About Bang


Joseph-Noël Sylvestre, “Sack of Rome”.

Civilization has gone a long way. We like to think we are living in one of the most advanced times humanity ever saw. Technology makes us proud. There are so many things being discovered, healed, invented or improved.

But barbarism is around the corner.

Some wars are going on right now. Real people are being killed for reasons not much different than whatever cause a soldier had to cut someone´s throat with a sword a thousand years ago. People are still being robbed, beated, cheated, attacked, fooled… Everywhere. Society and democracy are suffering as well.

Bang is a publication dedicated to report true stories from the extreme corners of the world. In depth tales that feel outdated in the face of the great achievements of our time, but that are still true — the ugly truth.

We will look at the great criminal issues of our time: corruption, human rights violations and blood crimes. We will not glorify crime and do not intend to make a living out of someone´s misery.

What we will do is use the best resources out there to say: this is happening right now somewhere. In order to do that, we will make an extra effort to make our work enjoyable, beautiful, even though we are describing ugly things.

Our precepts


  • We believe in journalism done responsibly, in depth and with patience.
  • We will publish our stories in English and Portuguese — since we are Brazilian.
  • Reading should flow. Your time is precious and we believe you don´t like ugly things.
  • Designers, photographers and videomarkers are our friends.
    Get in touch if you feel you can help.
  • Distance is not a problem. If you want to write a story, pitch it, wherever you are. We already work far away from each other.
  • We work aperiodically. We will publish new work whenever it´s ready. To be notified about new posts, follow us here on Medium, Facebook, G+, or Twitter.

Editors


Leandro Demori, 34, is a journalist who graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul specializing in investigative journalism with an emphasis on the mafia through the Investigative Journalism Association of Rome (Italy), and certified as a Web Investigator by City University London (England). He wrote a biography on Italian mobster Tommaso Buscetta, to be published in Brazil by Companhia das Letras. [twitter]

Fronteira is always chasing great stories. We are a journalism agency based in Brazil, but looking everywhere. Born in 2011, we write ever since for some of the largest Brazilian magazines, like Superinteressante, Galileu and Piauí. We have published books and e-books, edited full-size magazines, done in-depth reporting and told great stories in tiny spaces. We believe people will always be intereseted in the things that happens around them (and around the world). Fronteira was founded by Alexandre de Santi, a reporter and editor, and Sílvia Lisboa, reporter and editor with large experience on science and health issues. They are both working on the field since 1999 and are the parents of the lovely Isabel.