Alex Anderson spent his early career in the former Soviet countries, alternating between running intergovernmental humanitarian aid projects and researching for investigative TV documentaries. After completing a master’s in social policy, he progressed as a researcher/country director through international human rights and conflict prevention.
NGOs: covering a range of Eastern European countries for Amnesty International, the South Caucasus for Human Rights Watch and Kosovo for the International Crisis Group.
Summer School of Investigative Reporting 2026 Sessions
Policy-oriented investigative reporting
The training will show how to adjust research, writing and follow-up to the requirements of policy-oriented reporting.
Field investigation → Political analysis → Prescription → Intended policy effect
Recreating the International Crisis Group high-impact model