AI and Journalism
Q&A: Giving Journalists the Tools to Harness AI
Marina Walker Guevara, executive editor at the Pulitzer Center, speaks on the organization’s efforts to support journalists who are exposing the destabilizing effects of AI misuse.
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Evidence for Accountability
Q&A: How Open Source Evidence Is Challenging Abuses, Atrocities, and Disinformation
![A panel at an investigative journalism conference in London discuss a social media post by Eliot Higgins showing newspaper coverage of a Bellingcat investigation on May 9, 2023. Photo credit: © James Whatling for Truth Tellers/POLARIS/Newscom Five people seated on stage speaking below a projection of news stories](https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/3295bd7a-a863-491f-8f0b-82c7d4ac8b3c/20240628-whatling-uk-media-panel-bellingcat-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=400&q=80&rect=0%2C125%2C3000%2C1875)
Bellingcat has pioneered the use of open-source research to expose human rights abuses, atrocity crimes, and high-level corruption and other criminal activities involving governments, gangs, and other illicit actors.
Reporting on Africa
Changing Global News Coverage of Africa Is About Acknowledging the Continent’s Rightful Place in the World
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The Global Media Index for Africa assessed and ranked how 20 of the world’s most influential news providers cover the continent. The index’s creators hope it will help ensure Africa’s full story is told globally.
Rights for Incarcerated People
The Fight for Women’s Rights Behind Bars in Colombia
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Incarcerated women in Colombia face poor treatment behind bars—and steep obstacles to success once they are released. Inside the drive to protect their rights and increase opportunity.
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Latest Voices
Centering African Perspectives
Q&A: How One Publication Is Reframing Narratives on Africa
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For 15 years, Africa Is a Country has challenged cliched Western coverage of Africa by providing a platform for thoughtful, homegrown writing. We speak to chief editor William Shoki on promoting new ideas and engaging new audiences.
AI and Journalism
Q&A: Giving Journalists the Tools to Harness AI
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Marina Walker Guevara, executive editor at the Pulitzer Center, speaks on the organization’s efforts to support journalists who are exposing the destabilizing effects of AI misuse.
Evidence for Accountability
Q&A: How Open Source Evidence Is Challenging Abuses, Atrocities, and Disinformation
![A panel at an investigative journalism conference in London discuss a social media post by Eliot Higgins showing newspaper coverage of a Bellingcat investigation on May 9, 2023. Photo credit: © James Whatling for Truth Tellers/POLARIS/Newscom Five people seated on stage speaking below a projection of news stories](https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/3295bd7a-a863-491f-8f0b-82c7d4ac8b3c/20240628-whatling-uk-media-panel-bellingcat-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=200&q=80&rect=0%2C125%2C3000%2C1875)
Bellingcat has pioneered the use of open-source research to expose human rights abuses, atrocity crimes, and high-level corruption and other criminal activities involving governments, gangs, and other illicit actors.
Reporting on Africa
Changing Global News Coverage of Africa Is About Acknowledging the Continent’s Rightful Place in the World
![A newsstand displays national and international newspapers in New York City on January 23, 2024. Photo credit: © Ahmed Gaber/NYTimes/Redux Stacks of newspapers at a newsstand](https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/6cbd5f87-8d60-449d-be5d-1666df25c234/20240523-gaber-nyc-newsstandjpg-3000.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=200&q=80&rect=0%2C63%2C3000%2C1875)
The Global Media Index for Africa assessed and ranked how 20 of the world’s most influential news providers cover the continent. The index’s creators hope it will help ensure Africa’s full story is told globally.
Rights for Incarcerated People
The Fight for Women’s Rights Behind Bars in Colombia
![Claudia Alejandra Cardona, with Corporación Mujeres Libres, speaks with women at a prison in Colombia. Photo credit: © Mujeres Libres Colombia Woman speaks in front of a group of women](https://opensocietyfoundations.imgix.net/uploads/d95461a9-5bb9-46de-acd6-2921fbc5958e/20240507-corporacion-humanas-colombia-women-prison-1200.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=200&q=80&rect=0%2C25%2C1200%2C750)
Incarcerated women in Colombia face poor treatment behind bars—and steep obstacles to success once they are released. Inside the drive to protect their rights and increase opportunity.
Rights and Dignity in Exile
Under Russian Occupation, Crimean Tatars Face a Campaign of Erasure
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Half of the Crimean Tatar people died during Soviet deportations; now, Moscow’s decade-long occupation of Crimea is making their homeland uninhabitable.
Pursuing Justice for Syria
An Unprecedented Chance to Confront Russian Attacks on Hospitals in Syria
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Russia’s President Putin sent fighter jets to bombard opposition-held areas of Syria—including hundreds of attacks on hospitals and medical facilities. Now Syrians have turned to the UN Human Rights Committee for justice.
Justice on the Job
Building Worker Power in Brazil
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Labor conditions for Brazil’s most vulnerable workers have gone from bad to worse. A drive to develop the muscle of an intersectional labor movement can change all that.
Climate Finance
Unlocking Sorely Needed Investment in Green Energy Projects Across the Global South
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Allied Climate Partners, supported by Open Society and other funders, aims to mix public and private funds to support clean energy production and transport in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Defending Democracy
Q&A: “The Biggest Challenge Is the Uncertainty”
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Two years after Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine, civil society strives to protect democracy as the West wavers in its support. Oleksandr Sushko discusses the way forward.