Global press freedom group calls for Gershkovich release
A global coalition of democratic countries that champions press freedom has condemned Russia’s arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and called for his immediate release from custody. Journal reporter Paul Vieira reports, “The executive arm of the Media Freedom Coalition, a partnership of 51 countries from six continents, said in a statement scheduled for release Wednesday that Russia […]
Deadline club names finalists in biz reporting categories
The finalists that were selected from the entries to the Deadline Club’s 2023 Awards Contest in the business journalism categories are listed below. Winners will be announced at the Club’s annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, May 18, at the Harvard Club. Business Feature Bustle “Last Girlboss Standing” Courtney Rubin, Kat Stoeffel, Charlotte Owen Fortune “Private […]
Gershkovich family issues statement
Attributable the family of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich: “We are encouraged that the State Department has officially designated Evan as wrongfully detained. We appreciate President Biden’s call to us today, assuring us that the U.S. government is doing everything in its power to bring him home as quickly as possible. In addition to […]
WSJ statement on State Department designation
Wall Street Journal publisher Almar Latour and editor in chief Emma Tucker sent out the following on Monday: Colleagues, Today the U.S. State Department designated our colleague Evan Gershkovich as wrongfully detained by the Russian government. This distinction will unlock additional resources and attention at the highest levels of the U.S. government in securing his release. We are doing everything in […]
State Department: WSJ’s Gershkovich “wrongfully detained”
The State Department on Monday designated as “wrongfully detained” Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was arrested by Russian security services last month, reports Vivian Salama of The Journal. Salama writes, “Mr. Gershkovich’s case now shifts to a State Department section, known as the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, which is focused […]
New WSJ editor Tucker’s No. 1 job: Freeing reporter Gershkovich
Shawn McCreesh of New York Magazine profiles new Wall Street Journal editor Emma Tucker, whose main focus lately has been on securing the freedom of reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested in Russia last month. McCreesh writes, “Soon, Tucker, who had never worked in America before and hardly knew her way around the city, let alone her own newsroom — […]
WSJ’s Gershkovich charged with spying in Russia, denies charges
Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been charged with espionage in Russia and has entered a formal denial, according to an Associated Press report. An AP story states, “The state news agency Tass and the Interfax news agency said a law enforcement source informed them that Russia’s Federal Security Service, known as the […]
WSJ’s Gerskovich to receive National Press Club’s Aubuchon Award
The National Press Club is honoring imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich with its highest honor for press freedom, the John Aubuchon Award. Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, issued a joint statement announcing the award: “Journalist Evan Gershkovich has been […]
200 Russian journalists and activists demand Gershkovich release
Some 200 Russian journalists and activists have signed an open letter demanding the immediate release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, reports Andrew Jeong of The Washington Post. Jeong reports, “The letter’s authors called the charges against Gershkovich ‘preposterous and unjust’ and said the FSB was simply expecting the world to take it at its word. […]
FT editorial: Release WSJ’s Gershkovich now
The Financial Times has published an editorial calling for the immediate release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been arrested in Russia. The editorial states, “Gershkovich was simply doing his job as a journalist. He was fully accredited by Russia’s foreign ministry, granting him an official green light to report in the country, […]
