Collin van Rooij

Collin van Rooij was selected for the 2025 Shortlist with This Yellow Glyphosate Map Reveals Where Farmers in the Netherlands Spray the Controversial Herbicide

Collin van Rooij (2000) is a Dutch physical geographer specializing in geodata analysis. He contributes
regularly to Follow the Money (ftm.nl & ftm.eu), where his investigative work leverages advanced spatial
data techniques to uncover environmental and socioeconomic patterns. A graduate of Wageningen
University with a degree in Earth and Environment, van Rooij aims to transform complex geographical
data into accessible insights. His research methodology combines remote sensing technology with
OSINT-skills in an effort to better understand our living environment.

Jan Daalder

Jan Daalder was selected for the 2025 Shortlist with This Yellow Glyphosate Map Reveals Where Farmers in the Netherlands Spray the Controversial Herbicide

Jan Daalder (1996) is a Dutch investigative journalist who joined Follow the Money (ftm.nl & ftm.eu) in
2022 after covering agriculture for NRC Handelsblad. His investigations expose European agricultural
policy misconduct, including subsidy fraud and manure regulation violations. Daalder also wrote about
pollution at Rotterdam’s harbor, Tata Steel, and Rockwool in Limburg, more recently he has been
looking into pesticide practices in the Netherlands. Though specializing in long-form investigative
journalism, at heart, he remains a newspaper man who loves breaking news.