royblumenthal
royblumenthal.bsky.social
royblumenthal
@royblumenthal.bsky.social
Live digital sketchnoter. Illustrator, writer, hyphenate-artist. Anarchist. Hobby practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Reader of speculative fiction.

https://tinyurl.com/RoyOverview
The final article in the Global Investigative Journalism Network Africa Focus series is online. My illustration of a bingo card depicts journalists using data to thwart corruption.

Here's the article:
gijn.org/stories/afri...
How Data Journalism Is Changing the Face of Africa
Data journalism in Africa has made a powerful impact, from holding leaders accountable to refuting myths around domestic violence. But the field faces formidable challenges.
gijn.org
November 22, 2024 at 11:23 AM
The fourth of five articles in the Final Investigative Journalism Network I illustrated. This one looks at Cameroon.

gijn.org/stories/afri...
‘Sowing the Seed:’ The Museba Project’s Ambitious Investigative Journalism in Central Africa
Since its inception, the Cameroon-based journalism collective has had a double mission: first to train journalists, and then to encourage them to work together.
gijn.org
November 21, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Mehdi Hasan interviews an Israeli/American professor of Holocaust and genocide studies about the genocide Israel is perpetrating in Palestine.

youtube.com/watch?v=3OuN...
youtube.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:05 PM
The third illustration I did for the Global Investigative Journalism Network is up now. It's a portrait of Malawian journalist, Golden Matonga.

gijn.org/stories/afri...
Fighting a ‘Scourge of Secrecy’ and Uncovering Corruption in Malawi
GIJN's Benon Herbert Oluka talks to Golden Matonga, investigations director at the Platform for Investigative Journalism - Malawi, about his career uncovering corruption.
gijn.org
November 20, 2024 at 10:17 AM
The second article in the Global Investigative Journalism Network Africa Focus, titled "Secrets, Leaks, Rivers: How Cross-Border Investigative Journalism Is Covering Africa", is online now. Illustration by me.

Here's a link to the story:
gijn.org/stories/afri...
November 19, 2024 at 11:57 PM
I made 5 illustrations for the Global Investigative Journalism Network, and the first story is up. Here's the link: gijn.org/stories/afri...
Resilience, Courage, Defiance: African Investigative Journalism Is Meeting the Moment
GIJN talks to our African member organizations about their challenges and successes — and the state of Investigative journalism on the continent.
gijn.org
November 18, 2024 at 1:50 PM