Wobbing in Europe
European Investigative Journalism Conference 2008 Workshop: Wobbing in Europe Speaker: Brigitte Alfter Date: November 21, 2008 Reporter: Jaap Nienhuis The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) legislation in the European Union varies from country to country. Brigitte Alfter, editor-in-chief of Wobbing.eu compares the situation in Germany to that of Sweden and gives some advise on how […]
Life of a European Mandarin
European Investigative Journalism Conference 2008 Workshop: Life of a European Mandarin Speaker: Derk-Jan Eppink Date: November 22, 2008 Reporter: Ole Aabenhus Journalists should do their utmost to specialize themselves in a certain area and know their specialty inside out to be able to ask the best questions, says Derk-Jan Eppink, author of A Mandarin in […]
Video interviews conference Brussels
New video interviews with Andrew Jennings, Janny Groen, Derk-Jan Eppink and Slavica Jovanovic have been published online. The interviews were taken at the European Investigative Journalism Conference in Brussels, on 21 and 22 November 2008. Make sure you stay tuned to the VVOJ conference page for more videos, reports, downloads and visuals.
Wobbing Europe
European Investigative Journalism Conference 2008 Workshop: Wobbing Europe Speaker: Brigitte Alfter Date: 21 november 2008 Reporter: Arno Kersten A Dutch word is squeezing itself into English vocabulary: to wob. Wobbing refers to ‘wob’, short for ‘Wet Openbaarheid van Bestuur’, which is the freedom of information act. So Wobbing in journalism slang means: using a freedom […]
The biggest global scams
European Investigative Journalism Conference 2008 Workshop: The biggest global scams Speaker: Andrew Jennings Date: 22 november 2008 Reporter: Arno Kersten Brittish reporter Andrew Jennings is not the kind of man to bow down for big name officials. He fondly remembers a press conference by FIFA president Sepp Blatter, where the reporter asked “as agressively as […]
How to be creative?
European Investigative Journalism Conference 2008 Workshop: How to be creative? Speaker: Marcus Geers Date: 21 November 2008 Reporter: Bart Biesemans “Op onze redactie loopt nu een creativiteitsgoeroe rond. Dat is zo’n wereldvreemd mannetje dat redacteurs de gekste schrijfmethodes aanpraat en er nog eens goed voor betaald wordt ook. Eén en al tijdverlies.”
EU lobbying: throwing light on the hidden decision-making of the European Union
European Investigative Journalism Conference 2008 Panel session: EU lobbying: throwing light on the hidden decision-making of the European Union Speakers: Erik Wesselius, moderator: Robert Sikkes Date: 22 November 2008 Reporter: Bart Biesemans Audience: 18 journalists EU-Commissaris Siim Kallas noemt hun invloed één grote mythe en Amerikaans onderzoeksjournalist Mark Schapiro vindt de macht die hun toegeschreven […]
How to look at minorities in Europe
European Investigative Journalism Conference 2008 Panel session: how to look at minorities in Europe Speakers: Mehmet Koksal and Pascal Verbeken. Moderator: Marleen Teugels Date: 21 November 2008 Reporter: Bart Biesemans Audience: 26 journalists N.B: The first paragraphs are in Dutch, but an English text – practical tips from Pascal Verbeken – follows below! Hoe schrijf […]
Stay Tuned
European Investigative Journalism Conference 2008 Workshop: Stay Tuned Trainer: Tricia Bots Date: 22 November 2008 Reporter: Bart Biesemans On Saturday November, Tricia Bots gave a workshop to ten journalists about how to work with RSS feeds. The workshop can can be read at its entirety here
Brussels 2008 reports now available on-line
The first reports about the European Investigative Journalism Conferentie held in Brussels November 21-22 have been sent to the VVOJ webeditors! In the coming days, countless reports, handouts, powerpoint presentations and much more will be added to our website. Don’t wait another minute and log on to read this great material.
