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Emmanuel Freudenthal

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Africa, Nairobi
As seen in: Lighthouse Reports, MSN, The Guardian, The Telegraph, ABC News (Australia), Der Spiegel, Le Monde, Newsweek, Libération, Sydney Morning Herald, Flipboard and
Part time investigations editor @LHreports, focus on global food systems. Won/lost enough awards to be confused by them. Now at emmanfre.bsky.social

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Emmanuel Freudenthal is an investigative journalist. He has conducted investigations all over Africa for a decade, from nerdy open-source journalism to extended trips in conflict zones.

See his latest stories on his website: www.emmanuel-freudenthal.com

Articles

'If all else fails, sue': How ultra-processed food firms are using the courts to obstruct health rules

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By Andrew Gregory, Emmanuel Freudenthal Verified
| MSN Verified
The world's biggest ultra-processed food companies have filed scores of lawsuits challenging government policies that tackle junk diets, the Guardian can reveal. Ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to harm in every major organ system of the human body and poses a seismic threat to global health . Worldwide consumption is rising and UPF now makes up as much as half the average diet in many countries, including the UK, the US and Australia.
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Biya’s private travels: The story behind the story

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By Emmanuel Freudenthal Verified
| Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) Verified
The topic was obvious. The numerous overseas trips of their president Paul Biya have long irritated many Cameroonians, especially due to the street closures that accompany his return, blocking traffic for hours in the capital of Yaoundé. Their annoyance deepened in October 2017, when Biya was away in Switzerland while protests in the Anglophone west of the country were violently quashed.
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The Surveillance Empire That Tracked World Leaders, a Vatican Enemy, and Maybe You

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By Gabriel Geiger, Crofton Black, Emmanuel Freudenthal Verified
| Mother Jones Verified
“The problem is the export license, huh? For this we can find a…a way.” It was early June and Guenther Rudolph was in an expansive mood. Sharp-suited, relaxed, and charming, he was standing in a booth in Prague’s Clarion Congress Hotel. Every year the Clarion hosts an exclusive gathering: the premier get-together of the surveillance industry, called ISS World Training, where law enforcement and intelligence officials from across the globe mingle with representatives of leading spy companies.
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Awards

Peabody Award

2019 - News
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