Journalist’s Trade

Media Assistance on the Global Stage

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…

Investigating Farm Subsidies on a Global Stage

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…

An Idea Born Out of Necessity—And It Works!

‘Journalists who have promising ideas for investigations but work for news organizations with few resources apply for support.’

A Bulgarian Reporter’s Journey Traces a Nation’s Progress

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.

Questioning the Western Approach to Training

‘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…

La Prensa Mexicana: En la Encrucijada de la Violencia

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…

La Prensa Mexicana: En la Encrucijada de la Violencia

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…

Spring 2011: Introduction

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.…

Freedom of Information Laws in Latin America

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…

Asking Questions in Small-Town America Can Be Dangerous

‘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…