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Whistleblowers – insiders who expose corrupt or illegal activities – are an important source of information for journalists everywhere. From their position inside governments, companies, and other organizations, they can provide crucial leads, evidence, and sometimes “smoking guns” that expose everything from fraud and waste to criminal conspiracies and war crimes.
Conoce más detalles sobre cómo los periodistas pueden trabajar adecuadamente con informantes o alertadores (en inglés “whistleblowers”).
Digital technologies have changed whistleblowing, with a growth in new tactics and strategies based on the use of encryption-based communication tools. Philip Di Salvo writes for GIJN about his research into new platforms.
El ecosistema de plataformas digitales de informantes es diverso y está poblado por distintas organizaciones, con objetivos y estrategias editoriales diferentes. Estas van de grupos de periodistas independientes, a importantes marcas periodísticas del mundo.
গত দশকে প্রকাশিত সবচে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ কয়েকটি খবরের পেছনে মুখ্য ভূমিকা পালন করেছেন হুইসেলব্লোয়াররা। তাদের ফাঁস করে দেওয়া তথ্যের ভিত্তিতে হয়েছে বড় বড় সব বৈশ্বিক অনুসন্ধান। বিশ্বজুড়ে হুইসেলব্লোয়িংয়ের চর্চা নতুন রূপ পেয়েছে নানা রকম ডিজিটাল প্ল্যাটফর্মের মাধ্যমে। কিভাবে কাজ করে এসব ডিজিটাল হুইসেলব্লোয়িং প্ল্যাটফর্ম? জেনে নিন এখান থেকে।
In September, the Danish national newspaper Berlingske, in partnership with the OCCRP and other international media partners, exposed a complex money laundering scheme led by Azerbaijan’s elite. The stories revealed that, between 2012 and 2014, $2.9 billion connected to the country was siphoned through European companies and banks. Here’s how they got the story.
What’s the best way to protect you and your sources from commercial spyware? When the actual systems and applications used in everyday communications aren’t transparent and lack adequate security measures, using open source programs with encryption can be the best line of defense. Katarina Sabados rounded up some options for open source digital security for GIJN.
A unique collaboration between five international investigative teams and recently-formed Signals Network is offering unprecedented protection to whistleblowers, and has received the backing of famed NSA exposer Edward Snowden. Their first project? A broad call on the misuse of big data. A GIJN report by Rowan Philp.
Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has given rise to questions about credibility of traditional media outlets, the role of the media in shaping public opinion, and a changing media landscape. Even the future existence of free media as it is known today is a cause of concern for many in the media community if Trump’s attacks against the press during his election campaign are taken into account. GFMD has complied a selection of articles encompassing these wide-ranging issues.
Breaking the Cambridge Analytica scandal has reinvigorated features journalist Carole Cadwalladr’s belief in journalism and how important it is. She talks with Jacob Phillips about Facebook, social media and the future of investigative journalism.