Wednesday, April 21, 2010

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prizes to journalists. And the sites.

From Pulitzer UNESCO have been awarded the best surveys. And the means, either paper or computer, has less and less.


In the past weeks have been assigned different journalistic awards. First of all, the Pulitzer . And among the first
first arrived Propublica.org . It 's the first time that a site receives the award, but because it is a site where the news is only edited by investigative journalists, was a member, its value, to be rewarded.
addition to this, it is also significant that the online journalism to be awarded, in demonstrating that it is a trump card in the future of the trade. And in cases like these, not away but adds a lot to print. The
Washington Post won four Pulitzer Prizes and the New York Times if they have won three, for many investigations. And just this last day was the key partner of an investigation of ProPublica, which were discovered in various illegal hospitals in New Orleans lasted Hurricane Katrina.

The second major prize was awarded by the United Nations , through the agency of ' UNESCO. Every year you hold the " Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize " for freedom of information. The award-winning of 2010 was Mónica González Mujica, the Chilean, who is considered a hero for his investigations into war crimes of the Pinochet dictatorship.
The reasons are numerous jury. "Through his professional life, the reporter showed courage in showing the dark side of the country," said Chairman of the premium. "It 's been imprisoned, tortured, dragged before the courts but remained immutable."
The Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova , said that it is a woman who "has spent years defending freedom of expression in his country."
The prize will be awarded the May 3, the day World Freedom of expression . Value of which he mentioned the director general of UNESCO, Irina Bokova to indicate what Monica Mujica defended with all his might.

The Gonzalez, born in 1949, had to spend four years in exile after the onset of dictatorship in 1973. And 'round at home in 1978 where he was persecuted by the secret services making them lose their jobs several times, but continued as a journalist to investigate violations of human rights in the scheme, as well as illegal financial Pinochet. Between 1984 and 1985 he was imprisoned and tortured, but once freed, continued to do his job, alternating with periods of imprisonment and other threats.
In 2007 he founded the Center of Journalism and Investigation to take his craft to young people, while continuing his work as a journalist.

Alex Buaiscia

Thursday, April 15, 2010

How Many Calories Are In A Bowl Of Ham And Beans

In Geneva, the Conference for those involved in investigations

the week of the Perugia Journalism Festival, held another event.
Wednesday, April 22 will start the conference on investigative journalism, in Geneva, Switzerland.
will consist of four days of intense lectures and overlap each other, forcing participants to choose from.
The topics are varied, as well as journalists threads that will specialize in fields as diverse.
Starting from a series of investigations of short stories, including trans-national issues by switching to freelance, how to keep this task in the best way to a series of lessons, from beginner to advanced, activities of Computer Assisted Reporting. Starting from the use of databases to get to the security of their data. It is to have fun, but the downside is cost.
will be for the location and prestigious personalities, but after registration the cost is around € 450, excluding accommodation and most meals-for all four days. And you can not pay just a few. For more information
see the site here.

Monday, April 12, 2010

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Spain the eden of mafia

The origins of the mafia, "the Garduno "


There are several legends about the origin of the Italian Mafia, but only one says that originated in Spain. Three riders in the city of Toledo (Spain), Bone, y Mastrosso Carcagnosso, founded in the fifteenth century a secret society called the Knights "The Garduno" formed by criminals. The story reports that the company was born as a collaborator of the Inquisition in order to persecute Muslims and Jews. These riders then moved the island of Favignana and remained there for 30 years, during which transmitted the social rules of honor, blood that came to characterize the mafias. Osso founded Cosa Nostra in Sicily, the Mastrosso Camorra in Naples and Carcagnosso the 'Ndrangheta in Calabria . However, the origins of the Mafia go back to the English domination in Italy, the Masons and secret societies as the "Garduno" that flourished in the first half of the nineteenth century.

The Italian Mafia finds its roots

It is irrelevant that the 'Interpol consider Spain as a paradise for international mafias. The latest report on organized crime reveals that the majority of the 4,000 mafias in Europe have good relations with Spain. Since 2000 the Iberian peninsula were caught 36 mafia leaders included in the list of most dangerous fugitives. The main reason for this mafia is not only one that sees Spain as a port of entry of drugs into Europe, or maybe the good weather, quality of life above the European average, and the ability to invest and launder money. In fact, one of the main reasons is, according Francesco Forgione, president Anti-Mafia Commission of the Italian Parliament from 2001 to 2006, the lack of a law prohibiting the mafia to have freedom to act because English law does not recognize the "crime of the mafia." That's why investing in the English tourist sector mafias and choose Spain as an ideal destination for prisoners. The Mafia bosses can continue to give orders from prison in view of their "greater freedom" to move from Italian prisons. One example is the detention of Santo Maes, bosses who controlled the cocaine market in Europe. Maesano commented from the prison at Valdemoro (Madrid) that life was like there in a hotel without restriction to carry on business the family.

La 'Ndrangheta: leader of the pirates in the' Atlantic


For this reason, the 'Ndrangheta decided to settle in Spain. The Calabrian mafia is installed is located in Madrid where the drug dealer's gang Pannunzi ; Algeciras is in the thigh while Cicero Palma de Mallorca is seen as a key control groups' Ndrangheta. The Ndrangheta operates all routes of cocaine and has a monopoly on international traffic, while maintaining close relations with drug traffickers and Colombian drug traffickers, Ecuadorian and Mexican businessmen who saw in them reliable and safe. Unlike the crime in Sicily, Naples and Puglia, the 'Ndrangheta is not "offering" regret cooperating with the police. The annual report on the 'Ndrangheta have approved for the Parliamentary Anti-Mafia Commission in 2008 confirms that over the last ten years there have been repentant about 1000, of which 400 or 500 of the Cosa Nostra, the Camorra 400 and only 40 of the' Ndrangheta. In addition, the 'Ndrangheta has a large liquidity is a key factor of trust in relations with other criminal organizations.



The Director Eurispes in Calabria, Raffaele Rio, stated that the 'Ndrangheta had earned more money from drug trafficking by eliminating the middleman and direct struggle with drug cartels in South America The report Eurispes ' Ndrangheta Holding '2008 indicates that "amounts to almost € 44 billion turnover of the 'Ndrangheta estimated 2007 ". To get an idea of \u200b\u200bthe turnover produced by the 'Ndrangheta is equivalent to the sum of national wealth produced in Estonia. For this reason it is called 'Ndrangheta Holding because it seems more than all other criminal organizations operate in terms business as a company that owns the majority of the shares of many other satellite companies. According to Eurispes "'Ndrangheta is presented now as" a manifestation of organized crime quite worrying especially as regards its roots in their communities and even more so because it can take, year after year, different forms and strategies, almost chameleon-like, increasingly difficult to monitor and, ultimately, to obstruct ".

But it is certain that Spain should not be a criminal at low prices but to exploit the resources offered by the country. That is, the gains produced by cocaine trafficking also provide for their investment in a place where there is already a strong money-laundering activities, such as the Iberian state. Francesco Forgione in an interview made by a English newspaper assured that "we must look for ones that are active in the financial dimension ", as the mafiosi are not only investing in tourism and real estate.

Friends

But even in hell for what concerns the relationship with the ' ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna), according to Forgione, there is no stable relationship between them, only a few occasions where had to solve a lot of drugs are not paid and which assumed the ETA intermediary role between the narcos and the Ndrangheta. Perhaps this meeting is conditional because the cocaine route is the same as that of arms.

Claim of international

The problem of criminal organizations, terrorists or the mafia is not confined to countries of origin but must become a European issue, so much so that the fight against the mafia must have a response at all levels . The EU should provide themselves with an anti-mafia legislation introducing the crime of mafia association and seize goods to the Mafia. The fact that the 'Ndrangheta mafia organization is one of the least known and least explored allows it to act unnoticed without suffering from the attentions of the investigators and institutions. So, until there is a political movement deployed in fighting the Mafia does not exist in international society and more and comprehensive information about their existence and danger will not be able to create antibodies, institutional and social, able to stop them.


Carolina López Montero


Sources:


- Eurispes

- Italian Parliament

- 20minutos.e s Internacional (19.02.2009)

- > Abc.es / Internacional (22/02/2010)


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BIJ: Risks and Opportunities

(continued from above)

The foundation of the spouses Potter's Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ - Agency for Investigative Journalism) in London has a second goal, says Iain Overton, Executive Director. In addition to acting as intermediaries with the newspapers, will help develop sustainable business models more for journalism of this type.
The problem is in fact achieve a positive result in the cost, which can be high in the extended investigation, and the benefits, especially gains. For this
Overton wants the agency to work on multiple formats . Many newspapers and other media have tried to do this kind of work with more or less effective. But Overton is already negotiating with several European journalists and editors in the hope of tailor investigative reports for television, radio and other media. The

television, however, is a particular field. The objective of the agency, in fact, reach that segment of youth that does not consider the word about this in the newspapers or media. Overton says he has an idea on how to overcome this obstacle, but it might seem "heretical" traditional directors: Create on-line and interactive versions stories, to give them the charm of the game . For example, a story that deals with corruption in the government could put the player in the role of an investigative journalist, with clues that are found along the path. However
Overton is aware of the risks involved. "I do not think that quality journalism will never be a game, is a subject too delicate," he says. "But I am aware that the way people consume news has changed, and we can not ignore it."

The agency aims to become, in a period shorter or longer, self-sufficient in their finances. For now, it is seeking additional funds to help in the early years.
Overton is realistic: "It 's an experiment. It' possible that a sustainable model can never do without philanthropy. If it becomes independent, the better. We're not promising to reinvent the wheel. But we can show that there is a another way to use it. "

Alex Buaiscia

Monday, April 5, 2010

Whats That Show About Dinosour Robots

A fund for investigative journalism

For the first time in Europe. Not in Italy yet, but in the UK.

Although the Anglo-Saxon journalism seems to have returned to prominence after the publication of private expenditure for Members with public money and English ministers, journalists themselves think that a healthy does not do more investigative journalism for a long time.
That investigation had come out of sifting through some documents-public-but the real scoop because there was a 'mole' within the government that won-certainly not without expecting something in return, the precise figures for newspapers.

The New York Times published the story of Elaine Potter , journalist, author of a number of surveys from the 70s in England. Complaining that the newspapers fill the pages of press releases and photos to gossip, he rolled up his sleeves and gave birth to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism Agency (Investigative Journalism), based in London. With the help of her husband, David Potter, founder of a software house, which helped pay two million pounds to start and stabilize the activity.

The inspiration came from the creation two years ago, ProPublica, a nonprofit organization in New York which resulted in investigations for several U.S. newspapers, including the New York Times. Much of the funding of ProPublica has come from the foundation of Herbert and Marion Sandler, who got rich thanks to the business of savings and loans.

Iain Overton, a documentary filmmaker and former BBC journalist, was hired as Executive Director of the Agency. He hired 15 journalists who will work with the organization, primarily as a freelance .

Overton said he has already managed to snatch some agreements cone newspapers to publish stories of its reporters. The Financial Times, for example, has agreed to share the costs of an investigation by the agency, and publish the results on its pages.

criticisms fall on the project, of course, that a philanthropic organization that funds these investigations may influence the outcome of the same, but the Potters have promised full editorial independence.

(continued)
Alex
Buaiscia

Thursday, April 1, 2010

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data and information. A site to understand and to create an issue of survival

Web sites that provide statistical data to produce maps, or combinations of other data, are more and more. Two in particular are innovative: it is Flowing Data and Ushahidi.

Flowing Data is a site with various topics that seemingly have nothing to do with each other. But there is one common denominator: the graphics.
The content is both serious and lighter, and can go from the representation in different combinations on unemployment in the United States to track the movements of the mouse on your computer. Even
sections are varied and aimed at everyone of users, both professionals and ordinary people who are looking for curiosity. However, it is clearly a service that is aimed at those graphics makes news.

Section Date underload, for example, offers ready-made graphics data with more or less curious and strange, as we are in the lower part, a series of tutorial and applications , let alone computer graphics and data sharing , which allow you to learn much more about these topics.

Also some services are offered to help out further to handle the graphics of the data. IstantAtlas , in Italian at this address, is described as "an economical and powerful tool for visualization and presentation of data, even for those who have" no experience in publishing, displaying or mapping data. " The result recalls the
maps obtained through the GIS software, but visible only when you have installed Flash on your browser. The service, which basically is an application fee, is also be integrated into Access and Excel, making then easier to export data, and you can create from the available data also different types of charts and diagrams.

not paid, but open-source , instead Ushahidi, which in Swahili means 'Witness'. Swahili because the idea was conceived in Kenya during the inter-ethnic violence that resulted after the 2008 elections. At that time some Kenyan citizen-journalists have used this site to map the areas where the violence took place, with reports sent via web and mobile phones. The project also has developed with many volunteer contributors, and now it is extended to Africa, Europe and the United States.

Various groups have used this new software to map incidents, such as in South Africa during the xenophobic violence in 2008. Several media have used the service, such as Al-Jazeera three times during the last war in Gaza, the elections in India and violence in Pakistan.
The goal is to create a platform that every individual or organization can use to find their own way of collect and display data and information.
tool to try.