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*Moderated by Richard Pienciak, The Associated Press

Reporters have been facing unprecedented access challenges surrounding death penalty executions, especially regarding key information about the lethal drugs used. How best to prepare to cover an execution in case the administration of the drug cocktail – or any other method - is botched? Panelists talks about the history of relevant cases, past and recent; legal fights to obtain transparency – including the identities of executioners and public witnesses; how to develop sources to overcome secrecy and legal barriers; and how to dig deep on the sources of drugs used and the chemical makeup of the deadly compounds.