About the project
This project focuses on exposing new ethical perspectives on European corporations' environmental activities in the global south. The media partners from Mediabridge are 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 run by Mediabridge enables the journalists and media in these countries to build up their capacities and thus report on these European companies and institutions.
For who?
For journalists and editors interested in Environment Investigations and cross border collaborations.
Practical information
On 27 and 28 September 2022 Mediabridge and its founders IMS and Danwatch will arrange a two day virtual workshop on investigative environment reporting for global partners and we hope you will attend or have a partner with a project you think should attend. The workshop will also give introduction to funding, networking, mentorship, and collaborative media plus seed funding the six best project ideas to be developed into investigations after the workshop.
The workshop will give you tools to make the best investigative environmental reporting from your region – eg how to use data, get access to satellite footage, Right to Information Acts, safety precautions, how to tell your story in an impactful way, and get funding to be able to really go in depth with your story.
If you are interested, please send an email to hgr@mediasupport.org and I will send you a link to sign up to. You are also welcome to ask for more information. Deadline for signing up is 20 September 2022.
If you have a partner with a project you think should attend – then please also share this information.unding option
Funding options
The workshop will also give introduction to funding, networking, mentorship, and collaborative media plus seed funding the six best project ideas to be developed into investigations after the workshop with 1000 euros for each of the six chosen ideas.
If you are interested in pitching then please submit your initial idea in this form here. You are also welcome to ask for more information. Deadline for signing up is 1 October 2022.
We are especially looking for investigative environment projects where European companies, governments or grant givers are involved as owners of local companies, in corporation with local governments or where European countries are grant donors. An independent jury of experts will assess the pitches.
The workshop is arranged with the support and participation of Mediabridge, Journalismfund.eu, Environmental Investigative Forum, Arab Reporters For Investigative Journalism, Daraj, Dan watch and Internews Earth Journalism Network
The workshop will start 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
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 storyidea 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
