Re:Baltica

The Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism Re:Baltica (Latvian: Baltijas pētnieciskās žurnālistikas centrs Re:Baltica) is a Latvia-based non-profit organization. It conducts investigative journalism. It is based in Riga.

Re: Baltica focuses on in-depth investigations of important issues in the Baltic region, such as corruption, money laundering, entrepreneurship, health, human rights and disinformation. Reports are published on their website in Latvian, English and Russian. Re:Baltica produces work for free and encourages other media organizations to publish their work.

Re: Baltica is a member of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project,[1] Global Investigative Journalism Network.[2] Inga Spriņģe, an investigative journalist and one of the two founders of Re: Baltica, is a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists network.[3]

History

It was founded in August 2011.

Re: Baltica reports and journalists have been quoted on Al Jazeera,[4] The Washington Post,[5] Financial Times,[6] Meduza,[7] BuzzFeed News[8] and other international media outlets.

Re: Baltica is the recipient of several prizes, including the Greste Baltic Freedom of Speech Awards[9] in 2018.

Funding

Funding comes from three main sources:

  • Competitive grants, mostly from the institutions based in EU/NATO countries (for example, IJ4EU, Open Society Foundations, Sigrid Rausing Trust, Culture Capital Foundation of Latvia, POBB program)
  • Internal revenue from teaching, moderating events, research and scripting documentaries
  • Donations, a list of whom is attached to the annual reports.

References

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