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Special award to Eliot Higgins and the team of the research network Bellingcat. The jury awards the special prize to Eliot Higgins and his team for their unshakable confidence that in the fight for the truth they do not have to rely on covert or intelligence information, but rather convince the public with public, verifiable images and facts that are accessible to everyone. Their method of worldwide networking of publicly accessible sources and their competent and responsible evaluation is the best journalistic education on the battlefield of modern wars of propaganda and uncertainty. It is particularly effective where the climate of distrust and conspiracy has taken hold: on the Internet. The jury also recognizes the support that Higgins and his team give many journalists, including German, in their research. Eliot Higgins, born in 1979, is the founder and pioneer of the Bellingcat network platform. Blogger and citizen journalist. With his team and numerous researchers around the world, he evaluates hundreds of data and videos every day. His evaluations brought to light much that numerous newspapers and media, including in Germany, could rely on: For example, the use of cluster bombs and chemical weapons by the Syrian regime and the involvement of the Russian Buk missile system in the downing of the Air Malaysia MH17 commercial aircraft. The prize is endowed with € 2,500.00.
Presentation of Boris Nemtsov's Russia.War; Presentation of Hiding in Plain Sight Report; Panel discussion on what the US and European policy makers and Russian opposition leaders should do to counter Russian disinformation;
