by jpitney | Mar 29, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists, Russia
Eliot Brown at WSJ: Evan Gershkovich was supposed to be with his friends in Berlin the first week of April 2023. The Wall Street Journal Russia correspondent was set to stay in an Airbnb in the edgy Neukölln neighborhood, a base to explore the city’s cobble-lined...
by jpitney | Mar 11, 2024 | Journalism, Journalists, Russia
It’s Monday, March 11, 2024. WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by the FSB Mar 29, 2023. 348 DAYS AGO. FREE EVAN NOW! Journalism is not a crime! Almunus of NYT, The Moscow Times, & Agence France-Presse.#IStandWithEvan pic.twitter.com/T3HRBtCSSs — Jake...
by jpitney | Nov 22, 2023 | Journalism, Journalists, Russia
🧵On March 29, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia during a reporting trip. He remains in a Moscow prison. We’re offering resources for those who want to show their support for him. #IStandWithEvan https://t.co/ll83UMXTeD...
by jpitney | Jul 7, 2023 | Journalism, Journalists, Russia
Emma Tucker, editor in chief, The Wall Street Journal: Today marks 100 days since our friend and colleague Evan Gershkovich was detained while reporting in Russia. He remains in prison, falsely accused by the Russian government of espionage. The WSJ and the U.S....
by jpitney | Apr 1, 2023 | Journalism, Journalists, Russia
David Bauder at AP: The arrest of a Wall Street Journal reporter on espionage charges in Russia has news organizations based outside the country weighing for the second time in a year whether the risks of reporting there during wartime are too great. The Journal and...