Jenna Corderoy
@JennaCorderoy
Investigative reporter @openDemocracy / Visiting lecturer at City University / Views my parents' /
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16-04-2009 11:00:37
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APPG Chair Margaret Hodge and member Robert Buckland have today written to Education Secretary Gillian Keegan MP asking for more donor transparency from British universitiesš
Coverage from openDemocracy hereš opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-ā¦
We can be proud of our world-leading universities. But reporting from openDemocracy shows how this reputation can be damaged by secretive donors.
That's why Robert Buckland & I wrote to Gillian Keegan MP calling for total transparency and due diligence on the sourceĀ ofĀ donations.
šØGovernment transparency plunges to the lowest level ever
š“Departments and government agencies granted just 34% of āresolvableā Freedom of Information requests in full last year
š“ Cabinet Office data admits this is āthe lowest figure since monitoring began in 2005ā
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After 10.5 years, Iāve been laid off by openDemocracy.
This round of redundancy included most of the UK team. Three longstanding sections - oDR, ourEconomy and democraciaAbierta - were all also shut/mothballed in the last 6 months: a total of 21 journalists redundant.
Congratulations to Anna Bawden and David Batty / The Guardian Adam Bychawski / openDemocracy for receiving a high commendation in The #PressAwards Health Journalist category
Congratulations to The #PressAwards Environment Journalist of the Year category winner Ben Webster / openDemocracy
Orwell Prize winner Sally Hayden ('My Fourth Time, We Drowned' - The Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2022) has raised concerns about press freedom after being denied entry to Rwanda.
šØMore than 120 leading academics, politicians and campaigners have written to the UK Gov following a series of openDemocracy stories last year by Jenna Corderoy, Martin Williams, fin and me. Signatories inc. Caroline Lucas MP, John McDonnell MP and Sir Robert Buckland MP.
Iāve been made redundant from openDemocracy along with several of the kindest, most supportive and talented people Iāve had the honour of working with
Iām now looking for new opportunities. Here are some of the stories Iām most proud of:
Gutted to see so many reporters made redundant openDemocracy. Was a pleasure working with Ramzy Alwakeel Adam Bychawski Anita Mureithi ruby lott-lavigna. They are fantastic at what they do. If you're looking for talented editors and journalists, they should be your first call.
šØi am being made redundant, alongside many of my amazing colleagues at openDemocracy
it is a sad day for radical, not-for-profit media (but also this seems strangely inevitable in this industry)
here are some pieces i'm proud of:
Depressing news. I wrote for OD years ago from Angola, and have followed its ups & downs ever since. As well as many superlative journalists losing their jobs, behind the scenes Julian Richards (without doubt, the smartest editor I've ever had) is also losing his.