Journalism Science Alliance Projects

Discover information about the projects selected in the first round of Journalism Science Alliance grants for investigative journalism supported by science.

Adriatic Ways: Is there coexistence with invasive species?
Water for Lisbon – A Ticking Clock
Double punishment: how poverty, family, and addiction shape parole rulings
Buying the hype
The Bias Cascade: How Czech Institutions Abandon Domestic Violence Victims
Investigating the Role of Science in Tobacco Policy
Snake Oil Nation: Investigating Pseudoscientific Health Practices in Poland
Extremism in Motion: Mapping and Analyzing Far-Right Radicalization Through Sports Clubs
Origin of the Plastic Pollution in the Lower Basin of the Danube
Air We Breathe – Investigating the Health and Policy Interface of Air Pollution in Eastern Serbia
Beneath the Vines
The Psychology of Disinformation: How Cognitive Biases and Algorithms Fuel Digital Manipulation
Where’d the water go?
Chuva de veneno / We are breathing poison
The Honey Trap: Sweet Lies on Bulgaria’s Market
The Unwetlands. A Satellite-Based Investigation into Italy’s Lost Wetlands
Hidden Harm: Mapping State Response to Child Abuse in Russia
FACTNESS- science-based fact-checking applied to the fitness/wellness influencer ecosystem
Uncovering the Dramatic Eco Crisis in North Macedonia’s Pine Forests
Tiktokland. The influence of TikTok on the rise of the far-right among young people in Portugal
The green scramble for Africa: How Europe’s net zero ambitions fuel land grabs in Africa’s forests
Slovenia’s murky waters (an investigation into water safety)
Poisoning the Mind: Follow the money and the data behind the most sophisticated Russian disinformation campaigns
EverydayNile. Water, energy, and food justice along and beyond the Nile river

Media outlets

Research organisations

Media outlets and research organisations from the JSA selected projects.