Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

October 6, 2024 - September 19, 2024. Freelance journalist Victoria Roshchyna died in Russian captivity on the verge of release in a prisoner exchange

New York Times investigative journalist

David Burnham's groundbreaking work for the New York Times on police corruption in the early 1970s became the foundation for the bestselling book and film Serpico; a later series on nuclear power safety violations became the basis for the film Silkwood.

Interviews with Dan Gillmor, Kalpana Sharma, Will Bunch, Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed, Naresh Fernandes, Lakshmi Chaudhry, and Melanie Eversley

The public's perception of fairness in political coverage has changed. Hardened anti-press sentiment has taken hold, stoked by authoritarian politicians and their allies. In the game of gaining and holding power, journalists are targeted as "the enemy of the people." With lives and livelihoods at stake, how does the press continue its mission to hold power to account?

Freelance journalist

Journalist Kunal Purohit's book, H-Pop: The Secretive World of Hindutva Pop Stars, explores hate culture in Indian popular song, poetry and books. Newsjunkie interviewed Purohit after his November 19, 2024, speech at UCLA.

Washington, DC