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
Journalists, investigating what we now call the Panama Papers. Last year, 11. 5 million financial records for the to a german newspaper. Possibly the biggest leak in journalism history. Fonseca, oneffett of the worlds top shell companies, with 2. 6 terabytes of data. The newspaper needed help and called in the journalism troops. With such a large number of people trolling through the database, the partners needed to agree on a common strategy for collaboration, and for parsing out the research, as well as a joint promise on holding off on publishing until everyone was ready. This is something a bit foreign to the american media. We are not used to collaborating on investigations with competitors. Today, i am honored to welcome some of the participants in the Panama Papers, to talk about their work and findings. Our forum is sponsored by the npc journalism institute, the nonprofit arm of the National Press club. Please welcome, these reporters. Thank you for this invitation. Yes, we are
With his reaction to everything playing out today. How bizarre is this election . It is so bizarre, that there is a chance that something that hasnt happened in 192 years of president ial races could happen this this one. I will head to the big board and show you later in the show. So is a lot more, but we will start with the top story. Donald trump did more than any public figure to put the question of whether president obama was actually born in the United States on the publics radar. Even after the president produced a certificate proving he was born in hawaii, trump refused for years to say he had been wrong. But today in admission from the republican nominee, for the first time ever, he acknowledges the president was born here. Trumps admission perhaps raising more questions than it answered. We start with the newest turn in the answer just in the last few minutes. Michelle obama in virginia with what trump is saying now and what he said before. There were those who questioned and