Top Secret: how to navigate the world of classified information

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In a world of leaked documents and alternative facts, reporters must handle top-secret information with the utmost care.

Session Description

Whether it’s the most recent development in the Trump-Russia relationship, or a matter of conflicts of interest or national security, reporting on clandestine affairs has become even more so challenging in recent months. In a world of leaked documents and alternative facts, reporters must handle top-secret information with the utmost care. Hear from some of today’s prominent political reporters and Washington bureau chiefs on how they are covering important political scoops, and tips for working on stories that are loaded with classified information.

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This will provide opportunity for journalists to learn from the best about dealing with challenging reporting that deals with classifies information.

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