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Supporting cross-border investigative journalism

#UNCOVERED is the annual conference of the Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) programme. Organised by the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), the conference will take place virtually on Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 April from 14:00 Berlin time CEST on each day.

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The jury who will decide who wins the Impact Award 2021

And the winner is…

At the #UNCOVERED conference the winners will be announced of the first-ever Impact Award for Cross-border Investigative Journalism. It honours international collaborations that have made a difference – leading to political change, exposing wrongdoing or resulting in criminal charges.

The jury met on Monday March 22 to choose the best projects from a shortlist of investigations nominated for Europe’s first award devoted to cross-border investigative journalism.

Chaired by the Guardian’s central and eastern European correspondent Shaun Walker, the panel of high powered experts are: Teresa Ribeiro, Representative on Freedom of the Media at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe OSCE, Nassira el Moaddem, Christian Jensen and Andrzej Rojek.

Read full details here.

Winners will be announced at the #IJ4EU Impact Award ceremony on Wednesday 14 April starting at 18:00 CEST, as part of the #UNCOVERED virtual conference. Follow ECPMF on Twitter @ECPMF for further updates.

It’s free to attend the #UNCOVERED conference and all participants get exclusive access to documentary film screenings from the IJ4EU grantees.

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