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Investigative journalists have achieved a new level of sophistication and collaboration as shown by this explosive investigation of offshore tax havens used by the wealthy and powerful. The investigation by 109 media organizations from 76 countries has shaken government leaders from China to Russia to Great Britain. It has led to the resignation of the prime minister of […]
Read More »PAMPLONA, Spain — Given all the trash, half-truths and outright lies published on digital media, people are placing a higher value on media that verify information and demonstrate high ethical standards. Paul Steiger, taking questions at U. of Navarra event Paul Steiger, founder and executive chairman of ProPublica, tells of a major donor to his […]
Read More »Oscar Castilla: “You have to think about the business model” SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Oscar Castilla spent 12 years at El Comercio, Peru’s most important daily newspaper, honing his reporting skills with investigations of organized crime and corruption. Versión en español Then in 2014, Castilla and some colleagues from the investigative unit decided to […]
Read More »Martin Rodriguez Pellecer of Nomada SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — You usually don’t hear an investigative journalist talk about the importance of learning business skills. But that is the case with Martin Rodriguez Pellecer, 32, founder of two notable digital news media organizations in Guatemala, Plaza Publica and Nomada, the latter launched last year. Versión […]
Read More »The truth hurts, especially when the truth is contained in receipts from bars, hotels, spas, and luxury vehicle dealers. Israel Piña, from Quien Compro website. A group of five young Mexican journalists has spent the past year or so sifting through thousands of expense reports of Mexico’s senators and deputies (congress) to see how they […]
Read More »Olga Lucia Lozano, creative editorof La Silla Vacia Versión en español aquí. The cofounder of one of the most important investigative journalism sites in Colombia, La Silla Vacia (The Empty Chair), has some advice for those who are thinking about creating their own website, app or whatever: “Don’t think about it, do it. Doing things […]
Read More »Versión en español aquí.I may have misled people for the last few years by saying that investigative journalism is not a business but a public service.Other people — namely Felix Salmon, Jeff Bezos and four journalists cited by Journalism.co.uk — are reminding me that investigative journalism does, in fact, have commercial value.First, Felix Salmon, the […]
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