Peter W. Klein

The blurring line between journalism and activism is being used as a cudgel Who gets to decide who’s a reporter, and who’s an activist? The answer matters for press freedom

Governments in the US and Canada are taking advantage of the line between journalism and activism. My take on what the Don Lemon and Amber Bracken cases mean for press freedom. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/5431b55...

I’m a former ‘60 Minutes’ producer. Here’s why this scandal raises concerns about corporate meddling in media The largely indelible firewall between news and corporate has crumbled at CBS News, and we’re seeing cracks at other major news organizations.

Canada's largest paper, @thestar.com, asked me to weigh in on the @60minutes.bsky.social Bari Weiss saga. For me, it comes down to a flawed media landscape where the firewall between editorial and corporate have crumbled. bit.ly/Star-60

Bribe, Inc. | Watch on Jolt.Film BRIBE, INC. is a true story exposing the shady underpinnings that fuel global commerce: corruption and lots of money. In the shadows of the global oil industry the Ahsani family ran Unaoil with jet-se...

Documentary about one of the biggest bribery scandals in modern history is premiering on @joltfilm.bsky.social. On this International Anti-Corruption Day, watch BRIBE, INC. and raise global awareness about corruption's harmful effects.
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The biggest bribery scandal in modern history - Global Reporting Centre STREAM NOW: Bribe, Inc. a documentary exposing corruption on a global scale is now available to stream via Jolt in the US and Canada.

Our latest newsletter went out on the eve of International Anti-Corruption Day.

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On International Anti-Corruption Day 2025, the launch of "Bribe, Inc." on Jolt.Film underscores why this day matters—revealing corruption’s real impact across industries and communities.

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🎥 Stream on-demand: www.jolt.film/watch/bribeinc

A clip from GRC founder @peterwklein.bsky.social's Bribe Inc. documentary was featured on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, where @trace-inc.bsky.social president @alexandrawrage.bsky.social presented an anti-corruption argument on @cnbc.com against bribing foreign governments.

PRIVATE TRACKS: How Wall Street is Reshaping the Railroad Industry Investment firms are quietly taking greater control over America's railroad industry, accumulating large stock positions in railroad operators and buying up companies that lease and manage rail cars o...

What happens when critical infrastructure is carved up and sold off to investors? A new investigation looks at how these firms are capturing our rail networks and prioritizing profits — often at the expense of safety @cnsmd.bsky.social cnsmaryland.org/2025/10/29/p...

Opinion: Authoritarian regimes need their court jesters There’s a long history of political satire in authoritarian regimes. In Communist Hungary, it came courtesy of Géza Hofi

I grew up listening to my dad playing recordings of Hungary's greatest comedian, Géza Hofi. I got to thinking recently about Hofi's dangerous antics during the height of the Cold War, and wrote this piece about the risks to American comedy today.
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Chris Cannon put it well cannonwriter.substack.com/p/america-ha...

@globalreportingcentre.org continues reporting on how sports, politics and human rights are interconnected. Check out this bonus episode that just posted!

Just Peace Movie Night: Bribe Inc. Join us for Just Peace Movie Night to watch Bribe, Inc. organised by III Europe, YAC and The Hague Humanity Hub.

The GRC's founder, board chair, and academic director, @peterwklein.bsky.social, will be screening his new film, Bribe, Inc., in The Hague during the NATO Security Summit on June 21st. Don't miss your chance to see his latest documentary! bit.ly/3FwZUO5

Bribe Inc. documentary showing this Saturday, 1 PM, at Rialto Elmwood in Berkeley. On #WorldPressFreedomDay, we're showcasing this bold investigation about corruption, followed by Q&A w/ @erichavian.bsky.social of @whistleblower.law.

Incredibly, SCOTUS determined in Ziglar v. Abbasi that rounding up Muslim, S. Asian, and Arab non-citizens under the pretext of immigration violations was constitutional. So none of this should surprise anyone.

Opinion | My Father’s Red Scare (Published 2007) My father was never a spy, never a member of the Communist Party. Nonetheless, the F.B.I. kept a file on him from the day he arrived in the United States.

I keep hearing that the detentions like those of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil and Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk are unprecedented. As I wrote in @nytimes, these kinds of investigations and detentions were common after 9/11, as well as previously in US history. www.nytimes.com/2007/01/04/o...

Fact-checking the third Republican primary debate As five Republican candidates traded barbs onstage, NBC News fact-checked what they said in real time.

Worth circling back to my @nbcnews.com fact-check on Vivek Ramaswamy's spurious claim during primary debate that Canada is a major source of fentanyl. We debunked it then, but Trump has continued to propagate fiction that the deadly drug comes across northern border. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

How will a new Trump administration prosecute corruption? Experts weigh in on whether a second Trump administration will maintain robust anti-corruption efforts or politicize enforcement to serve strategic interests.

How will a new Trump administration prosecute corruption?
Experts weigh in on whether a second Trump administration will maintain robust anti-corruption efforts or politicize enforcement to serve strategic interests. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...