Nicole Sadek is an investigative reporter for ICIJ. Previously, she was a data journalist at Bloomberg Law. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Inside Climate News, the Arizona Republic, and other publications.
Nicole holds a bachelor's degree in international studies and creative writing from Emory University and a master's degree in investigative journalism from Arizona State University. She first joined ICIJ in 2022 as an editorial fellow as part of the Scripps Howard Foundation's Roy W. Howard Fellowship program.
- Investigations
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Shadow Diplomats
2022
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Hidden Treasures
2022
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The Uber Files
2022
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Russia Archive
2022
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The Ericsson List
2022
- Stories by Nicole Sadek
Officials touted upcoming moves to close regulatory loopholes that could expose the United States’ financial system to evolving threats.
May 20, 2024
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The eldest daughter of Angola’s former autocrat has found cover in the United Arab Emirates, where she, her mother and a business associate are linked to multiple properties, Dubai Unlocked reveals.
May 14, 2024
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Embezzled public funds were allegedly used to purchase the Manhattan apartment for the use of the daughter of one of Africa’s longest-serving authoritarian leaders.
Apr 09, 2024
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Reporter Boyoung Lim originally started her career as an officer on the Korean police force, before realizing there were other ways to help people pursue justice and hold the powerful to account.
Feb 21, 2023
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Reporters Will Fitzgibbon, Debbie Cenziper and Diana Moukalled take us behind the scenes of the Shadow Diplomats investigation and reveal how ICIJ and its partners uncovered hundreds of part-time diplomats embroiled in controversy.
Feb 02, 2023
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ICIJ member Guilherme Amado, a seasoned investigative journalist, was uniquely placed to cover Brazil's recent election. But reporting on the contest still came with significant challenges and risks.
Jan 08, 2023
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Ed Pierson joins ICIJ for a Q&A on blowing the whistle and airplane safety advocacy ahead of a panel event at this week’s Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival and Symposium.
Oct 11, 2022
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One year after the Pandora Papers, we revisit one of the biggest stories of the investigation with our Czech member Pavla Holcová, and hear more about her extraordinary career in journalism.
Oct 11, 2022
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