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).

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The Networks

Facilitating open networks for information sharing to help journalists to collaborate across borders.

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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.

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Latest News

  • Arena for Journalism in Europe leaves X

    At Arena for Journalism in Europe, our mission is to support cross-border collaborative and investigative journalism that fosters democracy, mutual understanding, and critical thought across Europe. In line with this mission, we have decided to transition away from X (formerly Twitter). Our decision is driven by ethical concerns, including X’s promotion of dubious and hateful…

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  • Forever Lobbying Project exposes industry’s push to undermine EU “Forever Chemicals” ban

    The Forever Lobbying Project sheds light on the PFAS industry’s organized efforts to weaken an EU proposal to ban “forever chemicals.” These toxic substances, found in everyday products, are linked to cancer, hormone disruption, and infertility. In close collaboration with scientists, the findings of the cross-border team of journalists reached an analysis estimating that, without…

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  • Arena contributes to new course to support European journalism education

    Arena for Journalism in Europe has developed two modules for the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) “Covering Cohesion Policy in Europe” (COPE). The course, launched by the European Commission in collaboration with six European universities and the European Journalism Training Association, addresses gaps in journalism education about the European Union and its Cohesion Policy. Arena’s modules…

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  • The Journalism Value Report is out: unique insights into the state of public interest media in Europe

    On Thursday, 28 November, the Journalism Value Report was presented at Publix in Berlin. This comprehensive study – conducted by Netzwerk Recherche, the German Association of Investigative Journalists –  maps the state of independent public interest media in Europe, drawing on responses from 174 newsrooms across 31 countries. The report highlights the diversity of the…

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