Tactical Tech invites journalists, fact-checkers, researchers, OSINT investigators, investigative artists, and other members of civil society with experience and passion for investigations in the public interest to apply for a 5-day in-person Investigation Residency focused on exchanging critical investigation practices, topics, method and tools for those passionate about digital and field investigations and collaborative initiatives to expose the invisible. The Residency will focus on three major topics affecting our societies today: “Critical Climates”, “Political Influence” and “AI and Us”.
The Digital Investigation Residency aims to connect experienced investigators, to facilitate the learning and exchange of innovative investigation skills and techniques, to foster cross-disciplinary and cross-border collaborations, and to launch impactful investigations that address the interlinked crises of today, in a safe and ethical manner.
The Residency will address the increasing need for collaboration and innovative investigation perspectives by providing opportunities for cross-border and cross-disciplinary expertise and skill-sharing among journalists and other public-interest investigators. It will create a safe space where participants can gather, learn from one another, and formulate projects that can be developed after the Residency. It will place special focus on investigating timely topics including Artificial Intelligence, climate change, misinformation, displacement, political influence and digital rights.
The Residency will take place on 18-22 November 2024 in Berlin, Germany, at Publix, a new home for local and international investigative journalism organisations.
Financial support for travel and accommodation is available for successful applicants residing in the following European regions: EU (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden), non-EU countries participating in the Creative Europe Programme (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Northern Macedonia, Norway, and Serbia). We strongly encourage applicants from Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine legally residing within these regions.
The event is part of the Collaborative and Investigative Journalism Initiative (CIJI), an EU-funded project carried out in partnership with Tactical Tech, Reporters Without Borders, Free Press Unlimited, Fundacja Reporterów, OBC Transeuropa, and Delfi.
Deadline for applications is 30 August, 2024.
More information is available on the official website of the project.