The intertwined, global array of media assistance funders and implementers has become almost too complex to describe. RELATED ARTICLE “Questioning the Western Approach to Training”Money comes from international organizations (e.g., the World Bank, Unesco, … Read more
Farm subsidies in Europe is a natural topic for journalists. Investigative reporters know what comes from following the money. Since close to half of the European Union’s total budget goes toward subsidizing agriculture, trying to obtain information about these payments … Read more
Once beaten and tried in court for his investigative reporting, Stanimir Vaglenov now teaches young journalists and manages uncensored Internet projects for the nation’s leading news group. Read more
‘International journalism training can have the feel of a quite rigid, institutionalized sense of what must be done even while operating in an environment of increasing contingency and dynamic change … ’ Read more
El 7 de agosto de 2010 los manifestantes dejaron imágenes de los periodistas muertos y desaparecidos en el Ministerio del Interior, en la Ciudad de México, como protesta por el asesinato y desaparición … Read more
El 7 de agosto de 2010, manifestantes dejaron imágenes de los periodistas muertos y desaparecidos en el Ministerio del Interior en la ciudad de México como una muestra de su enojo por el … Read more
Barriers to reporting on corruption are numerous. Pushing past them can be risky, especially in countries where powerful interests are entrenched in business, media organizations, and government. Arrest. Legal action. Forced exile. Threats. Murder. Journalists face such dangers where the fear of what reporters might discover creates a climate of censorship and caution in newsrooms. Journalists describe the toll taken to tell stories about the corruption in their own backyards. Those who support their efforts speak to emerging strategies of training and assistance. —Melissa Ludtke Read more
Source: Right2info.orgAristotle insisted that "by doing just acts we come to be just; by doing self-controlled acts, we come to be self-controlled; and by doing brave acts, we come to be brave." … Read more
‘I knew we’d get a backlash for our reporting, which was far more aggressive than most small-town papers are willing to stomach. But the news media’s role as watchdog is vital in communities with a long-standing culture of corruption.’ Read more