Working Together Across Borders
Arena for Journalism in Europe supports collaborative journalism – journalists working together across geographical borders, and journalists working across professional borders with scholars, scientists, and with civil society.
We believe that collaborative journalism is crucial to knowledge sharing, critical thinking and political life in European societies. We build European networks, create cross-border meeting spaces, and spread the tools and experiences of collaborative projects.
The core activities of Arena are:
The Conferences
Planning and organizing Dataharvest – the European Investigative Journalism Conference (next May 28-31, 2026) and the Climate Arena Conference (next Oct. 10-11, 2025, in Budapest.).
The Networks
Facilitating open networks for information sharing to help journalists to collaborate across borders.
The Academy
Educating and knowledge sharing about cross-border collaborative journalism through training, publishing articles, speaking, developing educational materials and advising on cross-border collaborative journalism education.
Latest News
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Dataharvest 2026 announcement launches call for proposals, reveals developments
Details for the 2026 Dataharvest conference can now be revealed! We’re returning to Mechelen between 28-31 May next year, and as always we look forward to being reunited with our community of Dataharvest veterans, as well as many new faces. We’ve been busy working on Europe’s flagship investigative and data journalism conference since the spring,…
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‘Green to Grey’ investigation read by more than 3 million
On October 1, the Green to Grey project went live. In the first investigation of its kind, 41 journalists and scientists from 11 countries worked together for 10 months to reveal the scale of Europe’s nature and cropland loss. We found that every year, Europe loses 1,500 km² to construction. Between 2018 and 2023, we…
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Applications open for 2026 European Collaborative Journalism Programme
Arena is once again partnering with the Alfred Toepfer Stiftung to support 16 journalists to begin a cross-border investigation. Our hugely popular European Collaborative Journalism Programme (ECJP) is now open for applications for a 2026 cohort. You can apply with a letter of motivation, an investigation idea, work samples and references. Previous investigations have been…
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Whistleblowers, data and false solutions: Collaborating on climate justice at Climate Arena 2025
Over an unusually sunny mid-October weekend, journalists and scientists from across Europe gathered again in 2025 for the fourth Climate Arena conference. This year we were in Budapest, where specialist environment and climate reporters came together for panels, workshops and networking sessions that delivered practical tools, project ideas and behind-the-scenes revelations. Arena’s signature theme of…