by Lighthouse Reports
Backlight is a podcast produced by the investigations team at Lighthouse Reports. Every month we take you inside real world investigations to explain how they work, who works on them and how to get involved.
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April 30, 2025
<p>This month we’re sharing tips and tools to help you become an expert in financial investigations. From digging around corporate records, to tracking down public funding, money trails reporting is key to exposing wrongdoing. </p><p><br></p><p>We speak with <a href="https://www.lighthousereports.com/team/margot-gibbs/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Margot Gibbs</a>, senior reporter at Lighthouse, and <a href="https://www.fadacollective.com/giacomozandonini" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Giacomo Zandonini</a>, an independent investigative journalist, who share how following the money has strengthened their reporting, and tell us why you don’t have to be a numbers expert to do the same. </p><p>Investigations mentioned in this episode:</p><li><ul><li><a href="https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/the-hunger-profiteers/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Lighthouse Reports: Hunger Profiteers</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/big-meat-fat-subsidies-thin-taxes/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Lighthouse Reports: Big Meat</a></li></ul></li><li><ul><li><a href="https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/turkeys-eu-funded-deportation-machine/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Lighthouse Reports: Turkey’s EU deportation machine </a></li></ul></li><p><br></p><p>Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang</p><p>Sound design, mixing and editing: <a href="https://spoovio.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions</a></p><p>--</p><p>Website -Twitter -BlueSky -Instagram - and you can email us at [email protected]</p>
March 26, 2025
<p>Many European economies are in decline, struggling with job shortages in critical sectors. At the same time, these same countries are locking qualified migrants out of work. </p><p><br></p><p>Our 18 month long investigation sought to find out why this is the case, the cost of this discrimination and what can be done to fix it. </p><p><br></p><p>Beatriz and Tessa are joined by two Justin’s from the investigation – reporter Justin Yarga and data reporter Justin Casimir Braun. </p><p><br></p><p>Read the investigation and methodology here: <a href="https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/brain-waste/"><u>https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/brain-waste/</u></a> </p><p><br></p><p>Hosts:<a href="https://www.lighthousereports.com/team/beatriz-ramalho-da-silva/">Beatriz Ramalho da Silva</a>,<a href="https://www.lighthousereports.com/team/tessa-pang/">Tessa Pang</a></p><p>Sound design, mixing and editing: <a href="https://spoovio.com/?utm_source=pod_channel&utm_medium=backlight&utm_campaign=bls03ep03">Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions</a></p><p>--</p><p><a href="https://www.lighthousereports.com/">Website</a> -<a href="https://twitter.com/LHreports">Twitter</a> -<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lhreports.bsky.social">BlueSky</a> -<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lhreports/">Instagram</a> - and you can email us at [email protected]</p>
February 11, 2025
<p>This month, we discuss how journalists can investigate the ways AI is shaping the world around us and push for accountability from the companies and governments responsible for its use.</p><p><br></p><p>We talk to AI reporter Karen Hao and Lighthouse reporter Gabriel Geiger who share insider tips on how to get started into AI reporting and how to incorporate it into your beat.</p><p><br></p><p>Investigations mentioned in this episode:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/suspicion-machines/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Lighthouse Reports: Suspicion Machines</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/09/microsoft-ai-oil-contracts/679804/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Atlantic: Microsoft’s Hypocrisy on AI</a></li></ul><p></p><p>Hosts:<a href="https://www.lighthousereports.com/team/beatriz-ramalho-da-silva/">Beatriz Ramalho da Silva</a>,<a href="https://www.lighthousereports.com/team/tessa-pang/">Tessa Pang</a></p><p>Sound design, mixing and editing: <a href="https://spoovio.com/?utm_source=pod_channel&utm_medium=backlight&utm_campaign=bls03ep03">Spoovio - Audiovisual Productions</a></p><p>--</p><p><a href="https://www.lighthousereports.com/">Website</a> -<a href="https://twitter.com/LHreports">Twitter</a> -<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/lhreports.bsky.social">BlueSky</a> -<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lhreports/">Instagram</a> - and you can email us at [email protected]</p><p><br></p>
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