ATTILA MONG: THE CHAIR OF 2022 IJ4EU IMPACT AWARD JURY

We are delighted to announce Attila Mong as jury chair of the 2022 IJ4EU Impact Award. Attila is a Hungarian freelance journalist based in Berlin. Working as the Europe representative of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Mong is also an innovation consultant for the DW Akademie and a board member for Hungarian investigative journalism… Continue reading ATTILA MONG: THE CHAIR OF 2022 IJ4EU IMPACT AWARD JURY

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IJ4EU Podcast: The making of ‘The Vapour Trail’

The latest episode of the IJ4EU Podcast takes a behind-the-scenes look at The Vapour Trail, a cross-border investigation into secret lobbying by the tobacco industry. This cross-border collaboration between French daily Le Monde and Dutch reporters collective The Investigative Desk exposes a secret alliance between Big Tobacco and networks of U.S. oil tycoons to thwart regulations… Continue reading IJ4EU Podcast: The making of ‘The Vapour Trail’

Nominations open for IJ4EU cross-border journalism award

The IJ4EU fund has opened nominations for its annual award celebrating the best of European cross-border investigative journalism, with three cash prizes of €5,000 available for teams that collaborate on transnational issues in the public interest. Nominations opened on 14 October for the second annual IJ4EU Impact Award, run by the European Centre for Press… Continue reading Nominations open for IJ4EU cross-border journalism award

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IJ4EU rebooted: €1.1M in grants for investigative journalism in Europe

The Investigative Journalism for Europe fund is back — bigger, better and with extra assistance for freelancers. IJ4EU relaunches in 2021 with €1.1 million for cross-border projects in EU Includes new support scheme for freelancers First call launches in June Stay informed via our newsletter and website The Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) fund will… Continue reading IJ4EU rebooted: €1.1M in grants for investigative journalism in Europe

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Catch up on #UNCOVERED 2021

Summaries Watch Day 1 of #UNCOVERED 2021, as it happened, here. Watch Day 2 of #UNCOVERED 2021, as it happened, here. Day 1 panels Watch the Opening Remarks and Where’s My Money Going? Funding Cross Border Journalism panel here. Watch The FinCEN Files: The Power of Networks to Enable Cross Border Journalism panel here. Watch… Continue reading Catch up on #UNCOVERED 2021

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Day 2 of #UNCOVERED 2021

by Jane Whyatt (ECPMF) Day 2 of the #UNCOVERED 2021 online conference took participants behind the scenes of some of the most important stories of the decade. The themes of collaboration and innovation ran through all the sessions and workshops, and the way the media freedom community has united to oppose SLAPPs was eloquently explained… Continue reading Day 2 of #UNCOVERED 2021

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Day 1 of #UNCOVERED 2021

Celebrating cross-border journalism with praise and prizes By Jane Whyatt (ECPMF) There were sad and sombre moments at the #UNCOVERED 2021 online conference, remembering murdered journalists Giorgios Kavaitaz, Daphne Caruana Galizia, and Jàn Kuciak. Yet the atmosphere was mostly one of celebration, with top-level speakers stressing the importance of cross-border investigative journalism and four teams… Continue reading Day 1 of #UNCOVERED 2021

2021 #IJ4EU Impact Award winners announced

The Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) fund announced on Wednesday four winners of its inaugural #IJ4EU Impact Award celebrating excellence in cross-border investigative reporting. In no particular order, the winning investigations were: The Daphne Project The Troika Laundromat Lost in Europe Fraud Factory Selected by an independent jury, the team behind each investigation receives €5,555.… Continue reading 2021 #IJ4EU Impact Award winners announced

#IJ4EU Impact Award jury announced

The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) is proud to announce the remaining members of the #IJ4EU Impact Award jury.  The jury met on Monday March 22 to choose three winners from a shortlist of investigations nominated for Europe’s first award devoted to cross-border investigative journalism. Winners will be announced on April 14.  The jury… Continue reading #IJ4EU Impact Award jury announced