About the Collaboration

Blowing Unsmoke
Investigation

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“Blowing Unsmoke” brought together journalists from 10 countries on four continents to look at how Philip Morris International’s new IQOS product is shaping the landscape of tobacco.

Project Coordinators: Alessia Cerantola, Andrei Ciurcanu

Contributing journalists and editors:

OCCRP: Alessia Cerantola, Andrei Ciurcanu, Jared Ferrie, Caroline Henshaw, Lilia Saúl Rodríguez, Julia Wallace

RAI 3 Report: Giulio Valesini, Laura Nesi, Elisa Bruno

Kyiv Post: Anna Myroniuk

Waseda Chronicle: Makoto Watanabe, Nanami Nakagawa, Robert Hongo, Mariko Tsuji, Shota Tomonaga, Annelise Giseburt

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Matthew Chapman

Investigative Reporting Lab - Macedonia: Saska Cvetkovska, David Ilieski

RISE Romania: Andrei Ciurcanu

Aristegui Noticias: Lilia Saúl Rodriguez

Cuestión Pública: David Tarizona

Plaza Pública: Paolina Albani

Dominican Republic: Mariela Mejía

Fact-checking: Inna Civirjic, Olena LaFoy, Dima Stoianov

Research: Jelter Meers

Promotion: Charlie Turner

Illustrations: Svetlana Tiourina

OCCRP received a grant from Vital Strategies to fund part of this work.