Will Potter
Award-Winning Journalist | Environmental & Civil Liberties Advocate
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Will Potter is an award-winning journalist and author who focuses on the animal rights and environmental movements, as well as civil liberties in the post-9/11 era. His hard-hitting reporting has shed light on controversial issues, challenging perceptions and amplifying marginalized voices. Through his keynotes, Potter offers audiences an insider's perspective on activism, government overreach, and the shifting boundaries of free speech and privacy.
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The secret US prisons you've never heard of before
Investigative journalist Will Potter is the only reporter who has been inside a Communications Management Unit, or CMU, within a US prison. These units were opened secretly, and radically alter how prisoners are treated -- even preventing them from hugging their children. Potter, a TED Fellow, shows us who is imprisoned here, and how the government is trying to keep them hidden. "The message was clear," he says. "Don't talk about this place." Find sources for this talk at willpotter.com/cmu
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