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01 November 2025 | 09:00 - 10:00
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Patrick Winn is a trail-blazing investigative journalist and author. Over years, he has worked to expose and detail the intricacies of black-market crime in Asia. His latest narrative non-fiction, Narcotopia, is a gripping account of Southeast Asia’s most notorious narcotic syndicate and its evasion of CIA investigations. Winn’s reporting has appeared in top newspapers and consistently in NPR’s The World across America. He’s a three-time winner of Amnesty International’s Human Rights Press Awards. Join Winn as he explores the ethics of reporting from the shadows, and his own tales beyond headlines.

Patrick Winn adalah pelopor dalam jurnalis investigasi sekaligus penulis. Selama bertahun-tahun, ia mengungkap dan mengurai seluk-beluk kejahatan pasar gelap di Asia. Buku nonfiksi naratif terbarunya, Narcotopia, menyajikan kisah menegangkan tentang sindikat narkotika paling berpengaruh di Asia Tenggara dan upaya mereka menghindari penyelidikan CIA. Liputan Winn telah dimuat di berbagai surat kabar terkemuka dan secara konsisten hadir di NPR’s The World di seluruh Amerika. Ia telah tiga kali meraih Human Rights Press Awards dari Amnesty International. Dalam sesi ini, Winn akan membahas etika peliputan dari balik bayangan sekaligus berbagi kisah pribadinya yang tak tersorot di balik berita utama.

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