Three investigations, to be conducted by the journalist who attended the Summer School 2012, will be financially supported by BIRN. 

Journalists can only combat corruption in the Balkans through indepth investigations - though few reporters have the time or resources for such work, a round table at BIRN's Summer School in Macedonia heard.

As BIRN's Summer School continues, Helen Darbishire, Lawrence Marzouk and Marcus Lindemann trained participants on the efficient use of freedom-of-information laws and Google search tools.

Paul Radu on Tuesday told BIRN's Summer School of Investigative Reporting participants how to track down the real owners of offshore companies.

Every year, the number of journalists from the Balkans attracted to BIRN Summer School increases. The number of applications submitted and webpage views suggests there are a substantial number of journalists from South East Europe that are interested in gaining new investigative techniques.

Paul Lewis runs teams of journalists at the Guardian newspaper working on a range of investigations. He recently led Reading the Riots, a major research project into the causes and consequences of the England riots. 

BIRN would like to inform all interested journalists from the Balkans and internationally that the third BIRN Summer School will take place in Mavrovo, Macedonia, from 19 until 25 August 2012.

Please read the application requirements for the BIRN Summer School of Investigative Reporting 2012.