Victoria Baranetsky is general counsel at The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR). Previously, Baranetsky was the First Look Legal Fellow for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and legal counsel at the Wikimedia Foundation. Baranetsky also served as a First Amendment fellow at The New York Times.
After graduating from Harvard Law School, she received a master’s degree in philosophy from Oxford University and clerked for the Honorable Rosemary Pooler of the Second Circuit. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University, a graduate degree from Columbia Journalism School, and is a fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University.
To me, Eradicate Hate was the most important gathering of 2021 for those of us who work on issues related to domestic extremism and organized hate. The Summit uniquely combined a variety of perspectives, including experts, civil society representatives, politicians and policymakers, and the families and loved ones of victims. Eradicate Hate has the important mission of standing against the rising tide of hate and extremism in our society, and it’s an honor to be able to support this mission.
