Investigative Journalism without Media Organizations or Publishers

Our colleague Hazel Feigenblatt, attending the Global Investigative Journalism Conference, reports on the challenges of investigative journalism in an era of declining traditional media. One of the big topics of interest here at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Geneva has been new models for financing investigative journalism around the world. Non-profit models, media loans,…

Kenya’s Corruption Tax

Kepher Otieno, lead reporter in Kenya for the Global Integrity Report: 2009, is concerned with the lack of financial accountability in his country. Yet he doubts that legal reform alone will curb graft in Kenya. Speaking to this impunity, Kepher describes his Mashup Challenge entry as an attempt to “dig into possible solutions” including coupling…

In Rwanda, Ominous Signs of Authoritarianism

Envoys defecting, opposition pressured, newspapers banned. Meet Africa’s investment darling. Full Disclosure: Global Integrity has signed a MOU with the Rwandan Governance Advisory Council to carry out a Global Integrity Dialogue workshop in Kigali in May 2010. Guest blogger and Global Integrity lead reporter for Rwanda in 2009, Steven Baguma submitted the following piece to…