The killing of journalists is one of the most extreme forms of media censorship, says the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.
Successful investigations are a combination of motivated people, careful decision-making and strategic methodology designed to deliver impactful investigative journalism.
The Pandora Papers is one of the largest collaborated investigations, exposing some of the world’s rich and powerful illicit financial dealings. Led by the ,International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, 600 journalists from 150 media outlets collaborated to not only reveal dirty dealings but offer fresh insights into international corruption scandals.
On October 19 1977, scores of journalists and black consciousness leaders were detained and banned by the apartheid regime in a attempt to silence journalists who were exposing atrocities committed by the regime.
On one hand, COVID-19 has engulfed the world and on the other, climate change is a looming disaster that makes it important for the media to report timely on our burning planet.