International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
750 words essay
. Read the main story on the Paradise Papers page on the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists site:
https://www.icij.org/
2. Watch the Vice documentary on how the Paradise Papers were reported:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
2. Write a report of at least 750-word summarizing some of the key findings of the investigation and assessing the importance of the ICIJ-led reporting. Include a paragraph on why exposing tax havens is important to the ordinary reader/viewer and how the journalistic process worked. Also note what you learned that you didn’t know before – citing specifics is important to demonstrating your command of the assigned material.
3. Provide at least three detailed examples of findings that had an impact and define what that impact was.
Answer preview
Paradise Papers were the largest investigation that targeted offshore practices performed by powerful people and companies globally. It started after two journalists Frederik and Bastian receive data leak containing millions of records about offshore activities. The records were said to have come from the largest offshore law firm, Appleby. The two journalists found that the information was too big for them, and they decided to share it with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). After ICIJ received the…
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