The Investigative Desk Newsletter / August 2024
By Marcel Metze (editor-in-chief), | 31 August, 2024
Dear reader,
We proudly present our new training in ‘legal journalism’. This is part of a new research programme which focuses on legal issues and specifically on the accessibility of the legal system.
Both the research programme and the training are supported by the Democracy & Media Foundation (Stichting Democratie en Media).
We also bring you some new publications about a variety of investigations in the areas of homelessness, NATO’s ammunitions shortages, the lobby behind nuclear energy’s comeback in the Netherlands and Big Tobacco’s big spending to gain access to the medical world.
If you think our work is important, I gladly invite you to consider supporting us via a tax-deductible donation.
Best regards,
Marcel Metze
editor-in-chief and director
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