Participants were introduced to the state-of-the-art tools to strengthen their capacities to identify investigative topics and conduct in-depth research.
The call for participation was launched early October 2024, and closed by the 25 of October. 298 people have enrolled.
Trainings schedule:
- 29 October 2024: Finding funds for independent environmental investigations, Elisabetta Tola, FACTA (attended by 152 participants)
- 5 November 2024: Satellite imagery - Innovative perspectives on climate narrative. How to creatively use satellite images to investigate and visualise climate stories, Federico Monica, Placemarks (161 participants)
- 12 November 2024: Decolonizing climate journalism and unveiling climate corporate narratives, Gennaro Avallone, ReCommon (105 participants)
- 19 November 2024: Access to public information in Europe (FOIA), Giacomo Zandonini, FADA Collective (95 participants).
An in-person meeting was organised in cooperation with Cooperativa social - Al di la dei sogni on March 28-30, to strengthen ties between network members, improve the production of independent investigations, and amplify the impact of publications.
Four mentors have been supporting the production of investigative projects, and their dissemination across traditional and independent media, and through participatory initiatives involving local communities.
