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.

The Unwetlands. A Satellite-Based Investigation into Italy’s Lost Wetlands
Slaves of the Algorithm
Adriatic Ways: Is there coexistence with invasive species?
The Psychology of Disinformation: How Cognitive Biases and Algorithms Fuel Digital Manipulation
Behind the Aid: How Accountable Are EU Fund Operators in Ukraine?
Slovenia’s murky waters (an investigation into water safety)
The Honey Trap: Sweet Lies on Bulgaria’s Market
The Bias Cascade: How Czech Institutions Abandon Domestic Violence Victims
Investigating regulatory failures in medical research to improve patient safety and healthcare across Europe
Who owns Lisbon?
Evidence for Action: From Fragmented Records to Germany’s First Local Extremism Map
Poisoning the Mind: Follow the money and the data behind the most sophisticated Russian disinformation campaigns
Trapped in manipulation: how fake news and pseudo-medical therapies destroy Polish seniors’ health
EverydayNile. Water, energy, and food justice along and beyond the Nile river
Hidden Harm: Mapping State Response to Child Abuse in Russia
Origin of the Plastic Pollution in the Lower Basin of the Danube
The Euro Surcharge: Investigating Covert Price Inflation in Bulgaria’s First Year in the Eurozone
Promised and delivered: integration services for migrant workers in Romania
Beneath the Vines
Talking Trees: Uncovering Industrial Impacts through Air Sensors
The Rail Baltic Billions
The industry that brings the floods
The Afterlife of AI: The Hidden E-Waste Crisis Behind Europe’s AI Boom
Battery Nation: Powering Europe, Charged with Hidden Costs
Where’d the water go?
Double punishment: how poverty, family, and addiction shape parole rulings
Chuva de veneno / We are breathing poison
Tracking the forest’s silent crisis: How many trees have been affected by climate change in Catalonia over the last 20 years?
Ties of Silence: How Climate Policy Is Obstructed in Czechia
Uncovering the Dramatic Eco Crisis in North Macedonia’s Pine Forests
Snake Oil Nation: Investigating Pseudoscientific Health Practices in Poland
Water for Lisbon – A Ticking Clock
Grok, is this true? How AI fact-checkers are reshaping truth—and spreading misinformation—in real time
FACTNESS- science-based fact-checking applied to the fitness/wellness influencer ecosystem
Air We Breathe – Investigating the Health and Policy Interface of Air Pollution in Eastern Serbia
Zero Record: The Systematic Erasure of Child Abuse and Gender-Based Violence Statistics from Turkish Digital Media
Buying the hype
Before the Fall: Maternal Mental Health and Suicide in Poland
The green scramble for Africa: How Europe’s net zero ambitions fuel land grabs in Africa’s forests
Investigating the Role of Science in Tobacco Policy
The future of PFAS pollution
Hazardous Beauty: Pesticides in Cut Flowers
Tiktokland. The influence of TikTok on the rise of the far-right among young people in Portugal
The Subsidy Trawl. How public money flows to Europe’s industrial fishing giants
From Cloud to Ground: the impact of data centers in Northern Italy
The Genealogy of Power
UNVEEL. Unveiling social and economic forces hindering the protection of the critically endangered European eel
Extremism in Motion: Mapping and Analyzing Far-Right Radicalization Through Sports Clubs
NoPouch: Preventing the Expansion of Nicotine Pouches in Italy

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Media outlets and research organisations from the JSA selected projects.