Journalism isn't a crime—but Russia's still detaining this US reporter

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Support our nonprofit journalism]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     March 29, 2024 Today [marks exactly one year]( since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia on what American officials say are false charges of espionage. He's been in jail ever since. His employer—as well as other journalists, his family, and the US government—have gone to great lengths to keep his name in the headlines and the pressure on Russia to release him. Today, the Wall Street Journal [left a huge space blank]( on its front page, under the headline, "His story should be here," alongside other stories on Gershkovich's [detention]( and the threats authoritarians [pose]( to journalists around the world. (More than 520 journalists are imprisoned worldwide, [according]( to the group Reporters Without Borders.) It's worth checking out the paper's [full package of coverage](, published today, on what it calls his "stolen year": 365 days of missed soccer games, friends' weddings, planned vacations...and, of course, a crazy [year in Russia](, including the [death of Aleksei Navalany](, Putin's most prominent critic within Russia, in a remote prison near the Arctic Circle in February. [Check out my full post]( for everything to know about Gershkovich's arrest and detainment, and how he's being remembered today. And remember: Journalism is not a crime. —Julianne McShane Advertisement [Mother Jones Grist Event]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Wall Street Journal Marks One Year Since Evan Gershkovich’s Arrest in Russia]( Journalism is not a crime. BY JULIANNE MCSHANE FROM MOTHER JONES   Mother Jones and Grist team up for an Earth Week event! Join Mother Jones, Grist, and the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School on April 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET as leaders in the environmental justice space discuss equity, infrastructure, jobs, and the urban energy transition. Featuring the “father of environmental justice,” Dr. Robert Bullard (Texas Southern University, Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice), Jade Begay (Indigenous rights advocate and climate researcher), and Leah Thomas (intersectional environmentalist), we’ll dig into the issues, opportunities, and solutions driving an equitable transformation for America. For tickets, click this [link](. [Trending] [A GOP official and election denier voted illegally nine times. That's not even the worst part.]( BY INAE OH   [Does “and” really mean “and”? Not always, the Supreme Court rules.]( BY DANIEL KING   [Surge of US-led fossil fuel projects could blow up Paris climate goals]( BY OLIVER MILMAN   Advertisement [Mother Jones Grist Event]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [Will RFK Jr. and other third-party candidates help doom democracy?]( It’s tough to break the partisan duopoloy without empowering spoilers. BY DAVID CORN MOTHER JONES MEMBERSHIP UPDATE   An important update on our finances We’re falling behind our online fundraising goals—and we can’t sustain coming up short on [donations]( month after month. It is [impossibly hard]( in the news business right now, and the [crisis]( facing journalism and democracy isn’t going away anytime soon. Neither is Mother Jones. Which is exactly why, despite the challenges we face, we just took a big gulp and [joined forces]( with the Center for Investigative Reporting, which creates the amazing podcast and public radio show [Reveal]( and other investigative projects. It’s going to be hard making it all work, and we simply can’t afford to fall behind our fundraising targets month after month. If you can part with even just a few bucks, [please support Mother Jones and investigative journalism with an urgently needed donation today](. And thank you so much to everyone who recently has. We’re grateful. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Share it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755