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Spies and Spokesmen: Challenges of Journalism in Russia
April 30, 2009
Nicholas Daniloff professor, journalism, Northeastern University
Charles M. Sennott executive editor, GlobalPost

Nicholas Daniloff, professor of journalism at Northeastern University and a 30-year media veteran, draws upon his own international reporting experiences (including 13 days locked up by the KGB) to explore the challenges and possibilities of writing in the former Soviet Union today.

Journalism can be a dangerous profession and, according to one index, Russia is among one of the most perilous places to report the news. In this country - one that likes to publicize its democratic credentials - journalists are regularly targeted for murder and no one is held accountable.

Moderated by Charles Sennott, executive editor of GlobalPost.

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