Designed for Impact: The Next Evolution of OCCRP’s Website

Banner: James O'Brien/OCCRP | OCCRP's redesigned site, built mobile-first and responsive across every device

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Fabienne Meijer
Head of Journalism Products, OCCRP

Based in Rotterdam, Fabienne joined OCCRP as head of journalism products in 2023. In this role, she manages the website development and audience engagement teams.

Previously, she worked as an innovation professional for several newsrooms and NGOs, such as De Volkskrant in Amsterdam, the International Press Institute in Vienna, and International Media Support in Copenhagen. Fabienne holds a master's degree in journalism from Stanford University, where she specialized in the nexus between data journalism, design thinking, and business management. She also holds a bachelor's degree in computational social science with a major in philosophy from the University of Amsterdam.

Aside from her work at OCCRP, Fabienne regularly trains and coaches journalism teams around the world in product thinking, innovation, and change management. In her free time, she enjoys bouldering, learning Japanese, and discovering new hotspots in her hometown.

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August 26, 2026
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Welcome to the new OCCRP.org. Here’s what’s changed on our site — and how we hope it will better serve you. 

Following up on our previous website launch and brand refresh, we’re excited to share the next milestones: a new homepage, upgraded features, and a complete rebuild of the site’s underlying foundation — what we like to call the 'bones' of OCCRP.org. 

You will notice that the homepage is wider, the logo bolder, and that there’s generally more to see on the homepage. We want to make it easier to find what you’re looking for as well as be inspired by everything we have to offer.

We’ve rebuilt the site to be mobile-first, because that’s how most of you read our stories. Our editors can now embed source documents and interactive elements directly into articles, making our work more transparent. We’ve also updated our layouts to better showcase our storytelling in digital and audio formats. 

While the design changes are easy to see, even more has changed under the hood. This new infrastructure makes our site more nimble and ready for continuous updates down the road.

More than anything, this overhaul drives a new mindset. With a flexible foundation built for the future, we can adapt in real time to global events, highlight breaking investigations, and bring valuable context out of our archives. The new site matches the energy of our newsroom and the ambition of our reporting.

With all the shifts in digital media, we want our website to be a true destination on its own, independent of search algorithms or AI summaries. OCCRP.org is the one place where you can dive deep into our investigations, explore primary evidence, and see the impact of our work.

OCCRP's small but mighty product and design teams worked hard to get us here. Many months of design iterations and user testing went into what you see today. A huge thank you is in order, especially to our Head of Design James O'Brien and the members of the Journalism Products Team.

We hope you enjoy the new site. As always, we want to hear what you think, so please complete this form with your feedback or suggestions.

Thanks for being with us — and happy exploring!

Reported by

Fabienne Meijer
Head of Journalism Products, OCCRP

Based in Rotterdam, Fabienne joined OCCRP as head of journalism products in 2023. In this role, she manages the website development and audience engagement teams.

Previously, she worked as an innovation professional for several newsrooms and NGOs, such as De Volkskrant in Amsterdam, the International Press Institute in Vienna, and International Media Support in Copenhagen. Fabienne holds a master's degree in journalism from Stanford University, where she specialized in the nexus between data journalism, design thinking, and business management. She also holds a bachelor's degree in computational social science with a major in philosophy from the University of Amsterdam.

Aside from her work at OCCRP, Fabienne regularly trains and coaches journalism teams around the world in product thinking, innovation, and change management. In her free time, she enjoys bouldering, learning Japanese, and discovering new hotspots in her hometown.

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