The Outlaw Ocean

Pianist Francesco Taskayali Praises The Outlaw Ocean Music Project, an Unusual Collaboration With Journalist Ian Urbina

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

WASHINGTON, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --In a striking video, Italian pianist and composer Francesco Taskayali explains why he collaborated with investigative reporter Ian Urbina to draw attention to human rights and environmental abuses at sea within The Outlaw Ocean Music Project.

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  • WASHINGTON, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --In a striking video, Italian pianist and composer Francesco Taskayali explains why he collaborated with investigative reporter Ian Urbina to draw attention to human rights and environmental abuses at sea within The Outlaw Ocean Music Project.
  • Growing up, Taskayali spent time living in Istanbul and Italy, and began composing music at age 13 with the song, "E' Sera."
  • In a "Behind the Music" video posted by The Outlaw Ocean Project, Taskayali reflects on the impact of The Outlaw Ocean Project's reporting.
  • About The Outlaw Ocean Project:
    The Outlaw Ocean Project is a non-profit journalism organization founded by Ian Urbina that produces investigative stories about environmental and human rights concerns at sea globally.

E.U. Parliament Reacts to New Investigation by Ian Urbina & The Outlaw Ocean Project

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Friday, January 14, 2022

The Outlaw Ocean Project, a journalism non-profit directed by award-winning investigative reporter Ian Urbina , partnered with the New Yorker to publish the 10,000-word story.

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  • The Outlaw Ocean Project, a journalism non-profit directed by award-winning investigative reporter Ian Urbina , partnered with the New Yorker to publish the 10,000-word story.
  • About The Outlaw Ocean Project:
    The Outlaw Ocean Project is a journalism non-profit that produces investigative stories about human rights and environmental concerns on the two thirds of the planet covered by water.
  • Investigative reporter Ian Urbina founded the organization after spending years at sea reporting stories about lawlessness at sea for the Times, and later for The Outlaw Ocean book, published in 2019.
  • Part of what The Outlaw Ocean Project and Ian Urbina seek to do is not just produce polished narrative investigative journalism but also convert that journalism into new forms in order to reach new audiences.