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.
Africa
Want to Change How Investigative Journalism is Done in Africa? Here are 14 Recommendations
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More than 10 years ago, the first nonprofit investigative journalism organization in Africa was established. More than 20 countries throughout the continent now have similar units. What are the motivating factors behind the proliferation of these organizations on the continent? Who is funding them and how? And are these organizations making an impact in Africa? Ntibinyane Ntibinyane rounded up 14 recommendations for GIJN based on his recent study for the Reuters Institute at Oxford University.
Africa
Were the Gupta Leaks South Africa’s Watergate?
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The biggest story since the end of apartheid helped bring down a president. But a year on, its effect on South African journalism has been less clear. Jon Allsop filed this report from Cape Town for GIJN.
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.
