EU Lobbying
EU Lobbying: throwing light on the hidden side of EU decision-making An estimated 15,000 – 20,000 lobbyists are active in the capital of Europe. Most of these lobbyists represent corporate interests. This year the European Commission launched a voluntary register and code of conduct for lobbyists. Can it be of use to investigative journalists? What […]
NATO
NATO and the security blanket that is used to stifle media Brussels boasts its place as the news capital of the world. But the reality is that journalist have to navigate their way through sophisticated systems of control of information, set by governements, lobbyists and security agencies. Aidan White, who has been for 20 years […]
On the fate-of-the-earth beat
Climate change effects the work of every reporter. It ranges from politics, to economics, health, science & technique and even to the travel section of the newspaper (climate neutral flying – is it really possible?). But few nuts are harder to crack: How to write about global warming (or dangerous substances – an other heavily […]
European cash flow
The dark side of European cash flow How do you trace illegal cash flows? How do you deal with information from criminals and other dubious sources? Italian journalist and economist Loretta Napoleoni specializes in the informal and criminal money markets of Europe. She wrote, amongst others, the books ‘Rogue Economics‘ (2008) and ‘Terror Incorperated; Tracing […]
All profits are equal
All profits are equal (but some are more equal than others) Many (investigative) journalists avoid financial words like net income, depreciation and cash flows. That is a pity, because with some basic knowledge you can do quite a lot of work before calling on your experts for help. This workshop’s main goal is to help […]
Life of a European Mandarin
For more than seven years, Derk-Jan Eppink (NL) worked as a senior official behind the scenes in the European Commission. The Commission is not well-known to the general public, but makes decisions which affect the daily lives of almost half a billion Europeans. Now that he has left the Commission to take up a new […]
Minorities in Europe
How to look at minorities in Europe? In times of globalization when towns all over the world are looking more and more identical journalists in the tradition of Truman Capote and Tom Woolfe are looking for their own identity and roots. Apparently with a lot of success. The ‘New Journalism’ of the seventies for some […]
How to sell Europe?
Dutch bestselling author Geert Mak reaches an audiance of millions with his books and documentaries on Europe. Why is he succesful, while others fail to “sell Europe”? This workshop opens the discussion with our Key-note speaker. NOTE: language will be Dutch. Spreker: Geert Mak Moderator: Ad van Liempt When? Friday November 21st, 02.00 PM Where? […]
How to be creative?
Finding good ideas, is first of all finding a lot of ideas. That brainstorming can be an art, proves Marcus Geers of Inspiralia. This Belgian creativity trainer has lots of experience all over Europe. His workshop handles about techniques for finding creative ideas – yes, they exist – and how to develop a creative climate […]
Cross-border journalism
Cross-border journalism: opportunities or problems? Few journalists collaborate in investigative projects while working in different European member states. Investigative Reporters Network Europe tries to stimulate cross-border projects by organizing concrete cross-border laboratory experiments. In many fields the situation indeed differs from country to country. Is in such a context cross-border collaboration still possible? Is it […]
