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Lighthouse Reports
Lighthouse Reports logo
Type of site
Nonprofit
Available inEnglish
Founded2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Founder(s)Ludo Hekman, Klaas van Dijken[1]
Managing directorDaniel Howden
Industryjournalism
URLwww.lighthousereports.com

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

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

Awards

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

References

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