MFRR In Focus: Pegasus spyware and media freedom in Europe

In the last few months, one name has become synonymous with the
illegal surveillance of journalists around the world: Pegasus. In
the first episode in a new podcast series, the Media Freedom
Rapid Response (MFRR) explores the use of this spyware technology
and how it is posing fresh concerns for journalists’ safety and
source confidentiality. Jamie Wiseman, the Europe Advocacy
Officer at the International Press Institute (IPI), spoke with
Stephanie Kirchgaessner, the Guardian’s lead reporter on Pegasus,
and Dimitri Bettoni, a researcher and project coordinator at the
Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa in Italy, which is
part of the MFRR.


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