Are journalists suffering from burnout?
Are journalists suffering from burnout? Lector-journalist Marleen Teugels and psychology professor Elke Van Hoof from the Center for Expertise in Journalism at the Ghent Arteveldehogeschool studied burnout with the complete group of Flemish journalists earlier this year, using internationally validated scales (such as the Maslach Burnout Inventory scale). At the VVOJ conference they reveal important […]
Round table: sustainable investigative journalism
Making investigative journalism sustainable and visible – How to develop cross-border marketing for freelance reporting? Moderator: Stefano Valentino When? Saturday November 22nd, 09.00 AM Where? Erasmushogeschool, Room 3.17
Onderzoek van Argos wint radioprijs
Aan Gerard Legebeke, die afgelopen zomer plotseling overleed, Huub Jaspers en Franz Josef Hutsch van het VPRO-radioprogramma Argos is tijdens het Wereld Audio Festival de Radio 1 WAF-award toegekend in de categorie Primeur. Het juryrapport (doc) loofde het onderzoek naar geheime militaire operaties van Nederlandse commando’s in Afghanistan als ‘Een spannend journalistiek verhaal met een […]
Cijfers opgraven in online databanken
AFTELLEN NAAR BRUSSEL 2008 Je moest eens weten hoeveel statistische gegevens, grafieken, rapporten en zelfs kant-en-klare infopakketten te vinden zijn op internet. Alleen, vertelt Peter Verweij, moet je even verder kijken dan Google doet. “Gericht leren zoeken is helemaal niet zo moeilijk.”
Aldhous, jewel of research journalism
According to Flemish scientific journalist Kim De Rijck, American research journalist Peter Aldhous is the jewel in the crown of research journalism. At the conference in Brussels she will act as moderator during a conversation with her American colleague. ‘I can’t wait to ask him how he got the idea to immerse himself precisely in […]
Internet is a gift
Journalists often – rightfully – complain about the problems experienced when doing their job. ‘Still, precisely our current era is unique for journalists,’ says researcher Michaël Opgenhaffen: ‘internet is a gift, and journalists must learn to use it even more efficiently.’
News à la carte
Unfortunately, governments do not yet have an internet page with a button: “download all statistical data here”. Too bad, because combining data with digital maps can lead to some remarkable results, says Arlen Poort (Dutch daily newspaper NRC Handelsblad). But anyone with half a knack can already find quite a lot of data.
Crossing Borders Through Company Records
Organized Crime groups in Eastern and Western Europe created over the past twenty years complicated commercial structures that stretch from Europe to South America. They use straw parties, off-shore havens, unaware citizens and corrupt solicitors in order to hide and grow their illegally obtained wealth. A new investigative reporter’s set of tools, tips and tricks […]
Tien minuten hard nadenken biedt grote winst
AFTELLEN NAAR BRUSSEL 2008 Tijdgebrek belemmert vaak het creatieve denkvermogen van journalisten, zegt de Vlaamse creativeitstrainer Marcus Geers. Toch kan het journalistiek juist veel opleveren om even een pas op de plaats te maken voordat je een thema gaat uitwerken.
Wobbing your way into Europe’s secrets
COUNTDOWN TO BRUSSELS 2008 News surfacing through freedom of information legislation (aka ‘wobbing’) is no exception. Journalists from all over Europe will be sharing their wobbing experiences during the European Investigative Journalism Conference in Brussels. “Through wobbing you can get out documents that you else most likely would not get”, said Copenhagen based German born […]
