The Gaza Project: Collaborative Journalism in Times of War

TheColumbia Global Paris Centeraddresses pressing global issues that are at the forefront of international education and research: agency and gender; climate and the environment; critical dialogues for just societies; encounters in the arts; and health and medical science.Nestled in the Montparnasse district,Reid Hallhosts several Columbia University initiatives:Columbia Global Centers | Paris, theInstitute for Ideas and Imagination,Columbia Undergraduate Programs,M.A. in History and Literature, and theGSAPP Shape of Two Cities Program. This unique combination of resources is enhanced by our global network whose mission is to expand the University's engagement the world over through educational programs, research initiatives, regional partnerships, and public events.The Paris Center is part of Columbia Global, which brings together major global initiatives from across the university to advance knowledge and foster global engagement. Its mission is to address complex global challenges through groundbreaking scholarly pursuits, leadership development, cutting-edge research, and projects that aim for social impact. Its long-term goal is to reimagine the university’s role in society as not only a nexus for learning and intellectual exploration but also as a catalyst for creativity and impact locally, regionally, and globally. Columbia Global includes eleven Global Centers, as well as the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, the Committee on Global Thought, and Columbia World Projects.

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Forbidden Stories and partners have investigated the killings of and threats against over 100 journalists in Gaza and the West Bank.

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Events organized in collaboration with our parters Dart Centre Europe, Forbidden Stories, and Le Monde in English, as well as other related initiatives.

This event will be held in English.Co-sponsored by the <a href="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris" title="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia Global Paris Center</a>, <a href="https://forbiddenstories.org/" title="https://forbiddenstories.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Forbidden Stories</a>, and<a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/" title="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Le Monde in English</a>.To be notified of upcoming Paris Center events, we invite you to<a href="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/content/paris-newsletters" title="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/content/paris-newsletters" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> sign up for our twice monthly newsletter</a>.—Since October 7, more than 100 journalists have been killed. For four months, Forbidden Stories and its partners investigated the circumstances of their killings, as well as those who have been targeted, threatened and injured in the West Bank and Gaza. Journalists Laurent Richard and Léa Perruchon from Forbidden Stories, and Asia Balluffier, head of Le Monde’s visual investigation unit, will discuss the role of collaboration in <a href="https://forbiddenstories.org/the-gaza-project-how-forbidden-stories-investigated-the-killing-of-nearly-100-journalists-in-gaza/" title="https://forbiddenstories.org/the-gaza-project-how-forbidden-stories-investigated-the-killing-of-nearly-100-journalists-in-gaza/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Gaza Project</a>, and the particular challenges and dangers of reporting on warzones.ContextSince October 7, more than 100 journalists, primarily Palestinian, have been killed in the Israel-Gaza conflict. Investigations suggest that some were targeted despite being clearly identifiable as press. Forbidden Stories, in partnership with over 50 journalists from 13 global media organizations, conducted a four-month investigation into the targeting and deaths of journalists in Gaza and the West Bank.The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have denied intentionally targeting journalists, calling such claims "fundamentally false."Investigators remotely interviewed over 120 witnesses, including journalists and military witnesses, and used satellite images to build evidence due to restricted access to Gaza. The investigation revealed that 6 buildings housing media offices were partially or completely destroyed, and many journalists were killed or injured while wearing press vests. Forbidden Stories documented that at least 40 journalists were killed in their homes and 18 were targeted by drones. At least 14 were wearing press vests when killed or injured. Journalists reported that the press vest, intended for protection under international law, has become a potential target, putting their lives at greater risk.Concerns were raised about unequal global reactions to the deaths of Palestinian journalists compared to their Israeli or Ukrainian counterparts. Experts highlighted the particular vulnerability of journalists in conflict zones, as they often need to be close to the fighting to report effectively. SpeakersLaurent Richard is a French award-winning documentary filmmaker, producer, and founder of Forbidden Stories, a global network of journalists whose mission is to pursue the investigations of reporters who have been murdered, jailed or threatened. He has directed documentaries for 20 years and was a Knight-Wallace Fellow in 2017 at the University of Michigan. He was named European Journalist of the year 2018 by the Prix Europa in Berlin.Léa Peruchon is an investigative journalist with the Forbidden Stories network. Trained in Touraine, she recounts the consortium's latest investigation into the targeting of Palestinian journalists in Gaza. She began by doing reports in the Sanitas neighborhood of Tours in 2018. Today, Léa Péruchon is an investigative journalist and coordinated and published an investigation on the targeting of press infrastructures by Israel in Gaza last June.Asia Balluffier is a journalist and head of visual investigations at Le Monde. The visual investigations unit was created in 2019 during the Yellow Vest movement, when Le Monde realized the power of open source intelligence (OSINT) through collecting, verifying images and reconstructing scenes of police violence. Now its visual investigations are primarily focused on international crises and human rights violations.Organizers<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forbiddenstories.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=38uQM3k88pArXnfjlUsWYDTQqszp4WnpE_v1qoZM0BI&m=T1C5uu09WcKVPsMvQuxjgCYHiN-aU1RbVkBOmu0gln3c0_DP6ZkrOa4DJB3IW5dL&s=pkSlOFKyYWkvxQoBJLzjPd0rlrbaoGE9yR5Ky7YQkxU&e=" title="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forbiddenstories.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=38uQM3k88pArXnfjlUsWYDTQqszp4WnpE_v1qoZM0BI&m=T1C5uu09WcKVPsMvQuxjgCYHiN-aU1RbVkBOmu0gln3c0_DP6ZkrOa4DJB3IW5dL&s=pkSlOFKyYWkvxQoBJLzjPd0rlrbaoGE9yR5Ky7YQkxU&e=" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Forbidden Stories</a> is a network of journalists whose mission is to protect, pursue, and publish the work of other journalists facing threats, prison, or murder. It is the only existing program with this mission, with the message that killing the journalist won’t kill the story.The <a href="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris" title="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia Global Paris Center</a> addresses pressing global issues that are at the forefront of international education and research: agency and gender; climate and the environment; critical dialogues for just societies; encounters in the arts; and health and medical science. The Paris Center is part of <a href="https://global.columbia.edu/" title="https://global.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia Global</a>, which brings together the <a href="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/" title="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia Global Centers</a>, <a href="https://worldprojects.columbia.edu/" title="https://worldprojects.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia World Projects</a>, the <a href="https://cgt.columbia.edu/" title="https://cgt.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Committee on Global Thought</a>, the<a href="https://ideasimagination.columbia.edu/" title="https://ideasimagination.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Institute for Ideas and Imagination</a>, and <a href="https://global.undergrad.columbia.edu/studyabroad" title="https://global.undergrad.columbia.edu/studyabroad" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Undergraduate Global Engagement</a>.<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.lemonde.fr_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=38uQM3k88pArXnfjlUsWYDTQqszp4WnpE_v1qoZM0BI&m=T1C5uu09WcKVPsMvQuxjgCYHiN-aU1RbVkBOmu0gln3c0_DP6ZkrOa4DJB3IW5dL&s=sCEz9DrTdXK928kc6kZ46SGcXpgo4DO5xQuvlgz5VzE&e=" title="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.lemonde.fr_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=38uQM3k88pArXnfjlUsWYDTQqszp4WnpE_v1qoZM0BI&m=T1C5uu09WcKVPsMvQuxjgCYHiN-aU1RbVkBOmu0gln3c0_DP6ZkrOa4DJB3IW5dL&s=sCEz9DrTdXK928kc6kZ46SGcXpgo4DO5xQuvlgz5VzE&e=" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Le Monde</a> is France’s leading newspaper. It has provided news coverage, unique perspectives and in-depth analysis to francophones all around the world since 1944. <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.lemonde.fr_en_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=38uQM3k88pArXnfjlUsWYDTQqszp4WnpE_v1qoZM0BI&m=T1C5uu09WcKVPsMvQuxjgCYHiN-aU1RbVkBOmu0gln3c0_DP6ZkrOa4DJB3IW5dL&s=2lcvS6F76_bOV9zkQ-Hh15fIC22uBwtk0OlQ80Rk4mM&e=" title="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.lemonde.fr_en_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=38uQM3k88pArXnfjlUsWYDTQqszp4WnpE_v1qoZM0BI&m=T1C5uu09WcKVPsMvQuxjgCYHiN-aU1RbVkBOmu0gln3c0_DP6ZkrOa4DJB3IW5dL&s=2lcvS6F76_bOV9zkQ-Hh15fIC22uBwtk0OlQ80Rk4mM&e=" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Le Monde in English</a>, founded in 2022, brings the best of our award-winning journalism from France, Europe and all around the world, to anglophones.VenueNestled in the Montparnasse district, <a href="https://reidhall.globalcenters.columbia.edu/" title="https://reidhall.globalcenters.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Reid Hall</a> hosts several Columbia University initiatives:<a href="https://paris.undergrad.columbia.edu/" title="https://paris.undergrad.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> </a>the <a href="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris" title="https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia Global Paris Center</a>, the<a href="https://ideasimagination.columbia.edu/" title="https://ideasimagination.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Institute for Ideas and Imagination</a>, the <a href="https://paris.undergrad.columbia.edu/" title="https://paris.undergrad.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbia Undergraduate Programs</a>, the <a href="https://historyandliterature.columbia.edu/" title="https://historyandliterature.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> M.A. in History and Literature</a>,<a href="https://www.arch.columbia.edu/programs/6-new-york-paris-certificate" title="https://www.arch.columbia.edu/programs/6-new-york-paris-certificate" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> </a>and the <a href="https://www.arch.columbia.edu/programs/6-new-york-paris-certificate" title="https://www.arch.columbia.edu/programs/6-new-york-paris-certificate" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">GSAPP Shape of Two Cities Program</a>. This unique combination of resources is enhanced by our global network whose mission is to expand the University's engagement with the world through educational programs, research initiatives, regional partnerships, and public events.The views and opinions expressed by speakers and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of the Columbia Global Paris Center or its affiliates.

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