The Reality You Want People to Know: The Career of Margaux Seigneur

Photo by Pauline Gauer Young, female, and a freelance journalist, Margaux Seigneur reports from some of the world’s most dangerous places. With a focus on women’s rights and minority issues, she blends passion with pragmatism. “It’s not about you. It’s about the story. It’s about the reality you want people to know.” It’s already night … Read more

Beyond journalistic solitude: Alessia Cerantola

Portrait of a journalist by Erin Rizzato – Alessia Cerantola was born in Bassano del Grappa, Italy in 1981.– Her career started a Japanese correspondent during 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.– She became an investigative journalist in major projects such as the Panama Papers.– Her work has received several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize … Read more

”Our job is to meet with the devil himself”

by Norah Lång Amid a political crisis and a pressured media sphere, investigative journalist Saša Dragojlo is unveiling the wrongdoings of Serbian powerholders. He has dug into everything from gun exports to people smuggling, aiming for a future free from authoritarian rule. “I am often getting comments like: ‘Are you afraid of this?’ But I … Read more

Jake Adelstein – Truth-Seeker or Master Storyteller?

By Nigar Hasanova “Locals have always been skeptical, even when I took the exam for Yomiuri Shimbun, that I, a foreigner, or in their term, gaijin, would be able to pass the exam for one of the Japanese newspapers having the highest daily newspaper circulation in the world,” says Jake Adelstein, reflecting on the beginning … Read more