Joanna Demarco is a journalist and photographer from Malta, focusing on corruption, organised crime, migration, human rights and environmental issues locally, often within an EU context. She has contributed to OCCRP, EUObserver and Politico Europe, among others. Her photos have appeared in publications such as Der Spiegel, The Washington Post and The Guardian. She is a member of the platform Women Photograph, a National Geographic Grantee and an ECJP fellow.
Based in Kraków, Poland, Łukasz Słowiński is a journalist covering democratic challenges in Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular emphasis on the Balkans. He has worked with BIRN, Radio Nowy Świat, NARA, and others.
Kaia Nisser is a journalist and project manager specialising in democracy, civic participation, and human rights. Based in Stockholm, Kaia has collaborated with the Sustainable Journalism Partnership and Fojo Institute. She is Strategic Partnership Manager at The European Correspondent.
Francisca Valentim is a Portuguese journalist mainly interested in EU issues, politics, and gender equality. She has interned at Follow the Money EU, and participated in Are We Europe’s The Circle Hubs. She is currently completing the Erasmus Mundus Journalism MA at the University of Amsterdam.
Savin Massimo Mattozzi is a freelance journalist based in Naples, Italy. His work focuses on migration, organised crime and social issues in southern Italy and the Mediterranean region.
Sören Wienke is a German journalist reporting on social issues, societal development and the lived realities of communities often overlooked in the media. He has collaborated with outlets including taz and Perspective Daily.
Chidinma lwu is a freelance journalist focusing on underreported issues within the fields of sustainability, economic justice, technology and culture. Her work has been published in BBC, Non-Profit Quarterly, ARTnews, and others.
Tuukka Tuomasjukka is a Finnish freelance journalist, publishing editor and literary translator. He writes about the intersection of culture, politics and equality. In 2024, his piece about cultural censorship in Moldova during the EU accession process was nominated for the Finnish Award of Development Journalism.
Mathias Rodríguez is a photojournalist and documentary photographer specialising in human rights, migration, and climate change. He tells visual stories about human struggles, often from border and peripheral regions of Spain and Europe.
Mirosława van der Boom is a journalist and military historian. She writes about conflicts, environmental issues, and their intersection. With an academic background in history, she is particularly interested in borderlands during war and the tension between national and local belonging.
Hazar Deniz is a Brussels-based freelance journalist and editor for the European Correspondent’s Democracy and Human Rights Desk. He has written and researched extensively on EU-Türkiye relations. He also works on investigative projects.
Julianna is a Hungarian journalist. Growing up in an increasingly authoritarian system, and having witnessed the crackdown on the independent press, she decided to challenge repression in the form of a paper and a pen. Her main interests are marginalised communities, the shift to the far-right in mainstream politics, and international relations.
Malene Nørby is a journalist collaborating with several Danish media outlets. With a background in investigative journalism and the Social Sciences, she is deeply engaged in social issues and European affairs. In her work, she seeks to uncover problems, highlight constructive solutions, and offer pathways forward.
Saara-Maria Salonen is a Finnish and Inari Sámi journalist living between the United Kingdom (UK) and Finland. She has a master's degree in Journalism and Media Studies from the University of Sussex. Saara-Maria writes about Arctic and Indigenous issues, sustainable energies and climate change. She has a strong interest in Indigenous music, and has worked as a producer in Sámi film productions.
Zuza Nazaruk is an independent investigative journalist. She has reported on topics such as climate and the environment, defence, migration, and tax avoidance. Her story on the environmental impact of militarising the Polish-Belarussian border won the Best Story award at the Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence in 2025. Her work has appeared in Follow the Money, New Lines Magazine, Balkan Insight, and others.
Michaela Nagyidaiová is a Slovak visual artist living and working between Vienna, Austria, and Bratislava, Slovakia. Her work explores the relationship between landscape and memory, the transformation of the central and eastern European environment, migration, and questions of belonging. She holds a master’s in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from the London College of Communication (2019).
Belle de Jong is a journalist and editor based in Malta, focusing on social justice, climate, and human rights. Her work has a strong focus on connecting local realities to broader European issues. Previously, she worked in environmental and social policy at the European Parliament and led digital communications for the European elections in Malta. She is now an editor at The European Correspondent.