CORRECTIV
https://correctiv.org/
Investigative journalism is at the centre of CORRECTIV’s work – though its offering has expanded to include a youth-led web radio, a fact-checking desk of 13 people, a software development branch, local journalism projects, and educational workshops.
The investigative section seeks to provide in-depth research on systemic injustices, corruption cases, and unethical behaviour. Some of its more famous investigative stories include the CumEx-Files tax scandal, the Alternative for Germany (German far-right party Alternative für Deutschland) donation affair, and the rising real estate costs investigation. Through the investigation and fact-checking desk, the team aims to combat misinformation and disinformation, thereby reducing societal divisions and hate, and strengthening civil society. Its reach spans from hyper-local, as it has a network with a large number of local media outlets, to national and international.
CORRECTIV received multiple awards for its investigative work, including the German Reporter Prize in 2016, the Axel Springer Prize in 2016, the Otter-Brenner Prize in 2019, and the Grimme Online Award in 2022.
As an independent, non-profit newsroom, its work is funded by individual donors and grants. All information is thereby free to access, aiming to foster an informed, engaged society in which everyone can contribute. For the same reason, its local and youth-led journalism projects have grown rapidly, embedding various forms of crowdsourcing and audience engagement.
CrowdNewsroom is an online platform to research and learn with its community of readers. Salon5 is a web radio and podcast platform by and for young people that won the TalentAward Ruhr in 2022. CORRECTIV.Lokal is a network of over 1,000 local journalists conducting investigative projects of national and regional relevance across the country. Its work received the Grimme Online Award in 2022.
The Reporterfabrik is an educational space for journalists, teachers, and students who aspire to better understand the media industry. The online learning platform provides training on digital media literacy and new digital means of research, storytelling, and publishing.
Last updated: January 2023