Closing the Year with Integrity: Two Years of Fearless Reporting, Two Years in the Trenches

Journalism isn’t free, it’s a battleground. My work exposing corruption and propaganda in Kosovo is proof: truth demands fearless dedication and your support.

As the year draws to a close, I want to take a moment to wish each of you a joyous holiday season and express my heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support. To the over 23,000 subscribers and countless more who visit Gunpowder Chronicles to read, reflect, and engage, thank you. Your belief in my mission has sustained me, not just as a journalist but as a lone voice striving to document and expose truths that others might prefer remain buried.

It’s been a transformative year. Gunpowder Chronicles, which I founded in mid-2023, has grown into a critical space for investigative journalism and rigorous reporting. Many of you already know me as Vudi Xhymshiti, a journalist with 17 years of experience covering international conflicts, armed struggles, and human rights issues. In 2022, my work took me back to Kosovo, a region I hadn’t reported from in nearly a decade. What I discovered there was startling: a media landscape shackled by corruption, organised crime, and political narratives…