Manisha Ganguly

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

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

Career

While living in Kolkata, Ganguly was the founder and editor of feminist counterculture webzine, Eyezine.[8] 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.[9]

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,[10][11] foreign meddling, violations of the UN arms embargo, desecration of the bodies of prisoners of war and civilians in Libya,[12][13] use of cluster munitions in Ukraine,[14] human trafficking in the Middle East,[7][15] uncovered the training of the killers of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.[7] Ganguly was interviewed about her investigative reporting on Ukraine by El Mundo,[16] ARTE,[17] and L'Orient Le Jour.[18]

She holds a PhD titled "Future of Investigative Journalism: The Age of Automation, A.I. & Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)" from the University of Westminster[19]

Recognition and awards

Ganguly has won a number of awards for her work including the 2020 George Weidenfeld Special Preis for Courageous Reporting,[20][21] In April 2021, Ganguly was included by Forbes magazine on their annual 30 Under 30 in the media category.[22] She has also won international awards including One Young World journalist of the year 2022,[23] MHP 30 to watch under 30 in 2021[24] and 2020,[25] WeAreTechWomen's TechWomen100 2021,[26] Best Investigation at the Asian Media Awards 2021,[27] Outstanding Young Journalist at the Asian Media Awards 2020,[28] and an Amnesty International Media Award[29][30]

Ganguly's journalism was shortlisted for the Association of International Broadcasting Young Journalist Award,[31] One World Media Award for Coronavirus Reporting,[32] Outstanding Young Journalist at the Asian Media Awards [33] in 2020, and for the Broadcast Awards in 2021.[34]

References
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  2. "First Steps to Getting Started in Open Source Research". bellingcat. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  3. Ganguly, Manisha (2022-03-02). "15 Tips for Investigating War Crimes". Global Investigative Journalism Network. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  4. "15 tips for investigating war crimes in Ukraine and beyond". Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  5. "Så avslöjar du krigsbrotten - Scoop". www.scoopmagasin.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  6. "Royaume-Uni : La traque des preuves de crimes de guerre - Regarder le documentaire complet". ARTE (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  7. "Manisha Ganguly". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  8. Braun, Johanna (2021-06-18). Hysterical Methodologies in the Arts: Rising in Revolt. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-66360-5.
  9. Braun, Johanna (2020-11-16). Performing Hysteria. Leuven University Press. ISBN 978-94-6270-211-0.
  10. "Death of a peacemaker". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  11. "Idlib 'double tap' air strikes: Who's to blame?". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  12. Libyan conflict: Suspected war crimes shared online - BBC Newsnight, retrieved 2022-04-15
  13. Libya's 'Game of Drones' - Full documentary - BBC Africa Eye | BBC Arabic, retrieved 2022-04-15
  14. "Ukraine war: What weapon killed 50 people in station attack?". BBC News. 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  15. Maids for Sale: Silicon Valley's Online Slave Market - BBC News, retrieved 2022-04-15
  16. "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.
  17. "Royaume-Uni : La traque des preuves de crimes de guerre - Regarder le documentaire complet". ARTE (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  18. "Documenter les crimes de guerre en Ukraine : une opération à double tranchant". L'Orient-Le Jour. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  19. "Ganguly, Manisha | University of Westminster". www.westminster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  20. "2020". Axel-Springer-Preis (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  21. Axel Springer Preis 2020, retrieved 2022-04-15
  22. "Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2021: Media & Marketing". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  23. "Manisha Ganguly named Journalist of the Year 2022". www.westminster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  24. "MHP Mischief 30 To Watch: Young Journalist Awards 2021". MHP Mischief. 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  25. "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.
  26. "TechWomen100 Awards | Winners 2020". WeAreTechWomen - Supporting Women in Technology. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  27. "Asian Media Awards 2021 Winners". Asian Media Awards. 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  28. "Asian Media Awards 2020 Finalists". Asian Media Awards. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  29. "Amnesty Media Awards". Amnesty Media Awards. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  30. "Manisha Ganguly and her team at BBC Arabic win Amnesty Media Award". www.westminster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  31. "Manisha Ganguly shortlisted for two young journalist awards". www.westminster.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  32. Manager, Chloe Choppen Comms. "Announcing the longlist for Coronavirus Reporting Award 2020". One World Media. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  33. Baddhan, Lakh (2020-10-01). "Asian Media Awards 2020: Finalists list". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Brit, Events and Music. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  34. "Shortlist 2021 - Broadcast Awards 2021". 2021-06-27. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
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