“They want to combine solidarity with journalistic neutrality.” Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the members of the editorial staff of the magazine Catapult talk about them, ensures the chain Südwestrundfunk (SWR). From the town of Greifswald, in northern Germany, where the headquarters of the newspaper specializing in maps and infographics is located, they decided to get involved to better cover the conflict.
“Twenty Ukrainian journalists have been hired by the mediaexplains the SWR, which specifies that some of them are still in Ukraine. For this, the other employees of the title have voluntarily given up part of their salary. [réduit de 25 % à 50 % selon les postes].” One person was also recruited in Russia. A fundraiser was organized to finance the rest of the project, raising more than 250,000 euros.
Greif’s reporters