Jake Bernstein (journalist)
Jake Bernsteinis an American investigative journalist and author. He previously worked with theInternational Consortium of Investigative Journalists.During a 25-year career, he has reported on the civil war in Central America, industrial pollution in Texas, political corruption in Miami, system-crashing greed onWall Street,and the secret world of offshore accounts and money laundering.[1]He has written travel pieces, reviewed movies and books, and has appeared as a radio and TV journalist.
His 2017 book,Secrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money Networks and the Global Elite,takes an in-depth look at the evolution of offshore financial assets, as seen through thePanama Papers,and the journalists and investigators who tried to break through its secrecy. The book was made into a feature film titledThe Laundromat,directed bySteven Soderbergh.Bernstein received anexecutive producercredit on the film.[2]
Career[edit]
Bernstein speaksSpanishand began his journalism career inLatin Americaas a freelancer. After a brief stint atThePasadenaCitizen,Bernstein joined theMiami New Timesas a staff writer and reporter (1997–2002), where he covered political corruption and media and the environment with stories including the fight overElián González,Evergladesrestoration and the 2000 presidential recount.[citation needed]
The Texas Observer[edit]
In mid-2002, Bernstein joinedThe Texas Observeras a reporter and editor, and became executive editor in 2004, serving through 2008. During his tenure at theObserver,Bernstein covered stories on government surveillance,Tom DeLay's money laundering legislative takeover and the demographic shift in Texas. Under his leadership,Utne ReadernamedThe Texas Observer,Best Political Magazine of 2005.[citation needed]
ProPublica[edit]
Bernstein joinedProPublicain 2008, shortly after its founding, where he worked as a business reporter.[3]In 2011, he and a colleague won thePulitzer Prize for National Reportingfor coverage ofWall Streetin the lead up to thefinancial crisis.[3]In 2014, Bernstein broke the story of the secret tapes ofCarmen Segarra,awhistleblowerbank examiner with theFederal Reserve Bank of New York.The story prompted a U.S. Senate hearing.[4][5]
Panama Papers[edit]
Bernstein worked as senior reporter as part of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists on thePanama Papers.In addition to sharing a byline on the main story,[6]Bernstein also authored the consortium's piece on the Russian findings inAll Putin's Men: Secret Records Reveal Money Network Tied to Russian Leaderand the story onThe Art of Secrecyin the offshore world. The project won the Pulitzer Prize forExplanatory Reportingand was a Pulitzer finalist forInternational Reporting.
Bernstein signed withUnited Talent Agency(UTA) to sell the book for film and television.[7]
Bibliography[edit]
- VICE: Dick Cheney and the Hijacking of the American Presidency,by Lou Dubose and Jake Bernstein.Random House,2006.ISBN1400065763,978-1400065769
- Secrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money Networks and the Global Elite,by Jake Bernstein.Macmillan Audio,2017.ISBN1427290792,978-1427290793
Awards[edit]
| Year | Award | Organization | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Pulitzer Prize | Explanatory Reporting | "Panama Papers" | Won |
| 2017 | The Pulitzer Prize | International Reporting | "Panama Papers" | Finalist |
| 2017 | Polk Award | Financial Reporting | "Panama Papers" | Won |
| 2011 | The Pulitzer Prize | National Reporting | "The Wall Street Money Machine" | Won |
| 2011 | Goldsmith Award[8] | Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting | "The Wall Street Money Machine" | Finalist |
| 2011 | The IRE Awards | Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc. | Finalist | |
| 2012 | Best Business Writing | Columbia University | Awarded | |
| 2013 | Best Business Writing | Columbia University | Awarded |
External links[edit]
See also[edit]
- International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
- List of people named in the Panama Papers
- The Laundromat— 2019 film, with screenplay based onSecrecy World
References[edit]
- ^"Bio – Jake Bernstein".jakebernstein.net.RetrievedOctober 18,2019.
- ^Firm at Center of Panama Papers Sues Netflix Over 'The Laundromat'"New York TimesOctober 16, 2019
- ^ab"Jake Bernstein – ProPublica".ProPublica.March 25, 2015.RetrievedApril 29,2016.
- ^"The Secret Recordings of Carmen Segarra".This American Life.September 26, 2014.RetrievedOctober 19,2019.
- ^"Inside Job".This American Life.April 9, 2010.RetrievedOctober 19,2019.
- ^"Denials, outrage after 'Panama Papers' published – CNN Video".CNN.April 4, 2016.RetrievedMay 2,2016.
- ^"Hot Panama Papers Project Shopped for Film and TV Amid Book Deal".The Hollywood Reporter.April 20, 2016.RetrievedMay 2,2016.
- ^"Goldsmith Awards Program – Shorenstein Center – Shorenstein Center".April 13, 2014. Archived fromthe originalon April 13, 2014.RetrievedOctober 19,2019.
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