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 22-25, 2025) and the Climate Arena Conference (next Oct. 18-19, 2024).

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


  • Climate Arena Conference 2024 Wraps Up in Bologna: Two Days of Cross-Border Climate Journalism and Collaboration

    The third edition of the Climate Arena Conference, organized by Arena for Journalism in Europe through the Arena Climate Network, has wrapped up in Bologna. This year’s conference was sold out, bringing over 200 journalists, researchers, and environmental experts together to build impactful climate journalism and cross-border collaboration. Highlights from Two Days of Engagement and Collaboration…

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  • We are hiring: Logistics coordinator (part-time, 0.5 FTE)

    The Logistics Coordinator will support Arena on a number of logistical tasks across the organisation, but the key area is event organisation. Arena hosts two annual conferences: the Dataharvest conference in Mechelen, Belgium, a gathering for investigative journalists from across Europe, and Climate Arena, a location-rotating conference for climate journalists. Arena is a young organisation…

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  • The Forever Pollution Project Shortlisted for IJ4EU Impact Award 2024

    The Forever Pollution Project, an extensive investigation into the contamination of European sites with toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, has been shortlisted for the IJ4EU Impact Award 2024. The project is one of 10 nominees selected by independent evaluators organized by the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, a partner in the IJ4EU…

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  • Apply Now: IJ4EU Grants for Cross-Border Investigative Journalism

    The Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) fund has launched two new calls for proposals, offering significant grants to support cross-border investigative journalism. Journalists and freelancers can apply for funding through both the Investigation Support Scheme or the Freelancer Support Scheme. The Investigation Support Scheme offers up to €50,000 for teams of journalists — including newsrooms…

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