Gerard Ryle: How the Panama Papers journalists broke the biggest leak in history
Жерар Райл: Как журналистите от Панамските Досиета осъществиха най-голямото изтичане на информация в историята
As director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Gerard Ryle is one of the key figures behind the Panama Papers. Full bio
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to figure out the information
информация
had to face late last year.
група от журналисти.
calling himself John Doe
Джон Доу,
nearly 40 years of records
от близо 40 години
Mossack Fonseca.
in offshore tax havens
офшорни сметки на територии
who like to keep secrets.
които обичат да пазят тайни.
every spreadsheet from this firm,
лист хартия,
into the tax haven system
to investigative journalism.
за разследващата журналистика.
11.5 million documents,
11.5 милиона документи,
from more than 200 different countries.
200 държави.
with such a vast resource?
into every corner of the globe,
ъгъл на света,
any person in any language,
и на всеки език,
they don't even know yet.
to two journalists
двама журналисти
Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Süddeutsche Zeitung.
by -- and I quote --
that the documents would reveal."
разкривали."
да възприеме
of Investigative Journalists.
Разследваща Журналистика.
that was the very opposite
на онова,
to do as journalists:
reporters are lone wolves.
са единаци.
we tell them what we have,
какво разполагаме,
that we live in a shrinking world,
се свива,
been slow to wake up to this.
are more and more transnational.
са все повече транснационални.
on a global level.
на международно ниво.
crises are global.
засягат, са глобални.
and financial crises.
финансовите кризи.
that journalism has been so late
че журналистиката започна толкова
по глобален начин.
that journalism has been so slow
журналистиката бавно
that technology brings,
от възможностите,
предлага.
are scared of technology is this:
технологията е това:
are going through tough times
срещат трудности,
that people are consuming news.
по които хората консумират информация.
that have sustained reporting are broken.
журналистиката, не работят.
journalism into crisis,
to reexamine how they function.
се преустроят.
known as the Panama Papers
Панамски Досиета, бе да
searchable and readable.
на документите възможно.
to be scanned and indexed,
маркиране,
and other kinds of documents.
in a safe and secure location
безопасно и сигурно
to have a look at the documents.
погледнат документите.
than 100 media organizations
медийни организации
we called it, the idea being,
"Местни очи върху местни лица",
who was important to Nigeria
Нигерия хора
for everyone who was invited:
that we found with everybody else,
с останалите
together on the same day.
ден.
previous smaller collaborations
минали сътрудничества,
that jumped out from the documents.
документи.
of less than 20 people
от 20 души
reporters from 25 language groups.
говорещи 25 езика.
journalism collaboration in history:
сътрудничество в историята.
what journalists normally never do,
неща, които никога на правят,
the biggest kind of noise,
невъобразим шум,
the biggest kind of silence.
over the many months it would take,
месеци,
за комуникация
designed search engine.
around the themes
около
or exotic art, for instance,
диаманти и екзотично изкуство, например,
the offshore world was being used
офшорният свят се ползва
of those commodities.
could share information
можеха да дават
were putting their image rights
които влагат
where they plied their trade.
and elect politicians
политици,
of Vladimir Putin in Russia
David Cameron, who is linked
Дейвид Камерън, чиято връзка
Иън Камерън.
were secret offshore entities,
офшорни единици,
to the sitting Icelandic prime minister.
исландски министър-председател.
we invited to join the project,
поканихме в проекта -
over the windows of his home
during the long Icelandic winter.
по време на дългата исландска зима.
to explain his many absences,
скоро свършиха,
информация,
the leader of his country.
лидера на страната му.
and you make an amazing discovery,
невероятно разкритие
to a secret offshore company,
е свързан с офшорна фирма,
interest in Icelandic banks --
проблем, за чиито решение
is to scream out very loud.
that he could speak to,
можеше да говори.
a kind of gallows humor.
"Игра на Тронове".
wanted to scream,
крещят,
those screams into stories
to court records,
регистри
to those that we intended to name.
имена щяхме да посочим.
the reporters to look at the world
репортерите да погледнат
from everybody else.
happened in Brazil.
the world of professional soccer.
професионалния футбол.
actually had unique insights
изключителен
and the ego dramas
егото,
what we were trying to do.
in 76 countries.
one of the biggest stories of the year.
една от топ новините на годината.
the day after we published.
като публикувахме.
had to resign.
оставка.
such as Lionel Messi,
личности, като
soccer player in the world.
футболист в света.
unintended consequences.
of a Mexican drug cartel were arrested
наркокартел бяха арестувани,
about their hideout.
за скривалището им.
in what we've been able to do.
да направим.
that has broken the business model
разруши бизнес моделът, ни позволи
journalism itself.
of transparency and impact.
can effect change across the world
да промени света,
and old-fashioned journalism techniques
журналистически техники
информация.
around what was given to us by John Doe.
дадено от Джон Доу.
media organizations allow these days,
повечето медии позволяват,
from just about anywhere,
навсякъде,
battleground to defend your work.
да защитиш работата си.
of a story in 76 different countries.
отпечатването на материал в 76 страни.
I got a three-word text from Johannes:
изпрати съобщение:
has a new era for journalism.
тук бе и нова ера в журналистиката.
that applause to the 350 journalists
аплодисменти и на 350-те журналисти
I would like to ask.
in secrecy for over a year
from all over the world --
разрушена,
releasing some information
ще разгласи нещо,
of crises along the way,
was happening in the world,
wanted to publish right away.
публикуват веднага.
was a week before publication.
преди отпечатването.
to the associates of Vladimir Putin,
Владимир Путин,
a press conference and denounced us,
as being, I guess, a plot from the West.
като план на Запада.
it was just about him.
става дума само за него.
around the world
was going to get out.
се разчуе.
of time they'd spent,
money spent on this.
the last week calming everyone down,
в опити да успокоя всички,
where you're holding your troops back:
of course, they all did.
as an open database
свободна база данни,
via keyword, essentially.
на ключова дума.
about the offshore world
свят трябва
the underlying documents
such as the name of a person,
на лица,
and the name of that company,
казват -
of its kind basically is out there now
всъщност вече е на лице.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Gerard Ryle - Investigative journalistAs director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Gerard Ryle is one of the key figures behind the Panama Papers.
Why you should listen
Gerard Ryle is the director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in Washington, DC.
When journalists at the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper in Germany got hold of the documents from a whistleblower, their volume and complexity pushed them to turn to the ICIJ, which brought together 376 investigative journalists from more than 100 news organizations in 76 countries.
The reporters spent months collaborating in researching and checking the documents, using protected communication channels, bespoke search engines and other specialized tools built by ICIJ, and ICIJ coordinated the release of the information across the world. It was the biggest cross-border collaboration in journalism history. The Panama Papers resulted in resignations or political outcries in Britain, Iceland, Spain, Malta and Pakistan and triggered dozens of official inquires around the world.
Before joining as the ICIJ's first non-American director in September 2011, Ryle spent more than 25 years working as an investigative reporter, author and editor in Australia and in Ireland. He has more than 60 journalism awards from six countries, including honors from the George Polk Awards, Harvard University and the University of Liege. Reporters Without Borders has described his work with ICIJ as "the future of investigative journalism worldwide."
(Photo: Le Monde / Melissa Golden)
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