Ojo Público
This article contains material translated from the Spanish-language article on the topic.
OjoPúblico is a digital venue for investigative journalism and new Peruvian narratives, founded in 2014 by journalists Oscar Castilla , Nelly Luna Fabiola Torres and David Hidalgo, as well as the programmer Antonio Cucho. It investigates issues concerning human rights, corruption, drug trafficking, environment, health and transparency, among others. It also runs the OjoBiónico fact-checking page.[1]
Panama Papers
OjoPúblico is one of the news organizations participating in the Panama Papers investigation into the data leaked from the Mossack Fonseca law offices.
Editor and founder Fabiola Torres López told the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas that some newspapers in the Grupo El Comercio chain, which owns about 80% of Peruvian media, initially belittled the investigation's findings and covered the story themselves as a hacking incident rather than whistle-blower disclosures.[2]
While prosecutors and tax authorities opened an investigation into the reports, which came out just before a presidential election, political discourse largely remained silent on the disclosure of contributions from a Delaware company set up by Mossack Fonseca to leading candidate Keiko Fujimori.[2]
Awards
- Best investigation of the year, Data Journalism Awards 2015, organized by the Global Editors Network (GEN).
- Angel Escobar Jurado Journalism and Human Rights Award, presented on December 8, 2015 by the National Human Rights Coordinator (CNDDHH ).
References
- ↑ "OjoBiónico". Ojo Público - Las historias que otros no te quieren contar.
- 1 2 Paola Nalvarte (April 27, 2016). "Latin American journalists investigating the Panama Papers suffer criticism and retaliation". JOURNALISM IN THE AMERICAS Blog. Retrieved May 8, 2016.