Investigative Reporting Inside the Dominican Baseball Factory: Uncovering the Exploitation of Youth Prospects and Launching a Call for Community Action September 14, 2026 Suro Senen Main Facts The Dominican Republic is undeniably the heartbeat of international baseball outside of the United States. Annually, Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations sign more prospects from this Caribbean nation…
Collaborative Journalism Inside Tether: The Opaque $200 Billion Stablecoin Behemoth Shaping Global Finance and Politics September 13, 2026 Dwi Wanna By ICIJ Investigative Reporting Desk In the modern landscape of global finance, few entities wield as much quiet power as Tether, the issuer of the world’s most widely used cryptocurrency…
Visual Journalism Beyond the Lone Star Myth: Inside the Lens of Reporter Jesus Jiménez September 12, 2026 Suro Senen By Judy Wang In the vast, shifting tapestry of the American landscape, few regions are as frequently misunderstood—or as aggressively stereotyped—as Texas. To capture the state’s true heartbeat, The New…
Collaborative Journalism Inside the Tether Vaults: Leaked Documents Reveal Early Transactions With Illicit Actors, Shell Companies, and High-Profile Figures September 11, 2026 Pevita Pearce By Global Financial Investigations Desk Published: November 2024 For years, the multi-billion-dollar cryptocurrency stablecoin Tether (USDT) has occupied a paradoxical role at the very center of the global digital asset…
Data Journalism Deconstructing the Academic Machine: Inside the Realities of Modern Data Science Workflows and Institutional Bureaucracy September 10, 2026 Raul Delapena Setiawan Main Facts As the new academic semester gets underway, educators and researchers are once again grappling with the intricate realities of teaching methodology, statistical computing, and research design. Kieran Healy,…
Media Business Models The Siege of Truth: Inside Georgia’s Struggle for Independent Media September 10, 2026 Siti Muinah The democratic landscape of Georgia, once a beacon of post-Soviet reform in the Caucasus, has undergone a harrowing transformation. Since the rise of a new governing power in 2024—a political…
Media Ethics Unmasking the Mafia’s Hidden Wealth: Inside the Pioneering "Confiscati Bene" Data Investigation September 9, 2026 Iffa Jayyana In the high-stakes arena of European investigative journalism, few projects have demonstrated the transformative power of open-data collaboration as effectively as Confiscati Bene (“Well Confiscated”). Launched in mid-December, this ambitious…
Collaborative Journalism The Mirage of Love: Inside the Multi-Million Dollar Industry of Automated Romance Fraud July 23, 2026 Raul Delapena Setiawan For nearly two years, Maria, a 51-year-old resident of Nicosia, Cyprus, believed she had found her "Greek goddess" status confirmed by a man named Dan. A 45-year-old self-described finance expert…
Investigative Reporting Unpasteurized Divide: Inside the Battle for Raw Milk’s Future Amidst Shifting Policies and Public Health Concerns July 23, 2026 Pevita Pearce Washington D.C. / Fresno, CA – What began as a routine journalistic inquiry into federal health policy unexpectedly evolved into a six-month deep dive into the contentious world of raw…
Community Media The House of Cards: Inside the Fragile Financial Web of Pleroma and IBT Media July 22, 2026 Neng Nana For months, a group of journalists and independent contractors—spread across the globe from Brazil to the Philippines—found themselves caught in a recurring, agonizing cycle: work performed, invoices submitted, and silence…
