Dataharvest 2026 - the European Investigative Journalism Conference

I'm a journalist and co-founder of Fumaça, an investigative journalism podcast from Portugal focused on inequalities and injustices. Our mission is to ask why certain things have happened instead of what and to explain the complexities of the world around us to our audience. We believe journalists should have time to think, question, investigate, fact-check, and hold those in power accountable.

Fumaça is on the path to become the first audience-funded journalism project in Portugal. We accept no advertising, corporate-sponsored content, or private investors. Additionally, there are no paywalls: all of Fumaça’s journalism is freely accessible. Still, more than 1500 people make monthly recurring donations to Fumaça, covering more than a third of our operational expenses. Our remaining budget comes from journalism grants given by organizations such as Open Society Foundations, Rosa-Luxemburg Stiftung, and Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.

I'd be more than interested in talking about investigative journalism, podcasting, storytelling, community management and membership models. Let's have a chat! :)