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A Nefarious and Hidden Threat to Journalists Rises (Columbia Journalism Review)
Columbia Journalism Review, September 1, 2022
A Nefarious and Hidden Threat to Journalists Rises
Alexander Papachristou, the executive director of the Cyrus Vance Center for International Justice which provides legal representation to civil society organizations and journalists globally, said that SLAPPs represent a very large percentage of its cases. ‘We can see the increase in the frequency and aggression of SLAPPs as coinciding with globalization and with the transnational expansion of corruption and organized crime,’ Papachristou said.
