Unanswered Questions on the Fate of an Investigative Journalism Fund at the European Commission

[Editor's Note: One can debate whether journalists should accept government funding for investigative reporting. What is easier to agree on is that when governments move to fund the media, any such process should be transparent and open. Unfortunately, that does not appear to be the case in Brussels today. Our story begins with an introduction by Margo Smit, executive director of VVOJ, the Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists, and a GIJN board member. Ms. Smit gives context to what follows -- an extraordinary summary of events, prepared by Peter

 Rauschenberger, an advisor to Benedek Jávor, MEP (Member of the European Parliament). ]

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