Correctiv


The CORRECTIV is a German nonprofit investigative journalism newsroom whose stated goal is "to give citizens access to information."
With about 20 staff members, CORRECT!V is the only nonpartisan, nonprofit investigative center in Germany.
CORRECT!V describes itself as an organization that is "one of the many answers to the media crisis."
CORRECT!V releases its reports in English, German and Russian languages via its web site to media outlets throughout Europe and around the globe.

History

CORRECT!V was initiated in 2014 by the charitable organization “CORRECTIV – Recherchen für die Gesellschaft” based in Essen and has been supported by the Brost Foundation with a grant of €1 million per year for three years.

Organizational structure

Funding

CORRECT!V is a nonprofit organization and exempt from taxation under German law. The funding comes entirely from charitable foundations as well as membership fees and donations from the users and readers. CORRECT!V does not depend on sales or advertising. All donations of more than €1000 are listed on the website. CORRECT!V is "nonprofit, independent and investigative".

Board of directors

is the publisher and Simon Kretschmer the executive director.

Ideology

CORRECT!V wants "to make investigative and informative journalism affordable and accessible to media organizations throughout Germany."
For this reason, CORRECT!V is initiating an education program to pass on the methods of investigative journalism that could help to empower citizens to gain access to information and promote transparency.

Reports/Publications

CORRECT!V reported amongst other things on
CORRECT!V described the Flight MH17 as one of the greatest war crimes of modern times. Over several months it gathered facts, investigated in eastern Ukraine and Russia, and found witnesses to the missile launch, unveiled a clear chain of evidence that MH17 was downed by a BUK missile ground-launched by a unit of the 53rd Russian Air Defense Brigade from Kursk. The brigade unit operated in mid July on Ukrainian territory without displaying national emblems.

Awards