In 2022, Brazilian Indigenous activist Sonia Guajajara was recognized by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Now, as the head of Brazil’s first-ever Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, she faces the challenge of implementing the policies she has always advocated for. A recent achievement came when, following her advice,
Preethi Nallu has achieved significant milestones in her first year leading Report for the World. The program has expanded its presence in newsrooms across the globe — beginning with Brazil, India and Nigeria, it now boasts 45 reporting corps members in 32 newsrooms across Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Report for the World
On June 14th a ship carrying approximately 750 migrants sank near the Greek coast. Only 104 of them survived, even though the Greek Coast Guard was at the site before the accident. Survivors have leveled serious accusations at the Greeks: including causing the boat to capsize in an attempt to pull it into Italian waters,
This was a busy year for Report for the World. In 2022, we expanded to new countries, met new corps members and brought good journalism to communities across the globe. To celebrate, we’re revisiting five of our favorite moments. Welcoming our first Global Director Preethi Nallu joined Report for the World this July as our
Report for the World reached a new milestone, as we held our first ever in-person gathering in São Paulo, Brazil last week, bringing together our Latin American corps members and newsroom partners for a two-day investigative journalism workshop. The training sessions were supported by journalismfund.eu Participating corps members and editors from Brazil, Mexico and Peru
Report for the World is pleased to announce the selection and placement of 15 new corps members, effectively doubling the size of its reporting corps in eight countries. The journalists will cover under-reported areas such as climate change, environment, criminal and social justice, education, healthcare, and civil liberties. Report for the World, an initiative of
The murders of the British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira during a reporting trip in the Brazilian Amazon have once again exposed the risks for those investigating environmental issues and Indigenous communities. Phillips and Pereira were murdered last month in the Javari Valley, close to Brazil’s border with Peru and Colombia,
Vivian Chime is a journalist covering climate change for TheCable through Report for the World. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. When you began considering career options, what did you find compelling about a career in journalism? At first my journalism journey started out as a childhood flare for liking people I
“First they came for the journalists… We don’t know what happened after that.” This riff on the famous confession by Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller about the silence of German elites about Nazi aggression was popularized by Rappler co-founder and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa in a FRONTLINE documentary titled “A Thousand Cuts” last year.
This International Women’s Day, we spoke with Chiamaka Okafor, who covers Nigerian diaspora communities around the world for the Premium Times in Nigeria. Okafor has also been writing about women’s issues and international affairs. “To all the women in the world who are putting in the efforts who want to be seen: We see you.