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Join us at our conference, participate in a workshop for digital security, network with practitioners and politicians, and learn about the impressive investigations of the IJ4EU grantees.

We will assess the challenges that investigative journalism faces in Europe today and the conditions – political, legal, and financial – that are necessary for investigative journalism to flourish. Find out why investigative journalism is in everyone’s interest – and how we can protect it in a climate where economic needs and political interference are the new normal.

Two years ago, the European Parliament initiated a special fund to be spent exclusively on cross-border investigative journalism, the #IJ4EU. The grants from this fund, launched by the ECPMF and managed by International Press Institute (IPI), were awarded to twelve transnational teams from across Europe. The UNCOVERED conference will give a stage to grantees to present the results of their work.

The event takes place under the patronage of the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Mr Michael Müller.

Places are limited! Please register and please cancel your registration if you can’t come to free up your seat.
Please note: We will take photos and videos of the speakers and audience, which may be posted on our website and social media channels.
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Friday, February 1 • 11:45am - 1:15pm
Straight Talking: How to Finance Investigative Journalism

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Invest in investigative journalism: How can we finance investigative journalism without compromising the independence of those who are doing the investigating? Dare we bite the hand that feeds?

Are philanthropy and foundations a solution or part of the problem? Where do we need more political will, at the national and the EU level?

We discuss with funding experts, a MEP from Hungary who helped the IJ4Eu grant to come to life and a network of investigative journalists.

Mod: Sanita Jemberga (Re:Baltica)
Speakers: Ides Debruyne (Journalismfund), Benedek Javor (MEP), Elisa Simantke (Investigate Europe)
Moderators
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Sanita Jemberga

Executive director and editor, Re:Baltica
Sanita is award-winning Latvian investigative journalist who has worked in the press and television since 1996. After the leading Latvian daily newspaper Diena was sold to local oligarchs in 2009, Sanita left and together with others from editorial team became one of the four founders... Read More →

Speakers
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Ides Debruyne

Managing Director, Journalismfund.eu
Ides Debruyne is co-founder and Managing Director of Journalismfund.eu, the first independent non-profit organisation established in 1998 by citizens to facilitate independent investigative journalism in order to promote democracy by connecting donors and journalists.(Photo © Hadeer Mahmoud... Read More →
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Benedek Javor

MEP/Group of the Greens, European Parliament
As a member of the Hungarian and European Green Party, Benedek Jávor is part of the European Parliament since 2014. He also serves as the Greens' transparency spokespersoon.Benedenk Jávor's work includes promoting the protection of whistleblowers at the European level. He has played... Read More →
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Elisa Simantke

Journalist/Editorial Director, Investigate Europe
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 →

Friday February 1, 2019 11:45am - 1:15pm CET
Europäisches Haus (European House) Unter den Linden 78, 10117 Berlin, Germany
  Session/Panel, panel discussion