Brenda Medina

Journalist/Periodista. Now @ICIJorg, previously @propublica, @elnuevoherald, @MiamiHerald, always missing el Caribe ☀️🏝

[Brenda Medina @BrendaMedinar]

As a result, a sky-high price of a potentially lifesaving cancer drug puts it out of reach for many health systems, forcing patients who have the resources — and stamina — to fight for the right to treat their disease: https://t.co/vRCuI92U7V #CancerCalculus @icijorg

[ICIJ @ICIJorg]

LLCs are a popular U.S. business structure that shields owners from personal liability — and are often used by landlords to stay anonymous. New York state tenant advocates, local unions, anti-corruption groups and district attorneys tried to change that. https://t.co/We1nZIMDzG

[ICIJ @ICIJorg]

A Brazilian gold miner wanted for allegedly helping former President Jair Bolsonaro’s spy chief flee to Florida has built a network of companies and properties in the Sunshine State, ICIJ media partner @agenciapublica reports. https://t.co/Lo0xbGcIXh

[Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn]

💰GIJN, in partnership with @ICIJorg, is offering a free training for investigative journalists who want to understand cryptocurrency and follow the money on the blockchain.

What will this training cover?

🪙 The basics of crypto
⛓️ Differences between blockchains and how basic transactions work
🕵️ How to tie crypto wallet addresses to individuals, crime groups, and companies
🔍 How to begin simple tracing with open-source tools
✅ How to use primary source material to fact-check the tracing

Trainer: @spencerwoodman, Reporter at @ICIJorg
📅 Tuesday, November 24, 2026
🕤 9:30 am EST / 3:30 pm CET

Register for this training here ⬇️

https://t.co/otEQaUFzQl

[Kim Ives @kimives13]

GREAT piece here by @BrendaMedinar, who collaborated with our old friend @VianaNatalia of Brazil's Publica Agency on how the US is harboring Bolsonaro's spy chief in Florida.

https://t.co/IC4OGeQGaa

[ICIJ @ICIJorg]

Brazil's former intelligence director Alexandre Ramagem fled after his conviction for trying to overturn the country's 2022 election. Authorities there are investigating whether he had help.

Read our latest with @agenciapublica: https://t.co/dSpuHozd87

[The Reynolds Center for Business Journalism at ASU @BizJournalism]

@Cronkite_ASU Bronze - Global/National goes to "Cancer Calculus" by @ICIJorg @spfreedberg @BrendaMedinar @NicoleSadek @Isabella_CS @RedMicah & Jody Garcia

Judges: "it showcases a system that has created global inequities in access to pricey cancer drugs, as drug counterfeiters take advantage”

[Brenda Medina @BrendaMedinar]

Our latest analysis shows how millions in fines and settlements for alleged wrongdoing by cancer drugmakers may have little impact beyond “the cost of doing business.” Read more from our #CancerCalculus investigation @ICIJorg

[ICIJ @ICIJorg]

An ICIJ review found cancer drug makers have paid over $1.7 billion in settlements and fines over a 15-year period. But those payments often make up less than 1% of their revenues – and experts said many companies see them as the cost of doing business. https://t.co/l1jBe35EKi

[Stefan Melichar @StefanMelichar]

Das @ICIJorg darüber, dass @profilonline und @derStandardat mittels #IFG Transparenz in die Beschaffung des Krebsmittels „Keytruda“ bringen wollen. Wir sammeln die Informationen zur Vorbereitung journalistischer Berichterstattung im öffentlichen Interesse. #CancerCalculus

[Brenda Medina @BrendaMedinar]

@profilonline @derStandardat Also an update in the case from @profilonline:

[profil @profilonline]

Krebsmittel „Keytruda“: Wie der Pharma-Riese Merck mehr Transparenz in Bezug auf das wirtschaftlich wichtigste Krankenhaus-Medikament Österreichs verhindern, Rechte für Journalisten schmälern und profil zur Kasse bitten will. https://t.co/SoyG0jY3ri

[Brenda Medina @BrendaMedinar]

Our colleagues in Austria asked a seemingly simple question: how much do public hospitals pay for #Keytruda? The answer is so closely guarded that even the country’s Health Ministry says it doesn’t know. Read more from #CancerCalculus ⬇️

[ICIJ @ICIJorg]

A battle over whether the public has the right to know how much Austria’s public hospitals pay for the blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda is heading to the Constitutional Court, a case stemming from ICIJ’s #CancerCalculus investigation. https://t.co/KTS3o27xee

[Brenda Medina @BrendaMedinar]

@profilonline You can read the latest from Der Standard on the transparency battle playing out in Austrian courts @derStandardat: https://t.co/l3tuCdowrg

[ICIJ @ICIJorg]

A battle over whether the public has the right to know how much Austria’s public hospitals pay for the blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda is heading to the Constitutional Court, a case stemming from ICIJ’s #CancerCalculus investigation. https://t.co/KTS3o27xee

[Keri Blakinger @keribla]

NEW: A House Democrat is pushing to ban the federal prison system from offering taxpayer-funded VIP perks to drug lords and child traffickers. But, so far, Republicans have opposed that.

My latest for @propublica: https://t.co/iFInf9J4aE

[ICIJ @ICIJorg]

Starting now!

Join the livestream of our "Inside #CancerCalculus" panel: https://t.co/Lpkw1pwkl2

[ICIJ @ICIJorg]

Reporting for our #CancerCalculus investigation, ICIJ's Brenda Medina saw firsthand in Guatemala how scarce access to Keytruda, the world’s bestselling drug, shapes life and death decisions around cancer treatment. https://t.co/y98tkAP0kA

[Scilla Alecci @scilla_alecci]

With the amazing team @citizenlab we investigated the cyber attacks against @ICIJorg & its network following our #ChinaTargets exposé. If they want to intimidate journalists...they should make fewer mistakes. Noob! https://t.co/o0pruSmJvA

[ICIJ @ICIJorg]

The U.S. has revoked tourist visas for five board members at La Nación, Costa Rica’s most influential newspaper, in what critics are calling an “unprecedented” measure that could have a “chilling effect” on free speech in the Central American nation. https://t.co/LCyL8rfSgi

[Sydney Freedberg @spfreedberg]

‘Unacceptable’: Lawmakers react to revelations from ICIJ’s Cancer Calculus investigation - ICIJ https://t.co/kYjKIV5Ilh

[ICIJ @ICIJorg]

“International stuff is the coolest thing you can do in journalism,” @b_obermayer told ICIJ recalling the start of #PanamaPapers.

“When we got the documents, we instantly thought this might be our chance to get the ICIJ to do a project we actually started.” https://t.co/viHt194Wzh