Joel Simon

Guest Author

Joel Simon (@Joelcpj) has been executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists since 2006. He writes and speaks widely on press freedom issues and is the author of three books, mostly recently “We Want to Negotiate: The Secret World of Kidnapping, Hostages, and Ransom” (Columbia Global Reports, 2018). Prior to joining CPJ in 1997 as Americas program coordinator, Simon worked for a decade as a journalist in Latin America.

Articles by this author:

People cross the street near a protest sign reading "Khashoggi way" across the street from the White House in Washington, DC, on December 23, 2018.

How Biden, Congress, and US Business and Civic Leaders Can Deliver Justice for Jamal Khashoggi

Feb. 26, 2021 Jameel Jaffer and Joel Simon