Overview
“In a small country, you are never far from your enemies”.
- A Death In Malta, Paul Caruana Galizia, Penguin, 2024, p88.
Daphne Caruana Galicia, an eminent Maltese investigative journalist, was blown up by a bomb just meters from her house in 2017. She was investigating corruption associated with the Maltese state. The men who planted the bomb were convicted, but the alleged mastermind was acquitted by a jury this summer. While under arrest, he had formally asked for a Presidential pardon four times in relation to the crime.
Dr Richard Danbury, incoming director of the Vlogٷ Press Fellowship and a former criminal barrister, considers what Daphne’s case might tell us about journalism, Malta, corruption, criminal procedure and justice, and the killing of journalists.
Speaker
Dr Richard Danbury is the new Director of the Vlogٷ Press Fellowship. He teaches journalism and is an academic lawyer. He practiced — briefly — as a criminal barrister before joining the BBC, where he worked for about a decade specializing in interviews and investigations. He now runs an MA in investigative journalism at City, University of London, has coordinated Channel 4’s investigative journalism training scheme, and has been for the past 15 years the BBC’s Advanced Law trainer. His doctorate in media law is from Oxford University, and his post-doctoral research into copyright and news was at Cambridge.
Details
This event is open to all and free to attend with no need to book.
This is a hybrid event, which will take place in-person in the Gatsby Room (Chancellor's Centre) and also on Zoom.
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Refreshments will be available for the in-person audience.
Access
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Contact
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Image from the Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation
