This episode is about reporting on migration through a different lens. We spoke to three journalists working to make space for fairer representations of migration in mainstream discourse, and asked each of them the same question: what does it actually take to change the narrative?

Interviewees:

• Sakhr Al-Makhadhi, Executive Producer at AJ+
• May Bulman, Investigations Editor at Lighthouse Reports
• Coco Khan, journalist, writer and co-host of Pod Save the UK

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Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang
Sound design, mixing and editing: Spoovio – Audiovisual Productions
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This episode dives into the strategies local outlets use to build connection with their communities and deliver journalism that truly resonates.

Interviewees:

• Moya Lothian-McLean, Managing Editor at Mill Media
• Juliana Mori, Co-founder of InfoAmazonia
• Pooja Prasanna, Editorial Head of Reporting, The News Minute

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Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang
Sound design, mixing and editing: Spoovio – Audiovisual Productions
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To tackle these questions, Beatriz and Tessa speak with Ed Lee, who led the New York Times Trust Team, independent journalist Joi Lee and Isaac Saul, founder of Tangle News.

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Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang
Sound design, mixing and editing: Spoovio – Audiovisual Productions

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• The influence of awards on journalism
• The pitfalls of award categories
• How awards can be reimagined to value journalism that serves the public interest

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Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang
Sound design, mixing and editing: Spoovio – Audiovisual Productions

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In the context of our latest investigation exposing ethnically motivated atrocities against civilians by the Sudanese Armed Forces, Beatriz and Tessa speak to Lighthouse editor Aziz Alnour and digital reporter Sabrina Slipchenko about:

• The challenges of reporting on Sudan and how we overcame them
• How we gather and verify open source evidence, and how we conducted on-the-ground interviews with survivors
• How the work can increase public attention on Sudan, contribute to international accountability and achieve justice for survivors.

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Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang
Sound design, mixing and editing: Spoovio – Audiovisual Productions

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Reporting live from the world’s biggest investigative journalism conference in Malaysia last year, Tessa and Beatriz bring you a crash course on how to make an investigative podcast. Covering everything from identifying a good story, to constructing an intriguing narrative, and building good characters.

We take you inside The Global Investigative Journalism Conference with some behind-the-scenes audio and Beatriz’s first try of the world’s smelliest fruit.

Guests featured in this episode:

• Susanne Reber, Founder and Executive Producer, Piz Gloria Productions
• Sue-Lin Wong, Asia Correspondent, The Economist
• Roby Alampay, Founder, PumaPodcast

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Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang
Sound design, mixing and editing: Spoovio – Audiovisual Productions

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Hosts Beatriz and Tessa speak with their Lighthouse colleagues, Crofton Black and Emmanuel Freudenthal, about their recent undercover investigation, Surveillance Secrets. They walk us through the creation of their character, a shady businessman named Albert, and the prep work in their back office before the big day.

Next, they talk with Jean Peters of Correctiv about how he infiltrated a secret meeting with neo-Nazis and members of Germany’s far-right party, AfD. He shares how he booked a hotel room under a fake persona and played the role of a wealthy guest, while his colleagues followed him from a sauna boat.

Finally, they speak to Veena Holkar, director of the non-profit organisation Wildlight, who explained why women often make the best undercover reporters.

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Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang
Sound design, mixing and editing: Spoovio – Audiovisual Productions

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Beatriz and Tessa speak with Bashar and Mais about the experience of reporting from Syria for the first time in 14 years and what it means to uncover injustice in a country still healing from dictatorship. We discuss the story’s impact and how the reporting empowered the families still searching for their children and for justice and accountability.

They also speak with Lighthouse Senior Editor, Charlotte Alfred who explains how this cross-border collaboration came together and why international partnerships remain vital for accountability journalism in Syria.

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Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang
Sound design, mixing and editing: Spoovio – Audiovisual Productions

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– Part 1: Beatriz and Tessa speak with Cynthia Gichiri, a multimedia journalist at Africa Uncensored, who took a story about the health dangers of pesticides on the road through rural Kenya to get it to the farmers most at risk.

– Part 2: A conversation to Mazin Sidahmed, who co-founded Documented, a newsroom that was designed from the ground up to serve immigrant communities in New York City in the languages they speak on the platforms they already use.

– Part 3: 5 practical things journalists at any outlet can do to make sure their reporting reaches affected communities.
From WhatsApp group chats to community screenings, this episode is about getting reporting out of the newsroom and into people’s hands.

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Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang
Sound design, mixing and editing: Spoovio – Audiovisual Productions

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Journalists Lu Min Lwin and Lucelle Bonzo talk us through the methods behind the investigation, and share resources for journalists looking to incorporate remote sensing in their own work. We dive into how journalists can merge innovative methods with community reporting to demand government accountability.

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Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang
Sound design, mixing and editing: Spoovio – Audiovisual Productions

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