The Media Rumble session, 'The #Pegasus Story', was moderated by Manisha Pande, executive editor at Newslaundry. The panel comprised four journalists who were at the forefront of the Pegasus story: Forbidden Stories editor in chief Sandrine Rigaud; The Wire journalist Kabir Aggarwal; The Guardian's international correspondent Michael Safi; and Le Monde journalist Julien Bouissou. <br /><br />The panel discussed what is arguably the biggest story of the year: the Pegasus #spyware developed by the #NSO and its potential targets. Sandrine explained the initial days of their investigation and how Forbidden Stories came across the list of potential targets. The panel also discussed the difficulty they faced in gaining the trust of potential targets and other media partners to aid their investigation. <br /><br />0:00 to 1:18 Introduction <br />1:18 to 5:55 Initial days of investigation, methodology and precautions taken <br />5:55 to 11:08 The Wire reporting on a story where it was also a victim<br />11:08 to 15:04 Securing information and communication between collaborators<br />15:04 to 19:24 Reducing the entire story into a 5 episode podcast<br />19:24 to 33:18 Obstacles posed by secrecy in building trust with readers and potential targets<br />33:18 to 35:51 Gaining trust of other media partners<br />35:51 to 47:44 Pros and Cons of being legacy media versus a not for profit<br />47:44 to 51:45 Tackling the ‘National Security’ argument used by the government <br />51:45 to 53:48 Reasons for lukewarm response from the Indian public<br />53:48 to 56:18 Reception of the story in France<br />56:18 to 58:59 Concluding remarks<br /><br />Subscribe to Newslaundry: https://www.newslaundry.com/subscription?ref=social<br /><br />Follow and engage with us on social media:<br />Facebook: https://facebook.com/newslaundry<br />Twitter: https://twitter.com/newslaundry<br />Instagram: https://instagram.com/newslaundry
