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Freedom of Information: Effective Strategies

By: Pushkal Shivam | September 28, 2016

Freedom of information laws now exist in over 100 countries, but journalists must increasingly navigate bureaucratic resistance. The right strategy can go a long way, experts said. Continue Reading →

Filed under: News, asia investigative journalism, FOI, freedom of information, resources, right to know, tools, transparency

As Mar Cabra of the Panama Papers team stated at the plenary session of the Second Asian Investigative Journalism Conference, massive electronic leaks are the new norm. Indeed, the smart use of data by journalists generally has been vital in uncovering big business scandals, exposing corruption, and revealing malpractices in both government and private sectors. […]

Investigating Nepal

The last two decades have been challenging ones for Nepal, with the country witnessing a decade-long violent conflict and another ten years of unstable political transition. It is during these difficult years that Nepal's media have come of age, resisting pressures ranging from newsroom censorship by the state to physical attacks against reporters by rebel Maoists. From exposing wartime atrocities to investigating corruption in Nepal’s leading institutions, including the Supreme Court of Nepal, investigative journalism is slowly but surely establishing itself in Nepal.