Columbia Journalism School stands with our alumna Sarah Fitzpatrick, who is facing a $250-million lawsuit for her work in The Atlantic.
We will not comment on the merits of the case. But we will say that investigative reporters across the country are increasingly working under the shadow of high-dollar legal threats — a climate that can chill the kind of thorough, public-interest journalism democracies depend on.
We remain committed to the journalists, here and everywhere, who pursue accountability reporting in the face of real costs.
