Month: September 2014

Who Won the European Parliament Elections? What happens when all votes are not counted equal (redux)

Posted on by Mario Ragazzi

The new European Commission has just been announced by its President-elect, Jean-Claude Junker. Yes, elected. This is the qualifier that is already common currency among commentators. Inspired by the new provisions of the Lisbon Treaty the main European political groups have organized the electoral campaign for the European Parliament around the spitzenkandidaten, one (or two) Read more about Who Won the European Parliament Elections? What happens when all votes are not counted equal (redux)[…]

Information Security for Researchers (and Journalists)

Posted on by Mario Ragazzi

Our information processing tools are an interconnected system: what can an investigative researcher do in order to secure data or protect sources? The TCIJ’s handbook has a few good tips. The handbook on Information Security for Journalists, by Silkie Carlo and Arjen Kamphuis, recently published by The Centre for Investigative Journalism (http://www.tcij.org/node/1016) is an important Read more about Information Security for Researchers (and Journalists)[…]