61. Barbara Demick: Covering Repressive Regimes

Schedule

Sat May 16 2026 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC13:00

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Waihorotiu | Auckland, AU

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All Tickets are Mobile Ticket Only. Mobile Tickets are like Print-at-Home tickets but instead of having to print off the tickets yourself, you can just show the barcode on your mobile phone. It is the easiest way to access tickets to your events. For more information visit Ticketmaster.co.nz/mobileticket Child Policy: Children aged under 1 will be permitted free. Provided they do not occupy a seat. In this masterclass, Samuel Johnson Prize winner and Orwell and Pulitzer Prize shortlisted journalist Barbara Demick (Daughters of the Bamboo Grove; Eat the Buddha; Nothing to Envy) reveals some of the techniques modern journalists employ: from defector interviews, to open source intelligence, to social media. She shares tricks of the trade used to bring stories from some of the globe's most restricted areas to light.

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