Eva Constantaras

Nomadic data journalist | #ddj advisor @Internews in Asia, data editor @LHreports, data trainer at @thibitweets | @evaconstantaras.bsky.social

[Eva Constantaras @EvaConstantaras]

While I would never wish upon anyone the experience of publishing the biggest investigation of the year the day after NICAR, conversations at #NICAR23 crystalized for me the contribution I hope it makes to the data journalism community. https://t.co/pNuG3srsFR

[Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn]

Reforestation Failure

The Philippines’ National Greening Program (NGP) is considered the country’s most ambitious reforestation program to date. But 14 years after launch, @DavaoToday, @thibi_co & @LHreports' reporting show how the program has failed.

https://t.co/TsVhYkAjqR

[Lighthouse Reports @LHreports]

Across Europe college-educated migrants are locked out of the skilled workforce due to policy failures. @publico & @LHReports reveal how Portugal mitigated brain waste, as well as the limits of this success https://t.co/WD0DyJZjSL

[Eva Constantaras @EvaConstantaras]

@k_rellihan @NatGeo https://t.co/0XaAwdVLSg

[The Environmental Reporting Collective @ercinvestigates]

🌍 ERC seeks a Managing Editor! 🌍
We need a journalist/editor with experience in investigative and environmental reporting to lead our future projects. Remote role, SEA preferred. Help us make an impact! Apply now: https://t.co/fADAdCYDiy (rolling review)

[Lighthouse Reports @LHreports]

What do QAnon, anti-vaxxers, climate change deniers & Oxford car owners have in common? A year-long investigation of 100mn Telegram posts shows how the QAnon community exploits social media loopholes to propel brand new conspiracy theories on climate change issues into public discourse. https://t.co/IOaFtGvchK

[Lighthouse Reports @LHreports]

We partnered with @BigLocalNews to archive the data analysis from our brain waste series to ensure journalists are able to tell their own localized stories of brain waste. https://t.co/IGUgWpcWph

[Eva Constantaras @EvaConstantaras]

This part of the @LHreports series on brain waste features poignant, nuanced descriptions of the lives of migrant professionals to illustrate the root causes of the startling high rates of brain waste in Sweden. #ddj It tells the human story beyond the data.

[Justin Yarga @y_jus]

Good news! I have a new article out today! It’s an investigation in collaboration with @unbiasthenews and @LHreports. Find out more about the investigation and read the full article here: https://t.co/G6oXOO5Cgq

[Eva Constantaras @EvaConstantaras]

This Brain Waste story led by @bearamalhosilva sheds light on bureaucratic barriers keeping doctors from working in their specialties as part of the larger European failure of degree recognition & tells the stories of impossible decisions facing migrant doctors shut out of jobs

[Lighthouse Reports @LHreports]

In Part 2 of the Lighthouse, El Pais and Unbias the News and Financial Times investigation into Brain Waste we take a deep dive into insurmountable barriers for migrant professionals to break into the professional workforce in Europe: Spain’s failure to get thousands of migrant doctors into the hospitals, clinics and communities that needs them and Sweden’s exclusion of most migrant professionals

[Eva Constantaras @EvaConstantaras]

Part 2 of the @LHreports brain waste investigation with @unbiasthenews @elpais_espana @FT zooms in on the lives of migrants who struggle to overcome the systemic barriers locking them out of their professions in their new homes across Europe. In this piece @y_jus examines Sweden

[Unbias the News @unbiasthenews]

When Solomon, Meiyuan and Dalia moved to Sweden, they had one thing in common: they hoped to continue their careers in a country with a reputation for welcoming newcomers. What they didn’t know: they were moving to the land with the 2nd highest brain waste gap in Europe. 🧵⬇️

[Lighthouse Reports @LHreports]

JOB ALERT! The deadline is looming (end of day June 15) to join us as deputy managing editor. If you want to be part of growing a collaborative culture and discarding dysfunctions of newsrooms past then apply here

https://t.co/ugL7fRo0ky

[Eva Constantaras @EvaConstantaras]

A @thibi_co @earthjournalism #ddj investigation and a @LHreports investigation featured the same week! I work with such a lots of talented people.

[Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn]

Stories of the Week:

🟡A collaborative project led by @OCCRP probes who owns what Dubai property.
🟠@lemondefr, @DIEZEIT & @guardian investigate China's fake clothing sales sites.
🔴@CNN reports on inhumane treatment of Palestinians in a detention camp.

https://t.co/zY1F2TdW7k

[Thibi @hellothibi]

🧵 Has the Philippines created a garbage problem too big to dig its way out of?

In this data story by @PCIJdotOrg, Environmental Data Journalism Academy fellow @JeloMantaring digs deep into the Philippines' garbage crisis. ⌄

#DDJ #DataJournalism #Philippines

[Thibi @hellothibi]

READ | Has the Philippines created a garbage problem too big to dig its way out of?

🇵🇭 Environmental data story by @JeloMantaring.

| via @PCIJdotOrg

FULL STORY 👇

https://t.co/exk2ydGhp9

[Eva Constantaras @EvaConstantaras]

5. Data is only a part of the story. Our data analysis suggests hundreds of different storytelling possibilities and our ability to produce well-crafted stories that engage readers and bridge divides will make or break this series! Stay tuned for next round of stories.

[Eva Constantaras @EvaConstantaras]

Inspired by @BigLocalNews and @KnightFound @AP data team in the US and @bureaulocal and the @BBC Shared Data Unit in the UK, the @LHreports data team had been had been seeking out a high-value data set full of opportunities for important, localized accountability stories. A 🧵

[Eva Constantaras @EvaConstantaras]

4. Findings are not “self-explanatory.” The more that data and traditional reporters define & shape the main investigative questions together, the smoother the process of reconciling the analysis & the information that reporters need to understand the results & inform reporting.