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Published in Financial Times<\/em><\/a>, Foreign Policy<\/a>, EUobserver<\/a>, Politico<\/a>, the Guardian<\/a>, <\/em>and more. Co-nominee for Prix Europa 2022; one of the winners of the Financial Times<\/em>‘ commentary competition – The Future of Britain Project; alum of Thread<\/a> storytelling summer program at Yale University in 2016; advanced non-fiction writing diploma from Cambridge; grants from Internationale Journalistenprogramme (placement at Der Spiegel), Journalismfund.eu (twice), Media4change; Minority Rights Group, Japan Foundation, IJ4EU.<\/div>\n
LinkedIn<\/a><\/div>\n
Twitter: @daiva_hadiva<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Facebook: daiva.repeckaite<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Email: daivawrites@pm.me<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mixed media investigations<\/h3>\n

Cinderella Cyclists<\/a> <\/strong>(with Barbora Janauerov\u00e1 and Zolt\u00e1n Sipos, January 2023) \u2014 an investigation into faulty infrastructure built with EU funds in Czechia, Lithuania, Malta, and Romania<\/p>\n

More harm than good – the misuse of European biodiversity funds<\/a> <\/b>(with Vaida Pilibaityt\u0117 and Elena Reimeryt\u0117, Green European Journal, 02\/08\/2022) \u2014 read more about our investigation, nominated for Prix Europa 2022, on a dedicated Chainsaw Landscaping page on this blog<\/a><\/p>\n

Bioplastics \u2014 a green innovation or just another plastic problem?<\/strong><\/a> (With Simone Fant and Jelena Malkowski, 2023-2024) \u2014 an investigation into the ways the public sector supports the creation of plastic from biomass while also restricting their use<\/p>\n

Podcasting:<\/a><\/h3>\n
Losing sight of the seasons in Lithuania<\/a>: a very musical story on climate change in Lithuania for Deutsche Welle Living Planet<\/div>\n
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The Inoculation<\/a>: a podcast on vaccination policies and anti-vaccination movements (co-hosted with Eva von Schaper, supported by grants from Journalismfund.eu, Alfred Toepfer Stiftung, Heinrich Boell Stiftung, and IJ4EU)<\/div>\n
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News story for DW Living Planet<\/a> on bird trapping in Malta<\/div>\n
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News story for DW Inside Europe<\/a> on tourism in Malta<\/div>\n
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Collaboration with Nara<\/a> – reporting on alleged mistreatment of women during childbirth in Lithuania<\/div>\n
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Weekly show in Malta<\/a> about science and innovation on Campus FM (I initiated, produced and co-hosted this podcast until June 2020).<\/div>\n

Writing<\/h3>\n

Society<\/a> – Politics and economy<\/a> – Culture<\/a> – Travel<\/a> – Interviews<\/a><\/p>\n

\"blog-society\"<\/p>\n

Making workplace disability quotas work in Malta<\/a>
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Lithuania: alcohol loses its ‘coolness’ tag<\/a><\/strong>
\n(Deutsche Welle, 31\/01\/2018)<\/p>\n

Lithuania’s ‘extreme tourism’ rankles the Roma<\/a><\/strong>
\n(Politico Europe, 24\/10\/2016)<\/p>\n

Thailand: nimble fingers, precarious lives<\/a><\/strong>
\n(Equal Times, 09\/10\/2015)<\/p>\n

War nerves<\/a><\/strong>
\n(New Internationalist, May 2015, pp. 38-39)<\/p>\n

See more of my work on:<\/strong><\/p>\n

youth<\/a>, migration<\/a>, historical memory<\/a>, health<\/a>, accessibility and inclusion<\/a>, environment<\/a>, minorities<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"blog-politics\"<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Lithuania – where ‘biodiversity funding’ is cutting down trees<\/a> <\/strong>(with Vaida Pilibaityt\u0117 and Elena Reimeryt\u0117, EUObserver, 22\/10\/2021)<\/p>\n

Who spreads the vaccine lies in the Baltics?<\/strong><\/a> (by Evita Puri\u0146a, Eva von Schaper and me, Heliis Raudsik, and Sab\u012bne B\u0113rzi\u0146a)
\n(Re:Baltica, 28\/02\/2021)<\/p>\n

Lithuania Is Forming a New Relationship With Its Past\u2014and With Israel<\/strong><\/a>
\n(Foreign Policy, 18\/10\/2019)<\/p>\n

Baltic farmers devastated by swine virus<\/a><\/strong>
\n(Equal Times, 22\/09\/2016)<\/p>\n

See more of my work on:<\/strong><\/p>\n

entrepreneurship<\/a>, gender (in)equality<\/a>, development<\/a>, EU affairs<\/a>, education<\/a>, misinformation<\/a>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"blog-culture\"<\/p>\n

Malta schools ask what’s a better uniform \u2014 ties or tracksuits<\/strong><\/a>
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An insider’s cultural guide to Kaunas: no more ‘fashion police’, promise<\/a><\/strong>
\n(the Guardian, 11\/08\/2015)<\/p>\n

Latvia pushes majority language in schools, leaving parents miffed<\/strong><\/a>
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Malta’s Pride star drag queen Lakesiss: Believe in becoming a different person<\/a><\/strong> (AMuseZine, 21\/09\/2017)<\/p>\nMore on culture and arts<\/a>\n

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\"A<\/p>\n

Maltese gardens: In search of indigenous plants<\/b><\/a> (Hidden Europe 68)<\/b><\/p>\n

Wild bites: foraging in Malta<\/b><\/a> (Hidden Europe 65)<\/b><\/p>\n

Paradise lost <\/a><\/strong>(Horizon Guides, February 2020)<\/p>\n

An insider’s cultural guide to Kaunas: no more ‘fashion police’, promise <\/a><\/strong>(the Guardian, 11\/08\/2015)<\/p>\n

Seven (wonder) tips to visit post-revolution Egypt <\/a><\/strong>(Cafe Babel, 07\/05\/2011)<\/p>\n

My journalism journey<\/h1>\n