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MEDIA OVERVIEW

Description

El Mundo is the second largest printed daily newspaper in Spain. It was founded in 1989 and has its headquarters in Madrid. Editorially, El Mundo often expresses the mainstream views of the centre-right with liberal overtones. El Mundo has played a key role in uncovering a number of scandals, among them embezzlement by the commander of the Guardia Civil, accusations of insider trading and tax fraud by the governor of the Central Bank of Spain and aspects of the Bárcenas affair. Investigative reporting by the staff of El Mundo also revealed connections between the terrorist Grupos Antiterroristas de Liberación (GAL) and the Socialist administration of Felipe González, revelations that contributed to his defeat in the 1996 elections.

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Funded Innovation projects

  • The World’s Penicillin Problem (2017)

    This project will investigate a long worldwide shortage of penicillin, specifically the injectable form of the antibiotic Benzathine Penicillin G, looking at the causes & consequences for those who need this life-saving medication.

  • Medicamentalia II - Vaccines (2016)

    Medicamentalia II focuses on the analysis of development, marketing and delivery of vaccines to explain differences in access to health.

  • Wells of Tears – The Bangladesh Arsenic Project (2015)

    Wells of Tears will tell the story of the mass arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh and explore solutions to this problem.

  • Can Quinoa Feed the World? (2016)

    This story asks how quinoa, a seed cultivated for thousands years in the andean region, started to conquer the world 10 years ago and how this impacts andean growers and world security.

  • Fighting Polio (2015)

    The polio eradication campaign is the largest medical campaign worldwide. Why did it fail to achieve eradication on the intended date and what are its strengths and weaknesses?

  • European Cash Flows in Kenya (2013)

    Kenya's GDP is rising, due in part to investments of the EU, the second largest trading partner with Kenya after China. This story investigates how these investments exacerbate economic inequalities and resource exploitation.

  • Fueling the War (2013)

    This project explores sides of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo that are often ignored in the media. Through data journalism methods, the project shows how the war is big business.