We also found that nearly 33 companies and people have been blacklisted in the u. S. For various serious crimes. Also we were able to do business offshore with Mossack Fonseca, they were clients for a long time. We look at the role of big banks, and how more than 500 banks, specifically in this leak, how they had helped 15,000 offshore companies through Mossack Fonseca, in many cases helping clients around the orld avoid paying taxes. One of most surprising findings, the politicians. You imagine that billionaires and maybe celebrities, they had these offshore companies for rivacy issues or tax issues, but to find nearly 200 oliticians, and 16 World Leaders, in this data, using the tax havens, including some World Leaders who have been at the forefront against tax havens. That was really interesting. We created a whole application to look at this important issue. Reaction and impact, you remember the viral media. In iceland, where the Prime Minister testified a few days after publicatio
Terabytes of data, the newspaper needed help and called in the journalism troops. With such a large number of people going to the database, they needed to agree on a common strategy for collaboration and for parsing out the research, as well as the joint process of holding off until everyone was ready. This is something foreign to american media. We are not used to co honoring editors. We will talk about some of the work and the findings. It is sponsored by the journalism institute, the nonprofit arm of the National Press club. Left elcome, from i im sorry. From my right, will fitzgibbon, a reporter from the National Consortium. To my last, ms. Walker, the Deputy Director of the National Consortium of journalists. And kevin hall, the chief economics correspondent for mcclatchy. Thank you so much tom and the press club for this invitation. What an honor to be here. So, yes, were going to talk about collaboration across borders. When we think about investigative journalism, sometimes thi
Honestly, we at the club had no idea what they were talking about. Until now. That was one of the first meetings of the consortium of journalists who are investigating what we now call the Panama Papers. Documents some 11. 5 were late to a german leaked to a german newspaper. I am sorry. I got close. Possibly the biggest leak in history. Mossack fonseca, with 2. 6 terabytes of data, the newspaper needed help and called in the journalism troops. With such a large number of people going to the database, they needed to agree on a common strategy for collaboration and for parsing out the research, as well as the joint process of holding off until everyone was ready. This is something foreign to american media. We are not used to co honoring editors. We will talk about some of the work and the findings. It is sponsored by the journalism institute, the nonprofit arm of the National Press club. Left elcome, from i im sorry. From my right, will fitzgibbon, a reporter from the National Consorti
Amy as Hillary Clinton looks to a november showdown against donald trump, Bernie Sanders vows to keep fighting for the democratic nomination. Will sanders win today in West Virginia . We will speak to former president ial candidate ralph nader on the democratic race, obstacles facing Third Party Candidates, breaking through power and the rise of trump. , he gets away with absurdities. Yes community that with tank any other political candidate because he is so outrageous in the press thinks he is outrageous, so they give him a pass. It is amazing. Amy all of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Justice Department has sued North Carolina over its antitransgender law. The law bars transgender people from using the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity. It also invalidates local ordinances aimed at protecting lgbt people from discrimination. Attorney general Loretta Lynch announced the lawsuit mond
And if we win big in california, we can win amy as Hillary Clinton looks to a november showdown against donald trump, Bernie Sanders vows to keep fighting for the democratic nomination. Will sanders win today in West Virginia . We will speak to former president ial candidate ralph nader on the democratic race, obstacles facing Third Party Candidates, breaking through power and the rise of trump. , he gets away with absurdities. Yes community that with tank any other political candidate because he is so outrageous in the press thinks he is outrageous, so they give him a pass. It is amazing. Amy all of that and more coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Justice Department has sued North Carolina over its antitransgender law. The law bars transgender people from using the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity. It also invalidates local ordinances aimed at protecting lgbt people from discrimination. Attorney gene