Pegasus Project: Malware used against journalists and dissidents, The Listening Post

A global consortium of media outlets blew the lid off a huge surveillance scandal revealing how the hacking tool Pegasus has been used by governments around the world to spy on dissidents and journalists via their mobile phones. Contributors: Rohini Singh Reporter, The Wire Bradley Hope Cofounder, Project Brazen Laurent Richard Founder, Forbidden Stories Eva Galperin Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation On our radar: American media outlets have been feasting on a story the billionaire space race. Richard Gizbert and producer Meenakshi Ravi discuss how the mass of coverage squares alongside another story about the planet that is far more consequential climate change. Bild s battle for political influence in Germany There is a crucial election coming in Germany, and its biggest tabloid, Bild, is trying to preserve its place at the heart of German politics. Contributors: Julian Reichelt Editorinchief, Bild Günter Wallraff Investigative journalist author, The Lead Moritz