Meeting

Reporter’s Notebook—Covering a Dangerous World

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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Speakers
Matthieu Aikins

Contributing Writer, New York Times Magazine 

Miriam Elder

Independent Writer and Editor; Former Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations (2023—24)

Ned Parker

Investigative Reporter, Reuters; Former Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations (2011–12); CFR Member

Presider
Jacob M. Weisberg

Executive Chair, Pushkin Industries; Chair, Committee to Protect Journalists; CFR Member

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