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Brigitte Alfter

@Hackette7

Brigitte Alfter is a freelance journalist covering European affairs and a co-founder of <a href="http://i-scoop.org/">Scoop</a>, <a href="http://www.farmsubsidy.org/">Farmsubsidy.org</a>, <a href="http://www.wobbing.eu/">the Wobbing network</a>, and the <a href="http://www.journalismfund.eu/">European Fund for Investigative Journalism</a>. She was a co-winner of the Investigative Reporters and Editors' Freedom of Information Award in 2006 when she was a European affairs correspondent for the Danish newspaper Information. Her website is <a href="http://www.alfter.dk">www.alfter.dk</a>.

The Challenge of Cross-Border Reporting in Europe

‘Through networking, journalists contribute their part in shaping this European public sphere by investigating and illuminating its common issues.’