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MIJ-students' investigations

Already from the start of the programme, the students investigate and report. Here are some examples.

2023-24

Publications from students in the class 2023-24

https://crossborderjournalismcampus.eu/category/2023-2024/

2022-23

Publications from students in the class 2022-23

https://crossborderjournalismcampus.eu/category/2022-2023/

2021-22

Final project historical reckoning in the 2022 electional campaign in the Philippines

Final project on the effects of rubber import from Central Africa

Verheerende Lieferketten (Disastrous supply chains). Published with non-profit investigative journalism centre Correctiv in Germany: https://correctiv.org/aktuelles/wirtschaft/2023/01/24/verheerende-lieferketten/.
Nominated for the German-French journalism award in the category investigation:
- https://fgpj.eu/news/pressemeldungen/
- https://dfjp.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DFJP2023_Nominierungen_23-0502.pdf

Final project on the Big Tech lobby in Europe

https://voxeurop.eu/en/gafam-big-techs-lobby-game-in-europe/
https://voxeurop.eu/it/gafam-big-tech-digitale-lobby-europa-bruxelles/
https://voxeurop.eu/fr/gafam-big-tech-lobby-europe-numerique/
Final project on how Ukrainian war refugees are lured in Sweden
https://www.etc.se/inrikes/de-flydde-fraan-kriget-de-lurades-paa-jobb-i-sverige

Data journalism course project on Eagles being killed by trains in certain regions in Sweden

Uppdrag Granskning

The MIJ21 class contributed research to Swedish television SVT’s investigation into telephone company Ericsson’s involvement with Islamic State

https://www.svtplay.se/video/KA5apMo/uppdrag-granskning/ericsson-och-is

2020-21

Final project on Big Tech lobby on algorithms – and the real life risks of algorithms in social welfare

Nominated for the Swedish Investigative Journalism Award Guldspaden in the student category :https://www.fgj.se/guldspaden/bidrag/fordel-big-tech-maktspel-om-artificiell-intelligens-i-europa

Final project with data journalism analysis unveiling a job market hostile to uyghurs

https://bylinetimes.com/2021/08/17/the-hostile-environment-for-uyghur-workers-uncovered/

Final project on alleged corruption in major Gothenburg infrastructure project

https://www.gp.se/nyheter/g%C3%B6teborg/f%C3%B6retag-som-bygger-v%C3%A4stl%C3%A4nken-utreds-f%C3%B6r-korruption-1.67909476

Data journalism course project on Belarusians fleeing to Europe

Uppdrag granskning

The MIJ20 class contributed research to Swedish television SVT’s investigation ”The stolen children” on adoptions from Chile to Sweden

https://www.svtplay.se/uppdrag-granskning-de-stulna-barnen.

2019-2020

To be updated

2018-2019

The water eats the land.

An investigation into the UN Environment Programme in Tanzania.
Michaela Kozminova and Elias Arvidsson, The Ecologist, 20 August 2019.

Israeli government accused of abandoning soldiers with PTSD.

An investigation into Israeli soldiers and lacking support for mental health problems.
Amanda Forslund and Charlotta Lindblom, the Guardian 21 August 2019.

2017-2018

The Swedish TV-programme Uppdrag Franskning

Violence, violations and deaths on accommodation for people with disabilities (Våld, kränkningar och dödsfall på boenden för personer med funktionsnedsättning)

An investigation into accommodations for people with disabilities.
Based on research by Jessica Lindbom Jämting, Uppdrag Granskning, SVT, 31 Oct 2018.

Peruvian villagers face murder and intimidation from land traffickers.

An investigation into land invaders within the Chaparrí ecological reserve in Peru.
Rajmonda Rexhi and Matthew Weaver, The Guardian, 3 Sep 2018.

The new surrogate mothers (De nya surrogatmödrarna).

An investigation into surrogate mothers on Sweden's investigative TV programme Uppdrag Granskning.
Felicia Bredenberg, Lucas Dahlström and Liliia Makashova, Uppdrag Granskning, SVT, 19 Sep 2018.

The number one in the environment (Ympäristön ykkönen).

An investigation into environmental pollution. Broadcast on Finland's investigative TV programme MOT.
Kaisu Suopanki, MOT, Yle, 17 Sep 2018

Luai has to leave Sweden - but can not (Luai måste lämna Sverige – men kan inte).

A short investigation of the plight of Palestinian refugees in Sweden, published in ETC.
Pernilla Stammler Jaliff, ETC, 9 Nov 2017.

2016-2017

Revealed: the Romanian site where Louis Vuitton makes its Italian shoes.

All but the soles of the luxury brand’s footwear are made in Transylvania before being ‘finished’ in Italy and France.
Alexandra Lembke, The Guardian, 2017.