CANARIES
The new face of independent journalism.
The Trailer
Journalism is good at telling other people's stories and terrible at telling its own. In September 2019, a group of journalists met in Nepal and decided to change that.
The name came from the miners' canary — the journalist who keeps going into dangerous, under-served, or overlooked territory, whose work is a signal that something important is happening.
Belarus / Independent Reporters
Five reporters covering the 2020 protests under threat of arrest, internet blackouts, and police brutality. These journalists were the signal that the crisis in Belarus was a turning point for civil society.
Colombia / Mutante
A media outlet built by listening to communities rather than telling them what to think. Founded because its creators were sick of journalism deciding what mattered.
Japan / Waseda Chronicle
Hard truths to a conservative society. Editor-in-Chief Makoto Watanabe gave up a stable corporate career to do the uncomfortable kind of reporting.
Co-producers
Splice
Singapore-based media innovation organisation.
Gisa Group
International media development collective.
DDC International
Development cooperation specialists.