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Manisha Ganguly
Picture of Manisha Ganguly speaking on stage
Born (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 29)
Kolkata, India
Alma materUniversity of Westminster
OccupationInvestigative journalist
EmployerThe Guardian
Websitewww.manishaganguly.com

Manisha Ganguly (born 13 January 1995) is an investigations correspondent at The Guardian,[1] specialising in Open Source intelligence.[2][3] She previously worked as investigative documentary producer for the BBC, where she won multiple awards for her work exposing war crimes.[4][5][6][7] She lives in London, United Kingdom.[8]

Career

While living in Kolkata, Ganguly was the founder and editor of feminist counterculture webzine, Eyezine.[9] The website reported on human rights abuses in Kashmir, and sexual assault by riot police in West Bengal, which resulted in 100,000 readers in one month for the website.[10]

For the BBC, her investigative documentaries exposed double-tap attacks by Russian planes in Syria and war crimes by Turkish-backed forces in the Syrian civil war,[11][12] foreign meddling, violations of the UN arms embargo, desecration of the bodies of prisoners of war and civilians in Libya,[13][14] use of cluster munitions in Ukraine,[15] human trafficking in the Middle East,[8][16] uncovered the training of the killers of journalist Jamal Khashoggi,[8] discovered China's most famous MeToo activist who had been missing.[17] In 2022, Ganguly's investigation documented the torture of Russian anti-war prisoners in a Moscow police station and the identities of the officers,[18] which resulted in the officers being sanctioned by the EU.[19]

Ganguly was interviewed about her investigative reporting on Ukraine by Bellingcat,[20] El Mundo,[21] ARTE,[22] and L'Orient Le Jour.[23]

She holds a PhD titled "Future of Investigative Journalism: The Age of Automation, A.I. & Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)" from the University of Westminster.[24][25] It is the first PhD in OSINT mapping the impact on investigative journalism.[26] Ganguly's research also focussed on incidences of PTSD and the mental health impact of looking at graphic violence in OSINT investigations in war zones. She is a vocal proponent of women's representation and diversity in the OSINT space and investigative journalism.[27]

In 2023, following the Twitter takeover by Elon Musk and banning of ElonJet, Ganguly expressed concern for Twitter becoming "an inhospitable platform for the OSINT community".[28] Ganguly also criticised the verification of the account of assassinated journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Musk for Twitter Blue, tweeting: “Jamal Khashoggi deserves better".[29][30]

Ganguly investigated Team Jorge, a team of Israeli contractors led by Tal Hanan, claiming to have meddled in more 30 elections worldwide and Aims, their software to launch bot armies[31][32][33] with the Guardian and Forbidden Stories. It resulted in the suspension of French broadcaster Rachid M'Barki of BFMTV.[34] She investigated NTC-Vulkan, which develops a Russian disinformation network and cyberweapons used by the Russian military and intelligence agencies as a part of the Vulkan Files.[35] Ganguly acquired the Pentagon Leaks from Discord for the Guardian,[36] and reported that half the special forces deployments in Ukraine consisted of UK special forces.[37] Ganguly investigated the lineage of colonial looting of jewellery in the royal collection owned by Elizabeth II, and the British royal family.[38][39]

Recognition and awards

Ganguly has won a number of awards for her work including the 2020 George Weidenfeld Special Preis for Courageous Reporting,[40][41] In April 2021, Ganguly was included by Forbes magazine on their annual 30 Under 30 in the media category.[42] She has also won international awards including One Young World journalist of the year 2022,[43] MHP 30 to watch under 30 in 2021[44] and 2020,[45] WeAreTechWomen's TechWomen100 2021,[46] Best Investigation at the Asian Media Awards 2021,[47] Outstanding Young Journalist at the Asian Media Awards 2020,[48] and two Amnesty International Media Awards for Best Investigation in 2020 and 2023.[49][50] [51]

Ganguly's journalism was shortlisted for the Association of International Broadcasting Young Journalist Award,[52] One World Media Award for Coronavirus Reporting,[53] Outstanding Young Journalist at the Asian Media Awards [54] in 2020, and for the Broadcast Awards in 2021.[55]

References

  1. ^ Ahmed, Mariam (2022-12-01). "The Guardian taps Ganguly to serve on investigations team". Talking Biz News. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  2. ^ "OSINT and the Future of Investigative Journalism" with Dr. Manisha Ganguly, retrieved 2022-12-17
  3. ^ "First Steps to Getting Started in Open Source Research". bellingcat. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  4. ^ Ganguly, Manisha (2022-03-02). "15 Tips for Investigating War Crimes". Global Investigative Journalism Network. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  5. ^ "15 tips for investigating war crimes in Ukraine and beyond". Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  6. ^ "Så avslöjar du krigsbrotten - Scoop". www.scoopmagasin.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  7. ^ "Royaume-Uni : La traque des preuves de crimes de guerre - Regarder le documentaire complet". ARTE (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  8. ^ a b c "Manisha Ganguly". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  9. ^ Braun, Johanna (2021-06-18). Hysterical Methodologies in the Arts: Rising in Revolt. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-66360-5.
  10. ^ Braun, Johanna (2020-11-16). Performing Hysteria. Leuven University Press. ISBN 978-94-6270-211-0.
  11. ^ "Death of a peacemaker". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  12. ^ "Idlib 'double tap' air strikes: Who's to blame?". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  13. ^ Libyan conflict: Suspected war crimes shared online - BBC Newsnight, retrieved 2022-04-15
  14. ^ Libya's 'Game of Drones' - Full documentary - BBC Africa Eye | BBC Arabic, retrieved 2022-04-15
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  20. ^ Fiorella, Giancarlo (2021-11-09). "First Steps to Getting Started in Open Source Research". bellingcat. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  21. ^ "Los detectives de los crímenes de guerra: "Pude identificar en un vídeo a los culpables y localizar al familiar de una víctima"". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  22. ^ "Royaume-Uni : La traque des preuves de crimes de guerre - Regarder le documentaire complet". ARTE (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  23. ^ "Documenter les crimes de guerre en Ukraine : une opération à double tranchant". L'Orient-Le Jour. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  24. ^ "Ganguly, Manisha | University of Westminster". www.westminster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  25. ^ "OSINT and the Future of Investigative Journalism" with Dr. Manisha Ganguly, retrieved 2023-03-20
  26. ^ "How Bellingcat gets 15,000 people on Discord to talk about investigative journalism". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  27. ^ "OSINT and the Future of Investigative Journalism" with Dr. Manisha Ganguly, retrieved 2023-03-31
  28. ^ "Dr. manisha ganguly | STATE of OSINT". stateofosint.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  29. ^ "These celebrities 'subscribed to Twitter Blue.' Except they're dead". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  30. ^ "The Detroit News". www.detroitnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  31. ^ "Wednesday 15 January , The Monocle Daily 2402 - Radio". Monocle. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  32. ^ Höfner, Roman (2023-02-15). "Storykillers-Recherche: Wie die Undercover-Reporter sich bei Team Jorge einschlichen". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
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  34. ^ "French broadcaster BFMTV suspends presenter amid Israeli disinformation scandal". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  35. ^ Harding, Luke; Ganguly, Manisha; Sabbagh, Dan (2023-03-30). "'Vulkan files' leak reveals Putin's global and domestic cyberwarfare tactics". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  36. ^ Moore, Hannah; Ganguly, Manisha; Borger, Julian; Atack, Alex; Glasser, Tom; Zygadlo, Rudi; Cassin, Elizabeth (2023-04-18). "The Pentagon leaks: how did US security files end up on Discord? - podcast". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  37. ^ Davies, Harry; Ganguly, Manisha (2023-04-11). "Up to 50 UK special forces present in Ukraine this year, US leak suggests". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  38. ^ Samachar, Asia (2023-04-10). "Plundered stones from Punjab and India". Asia Samachar. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  39. ^ "What we know so far about British royals' wealth and finances – Guardian Staff". BHARATA BHARATI. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  40. ^ "2020". Axel-Springer-Preis (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  41. ^ Axel Springer Preis 2020, retrieved 2022-04-15
  42. ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2021: Media & Marketing". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  43. ^ "Manisha Ganguly named Journalist of the Year 2022". www.westminster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  44. ^ "MHP Mischief 30 To Watch: Young Journalist Awards 2021". MHP Mischief. 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  45. ^ "Manisha Ganguly recognised as a 'Mischief + MHP 30 To Watch Young Journalist' for her work in international affairs". www.westminster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  46. ^ "TechWomen100 Awards | Winners 2020". WeAreTechWomen - Supporting Women in Technology. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  47. ^ "Asian Media Awards 2021 Winners". Asian Media Awards. 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  48. ^ "Asian Media Awards 2020 Finalists". Asian Media Awards. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  49. ^ "Amnesty Media Awards". Amnesty Media Awards. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  50. ^ "Manisha Ganguly and her team at BBC Arabic win Amnesty Media Award". www.westminster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  51. ^ "Amnesty Media Awards - 2023 Finalists". Amnesty Media Awards. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  52. ^ "Manisha Ganguly shortlisted for two young journalist awards". www.westminster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  53. ^ Manager, Chloe Choppen Comms. "Announcing the longlist for Coronavirus Reporting Award 2020". One World Media. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  54. ^ Baddhan, Lakh (2020-10-01). "Asian Media Awards 2020: Finalists list". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Brit, Events and Music. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  55. ^ "Shortlist 2021 - Broadcast Awards 2021". 2021-06-27. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
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