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.
Techniques for producing a story in multiple media: video-radio-print-the web
Discussing the techniques for producing a story/investigation in multiple media: video–radio–print–the web. Main points here are discussing how you can approach a major investigation with all media in mind from the outset. Each demands different types of information, interviewing, etc.. By knowing from the outset that a story will be carved into distinct media, can […]
Kristof Clerix (English)
Kristof Clerix (1979) works as a journalist for MO*, a Belgian monthly magazine on international politics and globalisation (www.MO.be). He regularly reports from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, and is specialised in topics such as defense, security, terrorism and secret services. In 2005 Clerix won the encouragement price of the Flemish-Duch Association of […]
Paul Radu (English)
Paul Cristian Radu, Romania, is a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. From June to December 2001, Radu joined the investigative projects team at the San Antonio Express-News as an Alfred Friendly fellow. In 2002 he was a Milena Jesenska Press fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, Austria, where he […]
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 […]
Derk-Jan Eppink
Derk Jan Eppink (born 7 November 1958) is a Dutch journalist and former cabinet secretary for European Commissioners Bolkestein and Kallas. Eppink was born in Steenderen, Gelderland. He worked for the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad before moving to Belgium in 1995, where he obtained work with De Standaard newspaper. In 1999, he received a position […]
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 […]
Jan Balliauw (English)
Jan Balliauw (1959) works as a reporter for the political desk at VRT, Belgium’s TV news. He covered Belgian foreign policy issues and international crises in the former Yugoslavia, 9-11, Afghanistan and Iraq. He is a specialist on the United States of America, and used to be VRT’s Russia correspondent between 1990 and 1993. He […]
Marie-José Klaver (English)
Marie-José Klaver (1969) has been online since 1993. She’s one of the pioneering Dutch internetjournalists and has a lot of hands-on experience with making and promoting websites. Links: Marie-José Klaver
