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Welcome back!
As headlines from the latest film inspired by the Panama Papers have filled my news feeds this past week (here's yesterday's), it really drove home the difference between Hollywood's glamor and the (often unnoticed!) hard work of journalists. I know hundreds of reporters (many from the Panama Papers) are buried in research, working on the next exposé. Why? Because they think it'll make a difference. It means things can often appear quiet when indeed they are not. Rant over... here's some news from all about the place for you this week!
We might preach about collaboration a lot here at ICIJ – it’s kinda the core of what we do – but it doesn’t always come naturally. Reporters are born to compete, and bred to fight each other for scoops (as you might remember from our chat with Brigitte recently). “Mine mine mine,” is what our chief reporter, Ben Hallman, thought when he was first asked to join an ICIJ investigation.
Spoiler alert: he realized collaboration was actually the better way to work… and now has 11 hot tips for effective collaborations.
Wahyu Dhyatmika began working as a reporter in Indonesia in 1996, when the country was still under the dictatorship of the Suharto regime. Since then he’s held Suharto to account, continued to uncover corruption, and watched press freedom transform. He’s also become a mentor for many young reporters and championed cross-border investigations in the region.
One of the richest families in the United States has been back in the news lately. The Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharma (the company behind the drug Oxycontin), turned up in our Swiss Leaks investigation linked to HSBC Private Bank accounts worth $31.2 million. In news this week, the Sackler family rejected a demand to give up their personal wealth to settle opioid claims.
One for our D.C. readers - and any film or journalism buffs who might want to follow along. The annual Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival & Symposium is on again from October 10-13. There is a mix of hands-on training for reporters, and discussions about the visual newsroom and podcasting. As an ICIJ reader you can get 15% discount using the promo code INVESTIGATIVE19. Enjoy!
Until next week!
Amy Wilson-Chapman
ICIJ’s community engagement editor
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