Episode

How to get sources to talk

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Backlight
Published
Oct 31, 2024
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1471
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Summary

This episode we talk to reporters Tomas Statius and Elena DeBre about getting sources to talk. We cover: How to cultivate sources Three techniques on getting sources to talk Tips for new reporters We talk about all this in the context of two of our latest investigations – the False Promises of Biometrics , that relied solely on source-based evidence to uncover a string of failed mega-deals that benefited DRC elites & left ordinary people with no proof of ID. And Poison PR , which exposed a US government funded campaign from a PR company to profile and target people trying to sound the alarm about the harms of pesticides and GMOs. -- Hosts: ⁠Beatriz Ramalho da Silva⁠ , ⁠Tessa Pang⁠ Sound design, mixing and editing: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlueSky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Instagram - and you can email us at [email protected]