Speakers

Sandrine Rigaud

Investigative Journalist, Nieman fellow 2025

Sandrine Rigaud is an investigative journalist, author, documentary filmmaker, and producer.

From 2019 to 2024, she was editor-in-chief of Forbidden Stories, leading major cross-border investigations such as the Pegasus Project, Storykillers, and The Cartel Project. Her work has been recognized with awards including the George Polk Award, the European Press Prize, and the Emmys.

She co-authored Pegasus (2023), published in the United States and translated internationally. A 2024/2025 Nieman Fellow at Harvard, she explored AI, collaborative journalism, and data leak management. She teaches investigative journalism at Sciences Po.