Unpacking the story: Brazil’s hidden shark meat trade
Mongabay journalists Carla Mendes and Philip Jacobson reveal that toxic shark meat is being served in schools, hospitals, and prisons.
Jelani Cobb on freedom of speech, the Press, and White House reporting
Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, author, and longtime staff writer for The New Yorker, speaks to iMEdD about academic freedom in the United States, the challenges facing the press today, so-called “Trump coverage,” and the public interest as journalism’s enduring mission.
Unpacking the story: Baby lions, birds and bullets
Journalist Ingrid Gercama speaks to iMEdD about investigations that revealed how wildlife crime is not limited to distant regions but is thriving even in the Balkans.
Nieman Lab’s editor on words, violence, and the (US) Press
Laura Hazard Owen, Harvard’s influential online publication for media, spoke to iMEdD about violence, censorship, and why she still believes in defending the First Amendment.
Bearing witness: Martha Mendoza on public service reporting
Pulitzer winner Martha Mendoza reflects on her career and landmark contributions to journalism in the public interest.
A look back at the investigation “Seafood from Slaves”
Martha Mendoza talks to iMEdD about the investigation that exposed slavery in the fishing industry and its impact ten years on.
Unpacking the story: Beneath the cloud
Journalists Laís Martins and Pablo Jiménez Arandia talk to iMEdD about their investigations on the “big issue of our time: how the world is going to sustain the development of AI.”
The story behind the investigation “Desert Dumps”
Reporter Beatriz Ramalho da Silva tells iMEdD the story behind the cross-border investigation that uncovered how migrants are being arrested in North Africa and abandoned in the desert —with the knowledge of the European Union.
Nick Diakopoulos: Artificial intelligence and journalism beyond the hype
Professor Nick Diakopoulos speaks to iMEdD about how generative artificial intelligence is affecting newsrooms and journalism’s comparative advantage in content production. He comments on the competitive pressures media face in distribution and sees the opportunity for trust in journalism as still very much alive.