Inzenden Dick Scherpenzeel Prijs 2012
Journalisten die willen meedingen naar de Dick Scherpenzeel Prijs kunnen zich vanaf nu tot 1 maart 2013 aanmelden. De Dick Scherpenzeel Prijs beloont journalistieke producties die ontwikkelingsvraagstukken in niet-westerse landen inzichtelijk maken.
VVOJ2012 Audio Verslag: Charity: (not) good for you?
Thierry Debels is a Belgian journalist, who mostly writes about the economic aspects of subjects in the world of investigating journalism. He’s also the author of the book Hoe Goed Is Het Goede Doel? (about charity organisations), and so we asked him how charitable charities really are. Listen to the interview here (Dutch). Thierry Debels […]
VVOJ2012 audio verslag: Latvian brides, British isles, Asian grooms
Many Latvian young women are recruited online using social networking sites. The ads on these websites look like job ads but they’re actually for potential brides. The women can go to Ireland for 6 months for a minimal pay and free accommodation. But when they arrive, they have to get into a sham marriage with […]
VVOJ2012 Audio verslag: Arms trade in the Balkans
In 1992, a conflict started in the Balkan countries that would turn out to be one of the bloodiest in the history of Europe. Even today new information is surfacing about this conflict. Slovenian journalist Blaž Zgaga got his hands on more than 6000 documents, which tell the story of a massive illegal arms deal […]
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: zoeken in archieven
Download hier de presentatie en handout van Eric Hennekam, Zoeken in archieven (pdf).
VVOJ2012 download: Seymour Hersh keynote
Beluister hier het keynote interview van Seymour Hersh (mp3). Met dank aan Mark Kilian voor de opname.
VVOJ2012 verslag: Seymour Hersh keynote speech
Titel: Seymour Hersh, keynote toespraak Datum: Vrijdag 16 november 2012 Tijd: 11:30-12:00 uur Aantal deelnemers: ongeveer 250 Verslag: Gild Aerts Het Rubens auditorium loopt vol met enthousiaste (onderzoeks)journalisten. Zij zijn helemaal klaar voor twee dagen intensief workshops volgen. Maar eerst is het tijd voor een gesprek met een groot meneer, één van de eerste hoogtepunten […]
