Lighthouse Reports

We are a non-profit organization founded in 2020 and based in the Netherlands. We do collaborative investigative journalism, working with European media outlets to produce public interest journalism on migration, conflict, and corruption.

We build newsrooms around specific topics, giving working journalists editors, tools, and resources. We conduct transnational investigations, using traditional methods like FOIA requests alongside open source investigation techniques. Our findings reach the public through existing platforms such as newspapers, online channels, and broadcast media.

We also seed investigations, build reporting coalitions, and develop impact strategies. Early-career professionals can contribute to high-impact investigations.

We believe that investigative journalism helps people understand complex issues. Our aim is to create environments where this type of journalism can thrive.

We prioritize pioneering new formats and new ways to frame complex subjects to get public attention and challenge misconceptions. Internally, we aim to establish healthy, equitable, and effective systems to improve the quality and impact of our public interest journalism.

Lighthouse Reports is a small organization with 1-10 employees. We operate as a remote-first workplace with flexible working hours.

Our team is multinational and collaborates across borders. While work is primarily remote, we plan biannual in-person work weeks and conferences, and team members, including fellows, can participate in in-person meetings.

We offer a remote-first workplace with flexible working hours and give you a Macbook or equivalent.

You receive training, travel, and mental health support budgets, plus 30 days of annual leave and national holidays. Salaries for certain roles range from €40,000-€50,000 per year, depending on experience. Fellows receive a stipend of €1,100 per month and 5 days of leave for the duration of the fellowship.