Jan Žabka is one of the few Czech journalists who is skilled in OSINT and geolocation techniques.

Jan Žabka worked as a regional investigative journalist for HlídacíPes.org in the Olomouc region from 2018 to 2019. He then moved to the national editorial office of HlídacíPes.org, where he focused on topics such as disinformation, societal divisions and information security. He is one of the few Czech journalists who is skilled in OSINT and geolocation techniques, and he collaborates with the international investigative team Bellingcat. Jan is also recognised for creating educational TikTok videos on media literacy. He was nominated for the Czech Journalism Award 2021 for this work. Since 2021, he has been teaching students and seniors how to verify information and counter online threats. He also cooperates with Transitions, an international media organisation, and the digital community Czech.digital. Jan is a fellow of the Journalist Security Fellowship in Central Europe, run by the international organisation Internews. He has successfully completed journalism programmes such as the Ceili Institute's 'Investigating Corruption and Money Laundering' and the Bakala Foundation's 'Journey: Journalism Bootcamp.

Jan Žabka

Basic information

Name
Jan Žabka
Title
Freelance journalist
Expertise
OSINT, misinformation issues and society
Country
Czechia
City
Ostrava
LinkedIn
Jan Žabka
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Supported projects

Desegregation: Quality Education for Roma Children

  • Education
  • Human Rights

CLUJ-NAPOCA / MILANO / HERMANKY - Despite repeated rulings from the European Court of Human Rights declaring the segregation of Roma children in schools a violation of human rights, segregation is increasing across Europe. This cross-border project investigates desegregation practices in the Moravian-Silesian Region (Czech Republic), Transylvania (Romania), and Rome (Italy).

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Kateřina Šimečková

Loneliness Knows No Borders: Growing Old Isolated

  • Human Rights
  • Social affairs

WEINSTADT / PRAGUE / TORINO / ALYTUS - Loneliness in old age is a growing but often invisible crisis across Europe. Millions of older people live in isolation, cut off from family ties and community life. The consequences go far beyond sadness: social isolation is linked to depression, dementia, cardiovascular disease, and higher mortality rates, including suicide.

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Charlotte Sattler

End Homelessness: Lessons Learned

  • Culture
  • Social affairs

UTRECHT / PRAGUE / WEINSTADT – All over Europe the access to affordable housing is shaking. Over the last ten years prices of houses have increased with 48% on average in the EU, and the number of homeless people have risen to an estimated 1.3 million people.

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Kansfonds

Okraj - Investigative and Analytical Newsroom in Moravian-Silesian Region

  • Journalism & Media

OSTRAVA - The Moravian-Silesian Region lacks independent investigative journalism for the proper functioning of local democracy. That is why we will establish a new independent media outlet "Okraj", an investigative and analytical regional editorial office that will not deal with daily news, but rather with the production of complex, contextual articles covering politics, environment, minorities, social issues and more.

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