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Hey there,

Welcome to my website. My name is Stavros Malichudis and I have been working as a professional journalist for the past decade, reporting from Greece, the Balkans, and Europe.

I work for Solomon, a multi-award-winning Greek investigative journalism outlet committed to producing reporting in the public interest and fostering collaboration. I also serve as a board member at Solomon.

I also freelance as an investigative journalist, researcher, producer, and fixer for major European media, participate in cross-border investigations, and participate in journalism panels across Europe.

My areas of focus include: migration and human rights, corruption, climate and the environment, big business interests, and AI accountability.

Contact: 

Do you have a story idea, a tip about a story that serves the public interest, or do you want to simply say hi?

You can reach me safely at stavrosmalichudis [at] protonmail.com or on Signal and other encrypted Apps (available upon request).

You can also contact me on Facebook, Twitter, Bluesky, and LinkedIn.

Bylines:

My journalistic work has been published by major outlets in most European countries, including: BBC, AFP, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Der Tagesspiegel, El Pais, Mediapart, The New Humanitarian, openDemocracy, TAZ, SRF, ARD, Publico, infoLibre, Klassekampen, IRPI, Balkan Insight, and VoxEurop.

Over the past several years, I have been involved in multiple cross-border investigations, collaborating with organizations such as Lighthouse Reports and Investigate Europe.

Examples of investigative work:

My reporting has covered significant issues, including the misuse of tens of millions of EU funds; documented cases of pushbacks in Greece; the accountability of major companies like Uber and Lime; exploitative working conditions at the call center provider Teleperformance and within Aegean Airlines; the concealed involvement of far-right Greek ‘volunteers’ in the Srebrenica massacre.

Findings of investigations I contributed to have been cited in the Greek and European Parliaments, referenced by the US State Department and Greek independent authorities, and have resulted in judicial proceedings and the imposition of fines.

Awards & Nominations:

  • The Pylos Shipwreck: Winner of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize of the European Parliament (2023), Runner-up for the European Press Prize (Migration Category, 2024), Winner of the IJ4EU Impact Award (2024)
  • The Logbook of Moria: Shortlisted for the European Press Prize (Distinguished Reporting Award, 2021), Winner of the IJ4EU Impact Award (2022)
  • Invisible Workers: Shortlisted for the IJ4EU Impact Award (2021)
  • Sisters of Europe: Shortlisted for the European Press Prize (Innovation Category, 2021)
  • Europe’s Nameless Dead: Longlist One World Media (2024)
  • The Pylos Shipwreck: One Year On (One World Media longlist)

Panels & Conferences:

I have extensive experience presenting journalistic investigations, through participation in investigative journalism conferences (e.g. Dataharvest, iMedD), as well as in academic presentations at Greek universities (e.g. Panteion University, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) and abroad (University of Graz, Princeton Summer School in Athens).

Fellowships & Training: 

  • Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence - BIRN (2019)
  • The Lede Program for Data Journalism - Columbia University in New York (on scholarship, 2019)
  • Algorithmic Accountability Fellowship - AlgorithmWatch (2023)