Simon Bowers
Simon Bowers is an investigative journalist with ICIJ, a non-profit organisation specialising in cross-border journalistic collaborations. As well as coordinating the collaborative efforts of ICIJ partner journalists in Europe, he continues to work as a reporter. His work has been published in The New York Times, Australian Financial Review, Le Monde, Süddeutsche Zeitung, El Confidencial, British Medical Journal, Irish Times, the Guardian, BBC, Knack, De Tijd, Aftenposten and ICIJ.org. He joined ICIJ at the start of 2017 after almost 20 years as a financial and investigative reporter for the Guardian.
Summer Conference Event
— Screening
The Panama Papers: Screening + Q&A with Bastian Obermayer and Simon Bowers
The biggest global corruption scandal in history, and the hundreds of journalists who risked their lives to break the story. This documentary from Alex Winter charts the story of this huge cross-border collaboration, from first contact with the source to the coordinated international publication.
Summer Conference Event
— Discussion
Cross-Border Journalism Case Studies
Cross-border collaborative journalism has proven to be a powerful method: Panama Papers, Football Leaks or Implant Files have set the political agenda and lead to significant societal change. Our panel have worked extensively on cross-border stories and will share their experiences with you using examples of stories they’ve recently worked on.
