Irene van den Berg (The Netherlands) has been an independent journalist since 2006.

For The Investigative Desk, she works on research into the food and tobacco industry. She wrote several stories about the influence of the food industry on science and education. Her work has previously been published in NRC, Vrij Nederland and Follow The Money.

Irene van den Berg

Basic information

Name
Irene van den Berg
Title
Investigative Journalist
Expertise
Food and Tobacco Industries
Country
Netherlands
City
Rotterdam
Links

Supported projects

Environmental Investigative Teaching Lab

  • Data Journalism
  • Environment

AMSTERDAM – The Investigative Teaching Lab is an intensive on-the-job training course for European investigative journalists, developed by The Investigative Desk, a Dutch non-profit for investigative journalism.

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Obesity as a Business Model

  • Healthcare
  • Industry

AMSTERDAM - This investigative project explores how Big Food and pharmaceutical companies profit from both the causes and "solutions" to obesity. Research by The Investigative Desk for Follow the Money shows that Big Food not only promotes unhealthy eating habits, but also invests in products that are marketed as solutions to diet-related conditions.

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Sophie Smeets | Follow The Money

What George Clooney Isn’t Telling Us About Nespresso’s ‘Sustainable’ Coffee'

  • Environment
  • Industry

QUINCHÍA – How sustainable are the sustainability certification programmes set up by the coffee producers themselves — can coffee lovers trust the Nespresso AAA label? 

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Big Tobacco's Beyond Nicotine Strategy

  • Environment
  • Science

LONDON - The four largest tobacco companies have invested billions of dollars into companies that produce medicines or medical products.

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Follow The Money