About the project
This project focused on exposing new ethical perspectives on European corporations' environmental activities in the global south. The media partners from Mediabridge were uniquely placed in their local contexts to explore how outsourced entities operate with a less ethical approach when it comes to the environment dimensions of their businesses compared to how the companies operate in their homeland in Europe. Through workshops, mentorships, and peer-to-peer collaborations, the project ran by Mediabridge enabled the journalists and media in these countries to build up their capacities and thus report on these European companies and institutions.
Practical information
On 27 and 28 September 2022 Mediabridge and its founders IMS and Danwatch arranged a two day virtual workshop on investigative environment reporting for global partners. The workshop also gave introduction to funding, networking, mentorship, and collaborative media plus funded the six best project ideas to be developed into investigations after the workshop.
The workshop gave participants tools to make the best investigative environmental reporting from their region – eg how to use data, get access to satellite footage, Right to Information Acts, safety precautions, how to tell their story in an impactful way, and get funding to be able to really go in depth with their story.
The workshop was arranged with the support and participation of Mediabridge, Journalismfund Europe, Environmental Investigative Forum, Arab Reporters For Investigative Journalism, Daraj, Dan watch and Internews Earth Journalism Network
The workshop took place on 27 September 2022 13 CET.
- Introduction: Henrik Grunnet (Henrik Grunnet, senior advisor IMS – editor MEDIABRIDGE)
- Introduction to the Investigation Grants for Environmental Journalism: Ides Debruyne (managing director, Journalismfund.eu)
- Example of a successfully completed investigation funded by Journalismfund.eu: Danwatch and Daraj
- Tools to Make the Best Environmental Investigation with Examples: Alexandre Brutelle (Co Founder, Environmental Investigative Forum)
- Tools to Make the Best Environmental Investigation with Examples
and on 28 September 2022 13 CET
- Introduction to seed funding for investigative ideas: Henrik Grunnet, senior advisor, IMS – editor MEDIABRIDGE)
- The Environment investigation strategy from Arab Reporters For Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) - Munir Khuttab (Editor in chief, Arab Reporters for Investigative Jounalism)
- Q and A on applying for funds. Bring your story idea and tell whether you need a partner: Ides Debruyne, Alexandre Brutelle, Henrik Grunnet
- Your Safety when investigating environmental topics: Tom Heinemann
- Tips and Tricks from the worlds biggest network for environmental journalists: James Fahn, executive director, Internews Earth Journalism Network
- Conclusion: Henrik Grunnet
