Beyond BAFF
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Beyond BAFF
#19 Behind the Scenes of Investigative Journalism with Inga Springe
Inga Springe is a Latvian Investigative journalist, who is also the co-founder and investigative reporter of Re:Baltica, a nonprofit Baltic Center for Investigative Journalism. It is based in Riga, but its work is cross-border on issues like RUS information operations, money laundering, etc.
In 2014, Inga Spriņge was named one of the “outstanding challengers from Central and Eastern Europe” in the project NewEurope100, supported by Google and the Financial Times. She has been the head of the Latvian Journalists Association and is co-teaching Media literacy classes.
Currently, she is based for nine months in Ann Arbor, Michigan with her husband.
At the podcast, we talk about:
- The story of founding Re:Baltica and burning out due to poor business management.
- How media management training gave her a new direction and aim.
- What are the most applicable things she learned in the US for managing her business better?
- How does writing about Russian influence look like for an investigative journalist?
- Practical tips for fact-checking the news on social media?
- Personal reflections and future goals?
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