Georgia: Studio Monitori Wins 3rd Friedman Prize
Friedman, Zuriashvili
For the third year in a row, OCCRP partner Studio Monitori has been awarded the Josh Friedman Prize for the best investigative journalism story in the Republic of Georgia.
Montenegro: OCCRP Deplores Allegations of Mistreatment
OCCRP is deeply disappointed in the Government of Montenegro’s latest ill treatment of anti-corruption activists in Montenegro.
OCCRP Regional Editor To Speak At Astana Economic Forum
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) Balkans regional editor Miranda Patrucic will take part in a session tomorrow on data journalism under the International Summit of Journalism program of the Astana Economic Forum via Skype.
OCCRP Executive Director a Judge for Data Journalism Awards
The Global Editors Network (GEN) released a short list of 75 finalists for the Data Journalism Awards during Wednesday’s Big Data for Media Conference, hosted by Reuters Institute in London.
YanukovychLeaks Wins The Bobs “Best of Online Activism” Award
By Ana Baric
YanukovychLeaks has received the “Best of Online Activism” (The Bobs) award from German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, in the “Reporters Without Borders” category.
The 10th annual award recognizes online activism and “efforts made to protect freedom of expression not just for the media, but also for individuals around the world.”
OCCRP Reporters Speak at International Journalism Festival in Italy
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) executive director Paul Radu and lead investigative reporter Miranda Patrucic presented workshops at the April 30-May 5 International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy.
Reporters Without Borders Recognizes OCCRP partners
Reporters Without Borders, a non-profit organization (NGO) focusing on freedom of expression and information, has featured Assen Yordanov and Khadija Ismayilova on their “100 Information Heroes” list.
Tunisia: OCCRP Reporters Train Journalists at Investigative Seminar
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) reporters Miranda Patrucic, Paul Radu, and Rosemary Armao conducted trainings at an April 21-23 seminar for the first graduating class of investigative journalism students at Tunisia's Institute of Press and Information Sciences (Institut de Presse et des Sciences de l’Information, IPSI)
Menche Tochi Awarded Second Prize for Best Investigative Story in 2013
The Macedonian Institute for Media (MIM) awarded the second prize for best investigative story in 2013 to a series of video articles by journalist Menche Atanasova Tochi about pollution emitted by the Feni factory.
Ukraine: OCCRP, Local Reporters Upload Revealing Documents to “Yanukovych Leaks”
Tens of thousands of documents belonging to ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych have been fished out of the lake on his sprawling estate in Mezhygirya Park outside of Kiev.
OCCRP Nominated for European Press Prize Investigative Reporting Award
The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) is one of six finalists for the 2013 European Press Prize’s Investigative Reporting Award, which is given to “the individual or team effort which has done most to unearth facts that the public – and society – has a right to know.”
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