Almost 500 African journalists met with their global counterparts in Johannesburg at #GIJC17, the largest international gathering of investigative journalists, to sharpen their skills for a new era of digging out the muck.
CENOZO
How They Did It: Inside #WestAfricaLeaks’ Exposé of the Offshore Economy
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In late May, journalists from CENOZO in West Africa — with support from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists — published #WestAfricaLeaks, the largest collaboration of investigative journalists in the region, exposing tactics used by regional tycoons, multinational companies and politicians to take their money offshore and out of reach. Here’s how they did it.
Africa
African Investigative Journalism Takes on the Kleptocrats
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A collective of African Investigative journalists has found that publishing stories about corruption in their home countries doesn’t always put much pressure on those leaders who plunder state resources, but publishing in the countries where their donors live has the potential to hit them where it hurts — their bank accounts.
Tips & Tools
5 Tips on Finding Open-Source Secrets in Africa — and Worldwide
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There are hundreds of stories in business registries and court documents around the world just waiting for a journalist to uncover them. Emmanuel Freudenthal shares his five tips on finding open-source secrets in Africa with GIJN — helpful guidelines which can be used around the world.
مقالات عربية
كيف فعلها هؤلاء: تتبُع الجولات الكثيرة لرئيس الكاميرون
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بقلم إمانويل فرودينتال
. إحتدم غضب حكومة الكاميرون بعد التحقيق في “الرحلات الخاصة” الممتدة للرئيس بول بيا بعيدا عن بلده. إليكم كيف تعاون ثلاثة صحفيين عبر القارات لحساب أيامه في الخارج وبناء قصتهم. كان الأمر واضحاً. كانت الرحلات الخارجية العديدة للرئيس بول بيا قد أغضبت العديد من الكاميرونيين، خاصة بسبب إغلاق الشوارع الذي يُرافق عودته الأمر الذي قد يُوقف حركة المرور لساعات في العاصمة ياوندي.
Tips & Tools
How They Did It: Tracking the Copious Travels of Cameroon’s President
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The full scale of Cameroon’s President Paul Biya’s jaunts abroad since he took power 35 years ago had never been calculated until now. Journalist Emmanuel Freudenthal details how he and two of his colleagues painstakingly pored over almost 4,000 newspaper pages to establish the number of days Biya had spent overseas on private trips and the amount the lavish trips cost the country.
Awards
South Africa’s Extraordinary Year: Journalists Turn the Tide Against Corruption
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Every year South African investigative journalists are recognized for their hard work when the winners of the Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism are announced. This year has provided a chance to assess the highs and the lows of our investigative reporting after an extraordinary year.
Africa
The Balancing Act of Donor-Funded Journalism: A Case Study from South Africa
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What started out in 2013 as a small donor-funded health journalism center situated inside a legacy newspaper in South Africa has transformed into a staff of 10, and 15 regular contributors across the continent. Today, Bhekisisa consistently produces impactful reports which help to influence policy and decision making, set agendas and define conversations.
Africa
African Muckracking: Exposing Genocide
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Launched at #GIJC17, African Muckraking: 75 Years of Investigative Journalism from Africa is a collection of investigative and campaigning journalism written by Africans about Africa. This collection of 41 pieces of African journalism includes passionate and committed writing on labour abuses, police brutality, women’s rights, the struggle for democracy and independence on the continent. Here’s an excerpt from the book.
Conferences
Global IJ Conference Program Released
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We are happy to share the full schedule for the Global Investigative Journalism Conference, now just six weeks away. We’re still tinkering with it, but you’ll find over 150 events. Thanks to journalists and supporters worldwide, this conference keeps growing: we now expect over 900 participants from 100 countries. There’s still room if you want to join what will be the muckraking event of the year.
Africa
Africa’s Internet Shutdowns Stifling Press Freedom
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In the run-up to #GIJC17 in Johannesburg in November, we are publishing a series of articles on the state of journalism in Africa to give conference-goers perspective on the continent. In this piece, researcher Jonathan Rozen shows how internet shutdowns in Ethiopia, the Republic of Congo and Cameroon are impacting journalists.
