Source: Walid Batrawi March 2024. Award Winning investigative journalist Walid Batrawi (1969, Jerusalem) left his home in Ramallah after working for almost 30 years as a journalist and witness of modern day Palestine. As one of the few Palestinian voices left he continues his work from his new home in Toronto. His most recent project … Read more
By Owen Carpenter-Zehe Joe Sexton did not become an investigative journalist to “fucking save democracy.” He didn’t even intend to work in the news; from what he describes as accidents of good fortune and bad, life led him to create thoughtful, and revelatory stories throughout his forty-plus-year journey in the “newspaper racket.” Joe, 65, discussed … Read more
By: Alexander Nicolas Khan “I know that my work, by itself, doesn’t account to much. It is by being part of acommunity of like-minded people that keep working and sharing information andresources that my work becomes significant, important, and in some ways evenreal.” Photo: PrivateBorn: Ibi/SpainLives: BerlinWork: Freelance investigative journalistAwards: European Press Prize Innovation & … Read more
How do you expose abuses of power that others want to keep hidden? For Kristoffer Örstadius, one of Sweden’s leading data journalists, the answer lies in numbers, databases and unwavering persistence – but also in always highlighting the humans behind the data. “You live with the investigation you’re working on”, he says while cycling home … Read more
By Camilla Wasén In late 2024, investigative report Eigil Söderin’s book about the Sweden Democrats was released, drawing critical acclaim – and outright hatred. “From the very beginning, I wanted to do investigative journalism,” Eigil Söderin says, leaning forward on his chair in the cramped meeting room of the Swedish newspaper Dagens ETC, where he … Read more
“He said it would be my last December, so I spent the worst December of my life”, says Manuela Calvo describing the events that led to what could have been her last Christmas.
This year Marja Grill returns to the investigative journalism conference in Sweden as a lecturer, but also as a published author. Last year the investigative journalist released her first book, about a 5-year-old boy who died while staying at a home of care or residence. “It was hard, but that’s what’s great about this job, … Read more
By Yang Liu As China’s economy faces growing uncertainty, from real estate crises to shifting trade policies, understanding the full picture has never been more important. Few journalists have navigated this landscape as effectively as Stella Yifan Xie. As a correspondent at Nikkei Asia and formerly a financial reporter at The Wall Street Journal, Xie … Read more
Recently becoming the host of the journalistic podcast NRC Vandaag, Bram Endedijk embarks on a new step in his diverse career. Creating television, documentaries, investigative articles, Bram emphasizes that for him, form follows facts. A good story always comes first. By Matthijs Touw Getting in touch was easy, Bram answered the interview request in seconds. … Read more
