Correctiv
German investigative journalism organisation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Correctiv (self-styled CORRECT!V) is a German nonprofit investigative journalism newsroom based in Essen. It is run by CORRECTIV – Recherchen für die Gesellschaft gemeinnützige GmbH ("CORRECTIV – Investigations for the Society Charitable Limited"), which also runs the online journalism academy Reporterfabrik.[1]
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Founded | 2014 |
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Founder | David Schraven |
Type | Non-profit |
Focus | Investigative journalism |
Location | |
Area served | Abuse of power, corruption, environment, education, health, social justice, right-wing extremism, religious extremism |
Method | Foundation and member supported |
Key people | David Schraven (publisher), David Crawford (senior reporter) |
Employees | 20 |
Volunteers | >500 |
Website | correctiv |
Its stated goal is "to give citizens access to information."[2] With about 20 staff members, Correctiv claims to be the first nonprofit investigative center in Germany. Correctiv describes itself as an organization that is "one of the many answers to the media crisis."[2] Correctiv occasionally publishes reports in multiple languages beside German including Arabic, English, French, Russian and Turkish, via its website and partner outlets.