VVOJ2012 Audioverslag: Buy your way into EU citizenship

Moldavians without any bond with Romania or other EU-countries are applying for Romanian citizenship. Dodgy dealers, fake applicants and a trail of genuine employment contracts take part in the story. Romanian journalist Adrian Mogos talks about his investigation in the grey circuit of citizenship applications, his plans of making a small documentary and the newspaper […]

VVOJ2012 Audio Verslag: cord blood and shady banking

Clea Caulcutt (UK) followed the trail of cord blood being banked in Belgium, France and the rest of Europe. Mothers throughout the EU are encouraged to privately bank the cord blood of their newborn babies. Cord blood contains stam cells, which the private banks say can be used to cure many diseases like Parkinson, cancer, […]

VVOJ2012 audio verslag: the method of cross-border journalism

VPRO journalist Huub Jaspers thinks the website investigativestories.org is merely a stepping stone. He thinks it’s a great initiative but it is only the first of many steps. You really have to contact other journalists to be able to trust them. Investigative journalism can only be done if there is a mutual trust. Listen here […]

VVOJ2012 download: the art of the interview, the confrontation

Bij een confronterend interview is het erg belangrijk om vooraf goed research te doen. Maar volgens Ton van Dijk moet je tijdens het interview ook letten op de omgeving en andere details. Beluister hier het interview met Ton van Dijk. Interview: Jolien Baeke en Shanna Verspreet, Plantijn Hogeschool

VVOJ2012 verslag: working with data (Part IV): Visualizing and publishing data

Titel: Working with data (Part IV): visualizing and publishing data Datum: 17 november 2012 Tijd: 10:45-12:00 uur Sprekers: Geoff McGhee en Remy Jon-Ming Aantal deelnemers: ongeveer 20 Verslag: Mike De Beck Deze presentatie stond volledig in het teken van het omzetten van gegevens in grafieken op verrassend veel verschillende manieren. Geoff McGhee van de Stanford […]

VVOJ2012 Verslag: Working with data (Part I & II)

Titel: Working with data (Part I and Part II) Datum: 16 november 2012 Tijd: 14:00-15:15 uur (Part I) en 15:45-17:00 uur (Part II) Sprekers: Nils Mulvad en Brant Houston (Part I) en David Donald en Jennifer LaFleur (Part II) Aantal deelnemers: circa 50 Verslag: Petra Jacobs Tikken, klikken, bookmarken, escapen, selecteren, zuchten, ploeteren, roepen… Van zoeken […]