The #LuxLeaks, #PanamaPapers, #FootballLeaks are impressive crossborder collaborations. In recent years they proved the power of this evolving journalistic method. But this method is not just for journalistic superstars – it can be learned and practiced widely. On this panel you meet indeed one of the superstars, Jörg Schmitt/Spiegel co-founder of the EIC.network, you’ll meet Elisa Simantke/Tagesspiegel from the bottom-up Investigate-Europe network, you’ll meet Tabea Grzeszyk/Hostwriter.org – a digital meet-your-colleague-tool, and you’ll meet Brigitte Alfter/Journalismfund.eu, who’s written a step-by-step introduction to the method so everyone can get going, her organisation Journalismfund.eu and provides crossborder journalism work grants and infrastructure.
Co-founder and Managing Editor at Journalismfund.eu, a support structure for in-depth, innovative and independent journalism in Europe. Brigitte is a senior Danish-German journalist, she has won multiple awards and is proud that these awards were always granted to her and team members.Having... Read More →
Tabea Grzeszyk is a freelance journalist (German National Radio) and co-founder & CEO of Hostwriter.org, an open-source network that helps journalists to easily collaborate across borders. The platform connects more than 5,400 colleagues from 150+ countries for mutual support and... Read More →
Born 1967 in Marburg. Studied Journalism, Economics and Law in München an is working as an investigativ Journalist since more then 20 years. First for the german weekly STERN later for "manager magazin", since 2003 for DER SPIEGEL. In there Coordinator for Investigativ Reporting... Read More →
Elisa Simantke is the Editorial Director of "Investigate Europe" - an investigative cross-border team with members from all over Europe. IE publishes investigative reports with media partners in up to 18 countries europe-wide. The team is mainly funded through several European foundations... Read More →
