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Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts) Mon Apr 11, 2016, 10:09 AM Apr 2016

NPR interview with Director of ICIJ Re: Panama Papers

NPR Pod-Cast - On The Media
April 6, 2016
"Behind the Panama Papers"
17-min in length
http://www.npr.org/podcasts/452538775/on-the-media

Director of ICIJ, Gerald Ryle talks about x400 journalists from around the world working on the documents for 1-year and keeping it quiet until the big release. American MSM was not part of the collaboration, although asked and declined.

M$M and the Panama Papers segment (@ 14-17min)

Gerald, talking about, the biggest x4 MSM in the US...

"They think they are big enough on their own.
They think they do not need to collaborate. They haven't caught up with the real world yet and eventually will."

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
https://www.icij.org/

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NPR interview with Director of ICIJ Re: Panama Papers (Original Post) Equinox Moon Apr 2016 OP

American media isn't going to report the American corrupt. They're already basically ignoring onecaliberal Apr 2016 #1

Interesting... Equinox Moon Apr 2016 #2

onecaliberal

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1. American media isn't going to report the American corrupt. They're already basically ignoring

Reply to Equinox Moon (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 10:24 AM

Apr 2016

The story as it is. They're part of it.

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)

2. Interesting...

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 10:44 AM

Apr 2016

So you say the M$M is part of the off-shore tax haven users is why they won't report on it?

I believe it. Plus, the ICIJ reports there are over 800 companies that do this tax sheltering. Sounds like we need new laws.

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