Date: Dec 10th

With the landmark election of the first convicted felon as president and the indictment and ongoing federal investigations into New York City Mayor Eric Adams, it’s likely that political corruption allegations will continue to dominate headlines. What is the interplay between prosecutors who investigate public officials and reporters mining sources and public records in search of scoops? What has been the impact of an evolving local media landscape on the ability to sniff out corruption? And what role will the media have amidst a changing of the guard in the Justice Department?

In a virtual panel on Tuesday, December 10, Vital City and Columbia Journalism School (CJS) bring together reporters and law enforcement officials to discuss the symbiotic and sometimes conflicting roles of journalists and prosecutors in exposing corruption — and how it's changing as New York City's media landscape evolves.

Introductory Remarks: Jelani Cobb, dean of the Columbia Journalism School

Moderator: Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum News NY1

Panelists:
Rose Gill, Principal with Bloomberg Associates, former Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation
William Rashbaum, New York Times reporter covering municipal and political corruption, the courts and broader law enforcement topics in New York
Mimi Rocah, District Attorney for Westchester County and former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York
Greg B. Smith, reporter at THE CITY

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