The art of source cultivation — Conversations from Storyology

"They're putting their arses out there for you." — Gerard Ryle, who led the Panama Papers Sources are the heart of investigative journalism. Here we share a feisty conversation between four veteran investigative reporters from across the globe on how they go about finding, cultivating and not burning the people behind their work. Featuring Gerard Ryle, director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists; Heidi Blake, investigations editor at BuzzFeed UK; Daniela Pinheiro, senior writer at Piauí Magazine; and moderator Quentin Dempster AO, political editor of The New Daily and a Walkley Trustee. Conversations from Storyology is a miniseries of the WalkleyTalks podcast bringing you the best bits of Storyology, our 2016 journalism festival. It's produced by Kate Golden for the Walkley Foundation, at the 2SER studios in Sydney, Australia. Subscribe to our newsletter at walkleys.com/subscribe. Music is "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere.