Audience & Social
There is no NGO with bigger global acclaim in the fight against corruption, no matter where it is, than Transparency International. The organization turns 20 years old this month and it has tried in the last few years to adapt by monitoring not only what documents and officials say, but
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The number of refugees applying to live in Brazil increased more than three times since 2010, according to United Nations figures just released. In 2012, there were more than 2,000 people asking for shelter in the South American country. That is just one tenth of the number in the
Audience & Social
Crowdsourcing can be less complicated than people think and it is an asset very few newsrooms think about now. That is the experience of Marcelo Träsel, a journalist and lecturer on Digital Journalism at Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. His experience in data
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Countries that had dictators in power until very recently are now prominent when it comes to new Freedom of Information Acts. The UK system trusts heavily on the press to work. This is the opinion of Fabiano Angelico, a specialist on transparency and a Guardian contributor. As a master in
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Last night Barcelona against drew PSG in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-finals clash. Scoring two goals in Paris set up the Catalan giants for a spot in the semifinals. But not all was good news for them: Lionel Messi, the best player in the world, will
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A few weeks ago Forbes published in their website a list of the 100 top billionaires on the planet. They published graphs of these people's net worth over time, a lot of background information and could even link every one of them to other important billionaires, in a
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After pope Francis was elected St Peter's square gasped. Most of the Italians present expected a Vatican insider or Milan's Archbishop Angelo Scola to win. Despite all that was said about his chances in the media, truth is Holy See and Italian clergymen, which used to
Interviews
Technology puts you in contact with people, but it doesn't give you their attention. A reporter can have all the smartphones, iPads and software on the planet. If the interviewee doesn't want to talk, there is no story. A journalist must know how to use gadgets
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It was a rainy afternoon I gazed sadly into the bookshelves of Waterstone’s for hours and hours. My ex-girlfriend was a few meters away, reminding me of how tough love can be. I just wanted to go home and drink as much Cherry Coke as I could (I
How-To
Being a student puts you in touch with new resources, but it also makes you wonder how people in real newsrooms are actually using tools to reach out to readers. So I asked some of my former colleagues what are the most interesting tools they will try to use more
Audience & Social
Brazil and India don’t share much common ground. But, along with the United States, they are the top three markets for Facebook in the world. While more than 156 million Americans have already adopted Mark Zuckerberg’s creation, only recently did almost 100 million Brazilians and Indians migrate from