The readers’ editor on... the pluses and perils of journalistic partnerships | Chris Elliot: Open door
by Chris Elliott from on (#8AB6)
The Guardian's writers and editors failed to get their heads around a complex exposi(C) on which our partners in the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists had been working for months
Newspapers have not traditionally been the greatest fans of sharing stories with other news organisations. Even nominating a pool of photographers to record an event and share the images can be difficult to arrange.
However, in recent years the Guardian has developed links with other newspapers and organisations that have proved crucial in bringing stories to readers such as the WikiLeaks cables and the NSA revelations of Edward Snowden. More recently the Guardian joined with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) in a series of articles investigating HSBC's private banking subsidiary in Geneva. The series was published in the Guardian, as well as other media organisations.
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