Sorin Semeniuc

Sorin Semeniuc is an award-winning journalist, member of the Romanian Centre for Investigative Journalism and reporter for the national daily Romania Libera. His work is primarily investigative, looking at the corruption that is so often at the heart of Romanian politics and law. He is the founder of the former investigative news website www.ziardebuzunar.ro and holds a PhD for his thesis on the relationship between the language of journalism and that of politics.

Sorin Semeniuc was selected for the 2016 European Press Prize shortlist with ‘Land Grabbing in the EU: How Rabobank is Profiting of Theft and Abuse in Romania’

Jack Watling

Jack Watling is an investigative journalist who has contributed to The Guardian, Foreign Policy, The Atlantic, IHS Jane’s Intelligence Review, Reuters, Haaretz, VICE News and other publications, reporting on civil conflicts in Mali, Yemen, Iraq and further afield. Jack was formerly planning editor at NewsFixed where he coordinated a network of over 700 journalists. He is currently undertaking a PhD at Birkbeck, University of London, examining the history of British policy responses to civil war.

Jack Watling was selected for the 2016 European Press Prize shortlist with ’The Struggle for Mali’