Lighthouse Reports Explained

Lighthouse Reports
Type:Nonprofit
Language:English
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Founder:Ludo Hekman, Klaas van Dijken[1]
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Md:Daniel Howden
Industry:journalism
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Lighthouse Reports is a not-for-profit collaborative newsroom organization.[2] Lighthouse Reports was established in the Netherlands in 2019.[3] The organization builds newsroom around specific topics and investigations in collaboration with media partners.[4] Lighthouse collaborates with many media outlets. Media partners from past investigations include The Guardian, EU Scream,[5] Wired,[6] Der Spiegel, ARD Monitor and Libération.[7]

Investigations

Investigations by Lighthouse Reports covered migration,[8] Frontex,[7] algorithm fraud,[6] live stock industry,[5] plastic waste[9] and others.[2]

Awards

Lighthouse Reports won the IJ4EU Impact Award in 2023 for work on illegal paramilitary operatives responsible for pushbacks of migrants in EU countries.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Klaas van Dijken. 20 April 2023. International Journalism Festival. 23 December 2023.
  2. News: Lighthouse Reports. The Guardian. 23 December 2023.
  3. News: 22 December 2021. Lighthouse Reports. Global Investigative Journalism Network. 23 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Ludo Hekman. 23 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Citizens vs. Industry. Thin . 27 October 2023. Thin Ink. 23 December 2023.
  6. News: Geiger. Gabriel. 17 July 2023. How We Did It: Unlocking Europe's Welfare Fraud Algorithms. Pulitzer Center . 23 December 2023.
  7. Web site: Back Channel Cooperation: How Frontex Helps Haul Migrants Back To Libyan Torture Camps . European Press Prize . 23 December 2023.
  8. News: 6 April 2023. Report: Croatian officials shared information on migrants. AP. Zagreb. 23 December 2023.
  9. News: 20 October 2023. 'License to hide': Western plastic waste dumped in Myanmar. The Japan Times. Yangon. 23 December 2023.
  10. Web site: 2023 IJ4EU Impact Award Winner: Unmasking Europe's Shadow Armies. 7 April 2023. ECPMF. European Center for Press & Media Freedom. 23 December 2023.