Investigating border deaths in the shadow of US election
In this episode we take you behind the scenes of our latest U.S.-Mexico border investigation, Drownings and Deterrence in the Rio Grande.
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How to get sources to talk
Essential skills and techniques on building sources and getting them to open up.
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Protecting mental health in the newsroom – what we’ve learnt
In this episode, we take a closer look at the often unseen mental health challenges that can accompany a career in journalism
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Backlight: How to fund your investigation
In this episode of Backlight we uncover the secrets to securing grants and funding in investigative journalism
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Making your investigation count at election time. What we’ve learned
With elections sweeping the globe this year, this episode covers how investigative journalists can get potentially vote-shifting findings in the media at a time where people are paying the most attention to politics.
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Inside Europe’s biggest journalism conference
Interviews discussing the latest trends in journalism from the hotel lobbies and conference corridors of the International Journalism Festival (IJF)
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Backlight: How to become an open source investigator
A deep-dive into the skills and techniques used in open-source reporting
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Backlight: What it’s like being a fellow at Lighthouse
Hear from former fellow Jonathan Moens about his experience at Lighthouse and his tips for applying
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Backlight: How to force a UK U-turn: Lessons from our Afghan left behind investigation
A deep-dive into the impact-driven strategy behind the investigation from editor May Bulman, and social affairs correspondent from The Independent, Holly Bancroft
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Welcome to season 2 of Backlight
Every month we give you inside access into collaborative investigations and their impact in the world.
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Backlight: Left Behind
Insights from Lighthouse Contributor Abbas Azimi on our Left Behind Series
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Backlight: Drowning in Lies
Deep dive into the investigation behind “Drowning in Lies” and the follow up, “Smuggler Warlord, EU Ally”
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Backlight: Europe’s Potemkin Lobby
Behind the scenes of Europe’s biggest and most powerful farming lobby group, Copa-Cogeca with lead Food systems reporter, Thin Lei Win and editor, Lionel Faull.
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Backlight: Ghost in the network
We speak to senior reporter Crofton Black, about leading the Ghosts in the Network investigation
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Backlight: Unmasking Europe’s Shadow Armies
We speak to Nicole Vogele, a lead reporter behind our Unmasking Europe’s Shadow armies investigation
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Backlight: Suspicion Machines
We dive into the complex world of predictive algorithms with our data editor, Eva Constantaras
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Webinar: Inside Story on Suspicion Machines
Exposing Welfare Surveillance in Europe
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Suspicion Machines Methodology
A detailed explainer on what we did and how we did it
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Backlight: Europe’s Black Sites
We speak to investigations editor May Bulman, about her work on the Black Sites investigation
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Backlight: The Algorithm Addiction investigation
Find out more about what it takes to do an award winning investigation from one of our lead contributors.
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Call for emerging journalists – Lighthouse Sessions 2022
Are you an early career journalist aspiring to become a leading investigative reporter? Do you want to increase your skill […]
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Tagging the Oligarchs
The war in Ukraine has thrown an unprecedented spotlight on Russian oligarchs, triggered waves of sanctions and made them an […]
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Workshop announcement
Bellingcat, together with European investigative newsroom Lighthouse Reports, is offering a limited number of free webinar places at workshops that […]
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Europe struggles to vaccinate its undocumented population, as toxic politics undermine public health goals
Portugal is leading Europe in its efforts to vaccinate undocumented migrants during the pandemic, while Germany and Denmark are among […]
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Undocumented≠Unvaccinated: Has Europe failed vulnerable migrants during Covid?
REGISTER HERE > Access to healthcare is a fundamental human right. Access to healthcare during the pandemic has proven a […]
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Shadow Armies Uncovered
The hardest edge of Europe’s migration policy is encountered on land and at sea in the form of masked men. […]
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Lighthouse Investigators Testify at European Parliament
Lighthouse Reports gave evidence to European Parliament hearings on May 10 scrutinising the role of the European border agency Frontex […]
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Lighthouse Sessions: Call for emerging journalists
With the Lighthouse Sessions, we offer the chance to emerging talent to develop these skills and gain exposure to collaborative […]
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Investigating Frontex
For the first time in its 15-year history the European Union’s coastal and border agency has been the subject of […]
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Lighthouse Reports receives three-year grant from Dutch Postcode Lottery
AMSTERDAM — Lighthouse Reports, pioneers of collaborative journalism, are delighted to announce a three-year grant from the Dutch Postcode Lottery. […]
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