennis Kwok said imprisoned Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai had the opportunity to leave Hong Kong before his arrest, but he stayed to give back to the Hong Kong people, to ‘burn for freedom’: tinyurl.com/4nntmx2n

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CNN’s Chief International Anchor, Christiane Amanpour CBE, on the international press corps’ access to the conflict in Gaza. Watch the full #SirHarrySummit discussion ‘How do we know what’s true?’: tinyurl.com/28w96a5j

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“I now use my tongue and the pictures I have taken to show the masses what is happening.” — Motaz Azaiza speaking on our stage at #SirHarrySummit 2024 about his journey as a photojournalist in Gaza: tinyurl.com/bddm76jw

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Earlier this month, in a BBC Today podcast conversation with Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson, BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg spoke about life in Moscow in a time of war, the challenges he faces and asking tough questions of Vladimir Putin. A recommended listen: tinyurl.com/4snjd868

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Pioneering British newspaperman Sir Harry Evans was one of the giants of post-war journalism. Honouring his legacy, the Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit is an annual convening of the world’s most dogged and diverse truth-seekers, both seasoned and innovative: sirharrysummit.org

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