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  1. August 05, 1999

    It Takes a Village

    MANILA, Philippines, August 5, 1999 — When [Executive Director] Bill Luz asked me to address the Makati Business Club two weeks ago, I asked him why he wanted someone so small and so puny to speak for the press. After all, we are supposed to be a powerful institution - loud, bold, fearless, beholden to no one. I am sure you expected someone more formidable. Instead you have me, just another weary and scarred veteran wandering shell-shocked amid the minefields of journalism. Read more

  2. July 21, 1999

    ‘Where Journalists Still Get Respect’

    PANAMA CITY, July 21, 1999 — Investigative reporter Gustavo Gorriti, an ICIJ member and associate director of La Prensa in Panama, published the following op-ed in The New York Times, July 21, 1998. It is reprinted here with permission. Read more

  3. July 17, 1999

    ‘Journalism With Teeth’

    LONDON, July 17, 1999 — Western media follow a depressingly familiar formula when it comes to the preparation of a nation for conflict. Read more

  4. July 16, 1999

    ICIJ Member Works: How Britain Eavesdropped on Dublin

    LONDON, July 16, 1999 — This article was originally published in The Independent (Britain), July 16, 1999. It is reprinted here with permission. Read more

  5. April 13, 1999

    ICIJ Member Works: Dark Alliance Rules the High Seas

    JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 13, 1999 — Bangkok's The Nation newspaper originally published this series on April 13, 1999. It is reprinted here with permission. Read more

  6. March 13, 1999

    ICIJ Member Works: Shock Therapy Suit Doctor Here

    AUSTRALIA, March 13, 1999 — The article was originally published in Australia's The Age, March 13, 1999. It is reprinted here with permission. Read more

  7. March 13, 1999

    ICIJ Member Works: A Long Ride on the Thunderbolt

    MELBOURNE, Australia, March 13, 1999 — This article was originally published in Australia's The Age, March 13, 1999. It is reprinted here with permission. Read more

  8. March 01, 1999

    ‘Open your Mind’

    NEW YORK, March 1, 1999 — Day-to-day, investigative reporting is about sweat and perseverance. Forget about the widely held view that government officials "leak" embarrassing stories to eager reporters who sit waiting for the phone to ring. You know — and I know — that hardly anything of value falls from the sky like manna from heaven. There is, however, something more important than tenacity. In the beginning, I would argue, it is not the work, but the idea, that is critical — a willingness to open our minds and look at things without preconceptions. What does this mean? For those of us privileged enough to ply our trade in democracies, the most dangerous form of censorship is the one we impose on ourselves. More often than many of us would acknowledge, we miss the truly amazing stories by circumscribing our reporting at the outset. We premise our inquiries on assumptions about how people would plausibly act. "No," we tell ourselves, "they would never do that." In fact, recent history is the chronicle of one implausible turn and twist after another. Who could have imagined that an American president with a commanding lead in the polls would join the conspiracy to cover up the burglary of his opposing party's headquarters? Read more

  9. January 01, 1999

    ‘The Encryption Imperative’

    WASHINGTON, January 1, 1999 — Hackers up ante for even routine data protection Read more

  10. October 12, 1998

    Three ICIJ Members Win Recent Awards

    WASHINGTON, October 22, 1998 — Three members of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists were honored recently for their work and lifelong commitment to press freedom. Read more

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The Center’s International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) is a collaboration of some of the world’s leading investigative reporters. ICIJ extends globally the Center’s style of watchdog journalism, working with 100 reporters in 50 countries to produce long-term, transnational projects.

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