Thank you A-Mark Foundation and SC Press Assoc. for recognizing our “Power and Polo” corp transparency project last year as SC’s top investigative journalism prize. with @glennsmith.bsky.social a d @johndellosso.bsky.social
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A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism Investigative reporters are trained to follow the money, but it takes resources to follow the money. That’s why the South Carolina Press Association and the A-Mark Foundation have created a new award to support and encourage investigative reporting excellence in the Palmetto State. First Place: Tony Bartelme, Glenn Smith and John Dell’Osso The Post and Courier Our First Place A-Mark winner is a masterclass in investigative digging and collaboration. Through a multinational partnership of five organizations, our winner took an international story – America’s corporate secrecy failures – and made it relevant to local audiences. This projects includes three notable stories — Power and Polo, The Russians Next Door, and a report on how Nigerian politicians sank millions of dollars in properties across the Carolinas. Publication of The Post and Courier’s stories reverberated around the globe, generating strong readership in West Africa and here at home. Transparency experts have highlighted this project. And in the South Carolina Lowcountry, a local official is trying hard to sell the Russians’ properties for back taxes. Please join us in honoring our first place A-Mark Prize winner and recipient of a $7,500 prize — $5,000 for the journalists and $2,500 to the news organization – Tony Bartelme, Glenn Smith and John Dell’Osso of The Post and Courier.
"Through a multinational partnership of five organizations, our winner took an international story – America’s corporate secrecy failures – and made it relevant to local audiences."
Hot damn! We won an award.
Bartelme and Smith, along with John Dell’Osso from the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa, won the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism for “Power and Polo.”
🎶 Making war just for fun 🎶
If you haven't read it, this is a great story on the topic: www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
This is worrisome.
I vividly remember the wonderment I felt as a young child when I heard this song for the first time on my clock radio.
Extraordinary work by @nickpdonovan.bsky.social, as usual!
We're grateful to @taicollab.bsky.social for mentioning the Investigative Simulations Lab in their weekly newsletter.
Today I’m proud to launch the Investigative Simulations Lab (@investigativesimulations.org), an organization that designs and delivers simulation games that show journalists and researchers how to follow the money and uncover wrongdoing.
Sunshine Fest March 15-17, 2026 Washington, D.C.
🌸 We'll be at Sunshine Fest in Washington, DC from March 15-17 talking about freedom of information and simulation games.
Drop us a line if you'll be there and want to find a time to chat.
The low-budget indie that launched the careers of Wes Anderson and Luke and Owen Wilson wasn’t a hit, but it’s a Texas classic.
Celebrating 30 years of 'Bottle Rocket': https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/bottle-rocket-turns-30-wes-anderson-owen-wilson/
Pour avoir déjà utilisé les simulations @johndellosso.bsky.social @investigativesimulations.org dans le cadre de formations, n’hésitez pas à le contacter et à travailler avec Investigative simulations Lab.
It is fun and useful for anyone who wants to investigate companies #SeekTruth #HaveFun
Self-recommending. @johndellosso.bsky.social is an excellent investigator and this seems like a great way to train the next generation of bright young sleuths
Finally, I want to take this opportunity to extend my gratitude to everyone who helped bring the Investigative Simulations Lab to life. It’s also an honor to be fiscally sponsored by the MuckRock Foundation (@muckrock.com).
And if you want to support our mission to equip journalists and researchers with the skills they need to shed light on crime and corruption, please make a tax deductible donation here.
If this idea excites you, message me so we can discuss how to bring a simulation to your organization. We also plan to offer open enrollment workshops, online courses and licensing agreements.
Each simulation game takes place in a fictional world carefully designed to feel realistic and put investigators to the test. Participants evaluate company information, bank records, news articles and other types of evidence to expose crime and corruption.
Today I’m proud to launch the Investigative Simulations Lab (@investigativesimulations.org), an organization that designs and delivers simulation games that show journalists and researchers how to follow the money and uncover wrongdoing.
We recently helped our member @papertrailmedia.de report on a notorious US oligarch's acquisition of critical energy infrastructure in Germany.
The US Treasury Department has relaxed its rules on customer due diligence, telling financial institutions on Friday that they no longer must identify the beneficial owner of a legal entity at each new account opening.
The US Treasury Department has relaxed its rules on customer due diligence, telling financial institutions they no longer must identify the beneficial owner of a legal entity at each new account opening.
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The Trump administration is repurposing what’s left of USAID. My latest with the great Jon Landay
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Our new documentary, “How We Tracked a ‘Fake Prince’ Scammer to His Nigerian Mansion,” hit more than half a million views.
We spoke to the journalist behind the story, who started investigating after a Romanian businesswoman believed she’d invested £200 million in a fake humanitarian foundation.
Bad Bunny hitting it out of the park.
Creepy South Carolina Epstein story in today’s @postandcourier.bsky.social (Wait I guess they’re all creepy.)
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This sounds familiar... 🤔 But growing a newsroom from the ground up takes time and money — and frankly, we need way more resources than we have now to fill this massive gap.
You can help us build the newsroom D.C. deserves: 51st.news/signup
Appointed to protect Nigerians’ pension funds, Abdulrasheed Maina was convicted of laundering them. OCCRP, Premium Times, and @pplaaf.bsky.social have uncovered U.S. and Dubai properties he bought in cash before the conviction. None of them were seized by authorities: www.occrp.org/en/scoop/nig...
Our latest @postandcourier.bsky.social project is called "Forever Stained." On the surface, it's about "forever chemicals" and the carpet industry's role. But on deeper levels, it's about corporate responsibility and the importance of watchdogs.
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I don't know what "holistic" means in this context. But, I know that today I watched several elderly people and families with young kids walking on major roads because massive snowbanks created by plows blocked sidewalks and bus stops.
