Bureau Spotlight

Bureau Spotlight's newsroom is made up of independent investigative journalists covering issues that concern the Food Valley region, primarily the developments in the area, including housing, agriculture, energy transition, local governance, fraud, public tenders, and abuse of power. Everything is published through the lens of verified facts, explanations, and context.

The team aims to bring to light how the region is governed and developed, what is going well, and what can and should be improved. Secondly, the newsroom wants to strengthen democracy and society through financially independent investigative journalism.

Therefore, the team only focuses on producing investigations and in-depth, factual, and accurate stories. Its reporters conduct lengthy research to explain in an accessible way how the region works and to uncover the complexity surrounding themes that influence the lives of people in the area. Additionally, the team intends to work closely with the residents of Food Valley, with special attention to vulnerable groups.

Bureau Spotlight produces Spotpraat, a bi-weekly podcast that takes listeners behind the scenes of their investigative stories, discusses editorial views about different matters and dossiers, and gives the audience an opportunity to get to know better the journalists and editors of Bureau Spotlight.

The platform is supported by private donors, grants, and contributions from media partners. Therefore, the outlet is not driven by quotas, advertising, or politics.