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Investigative journos get platform on Al Jazeera
Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:52

Africa Investigates is a new groundbreaking documentary series that
aims to give a voice to the voiceless on the African continent. This
compelling project gives some of Africa’s best journalists the
opportunity to pursue advanced investigative targets across the
continent. The investigative journalists in the show use their unique
perspective and local knowledge to put corruption, exploitation and
abuse under the spotlight.

The eight part series will air its first episode - What Price the
Story? on Wednesday 2 November on Al Jazeera English. The hour long
documentary is about the difficulties and dangers of operating as an
investigative reporter in Africa. Other titles in the series include
Fools Gold and Zimbabwe’s child exodus.

According Africa Investigates producer Diarmuid Jeffreys African
journalists do not always have an uncensored platform to expose
unlawful activity. “All too often in the past, African reporters have
not been able to pursue wrongdoing because it involves powerful
figures who wield undue financial, corporate or political influence
over local media or because it is simply too dangerous,” says
Jeffreys.

The reporters in Africa Investigates are determined to tell their own
stories and provide fresh perspectives on the African continent.
Working undercover and using hidden cameras, often at great personal
risk of discovery, the reporters expose elaborate frauds and criminal
conspiracies, child trafficking, abuse of minorities and high-level
corruption.
Jeffreys highlights the importance of using African investigative
reporters despite the many dangers that accompany the job.

“Investigative journalism is a perilous profession in many African
nations, where intimidation, beatings, imprisonment and death threats
can be an occupational hazard. As a result they have often had to sit
idly-by while Africa’s story has been told by Western correspondents,
‘parachuted in’ for the purpose, who reinforce stereotypical views
about African peoples and their supposed inability to face up to and
solve their own problems.”

The documentaries intend to make African institutions, businesses and
politicians more accountable and susceptible to pressure to change
things for the better. The series promo can be watched at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3im4HpdiWWQ.

Al Jazeera English broadcasts live from Doha and is transmitted in
numerous African countries, including: Angola, Botswana, Gambia Ghana,
Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and
Zambia.

-- 
-Laye
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