Benjamin Bathke
Freelance contributor
Benjamin Bathke is a Berlin-based entrepreneurial multimedia journalist. He has worked in online, radio and video journalism for the past seven years and is currently covering migration, media innovation, and technology, among other topics, for Deutsche Welle and a variety of other international publications.
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How a reporter mined social media and went to morgues to document police violence in Bangladesh
“Our priority was to reveal what the government was hiding,” says Zyma Islam, who opens up about her team's work in the weeks that changed her country.
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A scoop by nonprofit Correctiv sparked huge pro-democracy protests all over Germany. How did they pull it off?
The outlet revealed a racist secret plan to deport millions of people. We take a deep dive into Correctiv's investigation, its mission and its funding.
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How Russian journalists in Latvia navigate life in exile
In May 2022 we spoke to five Russian reporters based in Latvia. One year on, they are facing a distrustful public and stricter immigration laws.
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Forced into exile by Putin's war, Russian journalists are rebuilding their lives in Riga
The Latvian capital has become a safe haven for reporters fleeing Kremlin's oppression. Here's how they are adjusting to their new life.