A data-driven watchdog reporter based in London, I've also been training data journalism across the map. An IRE member and offspring of the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ), I've published with Reuters, the BBC, ICIJ, openDemocracy, Greenpeace Unearthed, Euobserver, The Black Sea... you name it! :-). Being shortlisted for the Paul Foot Award in 2017, being part of the winning team of "Investigation of the Year" at the 2015 Data Journalism Awards, and having sued the European Parliament over MEPs' expenses, I'd say the skills I teach are worth the effort. A portfolio of mine can be found at crinaboros.tumblr.com, as well as a manual I've co-written for journalists working in countries where there's little transparency (freely available at https://tinyurl.com/ddj-birn-manual).