{"id":5707,"date":"2023-08-25T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journalists-org-develop.go-vip.co\/newsroom\/?p=5707"},"modified":"2023-08-25T12:24:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T16:24:24","slug":"journalists-show-support-for-evan-gershkovich-at-ona23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalists-org-develop.go-vip.co\/newsroom\/2023\/08\/25\/journalists-show-support-for-evan-gershkovich-at-ona23\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalists show support for Evan Gershkovich at ONA23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One hundred forty-nine days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s how long Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich<\/a> has been detained in Russia. Gershkovich was on a reporting trip to Yekaterinburg, about 800 miles east of Moscow, when he was arrested and detained on charges of espionage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early in the morning on the first day of the ONA23 conference, news broke that Russian officials had extended Gershkovich\u2019s pretrial detention period to Nov. 30, 2023. The pretrial period was originally set to expire on Aug. 30, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of their visit at ONA, the Wall Street Journal is encouraging attendees to learn about Gershkovich and WSJ’s efforts to bring him home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat we want to do as his friends and colleagues is make sure he\u2019s on people\u2019s lips and make sure that everyone knows the situation he\u2019s in so we can keep pressure on the [American] government to keep pressure on the Russian government to hopefully get him out,\u201d Phil Izzo, WSJ’s associate managing editor, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since his arrest, Gershkovich\u2019s imprisonment has been condemned by government and news officials alike. A bill supporting his freedom was passed unanimously in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 12, but no action has been taken by the Russian government to free him yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReally the most important thing is that he\u2019s in the news again,\u201d Izzo said. \u201cAnd so these are the moments where we try to make sure that we\u2019re having coordinated campaigns to get the information out. And that\u2019s where we appreciate anything anybody in the community does to get Evan\u2019s name out there because we won\u2019t rest until we get him home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the ways that ONA23 attendees can show support for Gershkovich is by sporting a #IStandWithEvan or #FreeEvan pin, which can be picked up at the registration booth or WSJ’s booth at the Midway on the fourth floor of the host hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supporters of Gershkovich can also donate to a GoFundMe<\/a> to support his family or write letters of support that will be mailed to him. <\/p>\n\n\n

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ONA attendee and the Wall Street Journal’s Director of Audience Analytics Tess Jeffers poses with an #IStandWithEvan information card. ((Photo\/Isabelle Kravis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really about supporting the journalist ecosystem and supporting Evan,\u201d Shana Black, an attendee from the Associated Press wearing one of the pins, said. \u201cFree press shouldn\u2019t be punished.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attendees who visit WSJ’s Midway booth are also encouraged to take a picture holding an #IStandWithEvan info card, to be later shared on the WSJ’s social media channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it\u2019s not known when Gershkovich will return to the U.S., WSJ employees say they are hopeful that keeping his name in the news will encourage government officials to continue to negotiate for his release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want to make sure that everybody knows him, from local barber shops to colleges to the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal,\u201d Izzo said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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