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Apache.be

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Apache or apache.be is a co-operatively owned and reader-funded independent Belgian news website specialising in investigative journalism, in-depth reporting, and analysis.[1] Based in Antwerp, it was founded in October 2009 by a group of journalists, several of whom had had employment contracts with national newspapers terminated in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.[1] On 9 June 2022 the Antwerp Court of Appeal upheld the site's acquittal of stalking and breach of privacy while investigating the activities of Land Invest Group, in a decision that cited the detrimental impact of a strategic lawsuit against public participation.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Tara Kelly (1 July 2020). "How Belgium's Apache increased its membership base despite layoffs, budget cuts and COVID-19". Poynter Institute.
  2. ^ Dirk Voorhoof (2022). "Belgian news site Apache acquitted of stalking and breach of privacy in SLAPP-case Antwerp Court of Appeal condemns applicant civil party for abuse of process". IRIS Merlin legal database. European Audiovisual Observatory.