{"id":73661,"date":"2020-01-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-the-caribbeans-first-non-profit-investigative-news-network-launches\/"},"modified":"2020-01-06T09:03:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T13:03:12","slug":"se-inaugura-la-primera-red-de-noticias-investigativas-sin-fines-de-lucro-del-caribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/se-inaugura-la-primera-red-de-noticias-investigativas-sin-fines-de-lucro-del-caribe\/","title":{"rendered":"The Caribbean&#8217;s First Non-Profit Investigative News Network Launches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">KINGSTON, Jamaica<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 6, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0The Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network (CIJN) just launched with the unveiling of four deep dive expos\u00e9s produced by over a dozen <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> journalists. CIJN is a project of the Media Institute of the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> (MIC) which is headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Kingston, Jamaica<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg1cb1left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg1cb1left\" title=\" \" border=\"0\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1060802\/CIJN_Logo.jpg  \" imagelabel=\"General\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The four long-form multimedia investigative stories were led by former <i><span class=\"xn-org\">Los Angeles Times<\/span><\/i> publisher and editor, <span class=\"xn-person\">Davan Maharaj<\/span>; former CNN anchor and correspondent, <span class=\"xn-person\">Jim Clancy<\/span>; senior <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> journalist, <span class=\"xn-person\">Wesley Gibbings<\/span>; and <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>-based media executive, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kiran Maharaj<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Maharaj, President of MIC and Co-founder of CIJN, said the CIJN initiative was meant to &#8220;create space for our <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> region on the global map of quality investigative reporting\u2026. in small island nations we are straddled with the constraints of lack of resources, and the constant fear that our identities will be known and our lives at risk.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The ISIS story reveals a trail of activities related to the recruitment of Islamist militants by a network of organizations in the twin-island state. <\/p>\n<p>Human Trafficking in Plain Sight explores the sordid realities of human trafficking arising out of the turmoil in <span class=\"xn-location\">Venezuela<\/span>. The existence of criminal networks working in tandem with corrupt police, immigration authorities and businesses is investigated in harrowing detail.<\/p>\n<p>The team&#8217;s investigation of heavy Chinese investments in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> traces the growing influence of the Asian economic giant on regional development. Using supporting data, the story examines the impact of opaque investments in <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> mega-projects on a legacy of debt and geo-political influence in the Americas.<\/p>\n<p>CIJN reviews the ill-fated PetroCaribe energy deals with the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>; unravelling details on how an oil alliance founded by Chavez to confront U.S. influence in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> collapsed into broken deals, dashed hopes and rampant corruption. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the launch, <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span> correspondent, <span class=\"xn-person\">Steffon Campbell<\/span>, said he saw the regional network of investigative journalists as being capable of seeing &#8220;the bigger picture; a regional picture; a transnational picture.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>MIC is a member of the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN), Global Forum for Media Development (GMFD), Institute for Non-Profit News (INN) and the International Press Institute (IPI). Its Advisory Board comprises leading media leaders, journalists and media development players from <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>CIJN stories can be accessed at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2681639-1&amp;h=2750594748&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cijn.org%2F&amp;a=cijn.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">cijn.org<\/a>. All content can be freely republished with attribution and without amendment. For more information email: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:cijninfo@gmail.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">cijninfo@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2681639-1&amp;h=2352175786&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1060802%2FCIJN_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1060802%2FCIJN_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1060802\/CIJN_Logo.jpg<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network (CIJN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">KINGSTON, Jamaica<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 6, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0The Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network (CIJN) just launched with the unveiling of four deep dive expos\u00e9s produced by over a dozen <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span> journalists. 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