The Dataharvest 2025 Illustration Gallery

An illustration of the Dataharvest 2025 keynote, showing Ulla Sätereie interviewing Laurent Richard. Illustrations of the subjects they discussed, such as murdered journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, surround an illustration of the two seated and talking, with Laurent holding a microphone.

The tradition of capturing Dataharvest via live illustration lives on! This year, Brussels-based illustrator Pieter Fannes returned to the conference to deliver his beautiful snapshots of our community. Conference-goers can see Pieter’s works in progress as he sits among them in sessions and, throughout the conference, as he completes drawings, drafts are displayed on the … Read more

“The power of Dataharvest in action”: Our summary of the 2025 conference

Laurent Richard giving the keynote to a full auditorium at Dataharvest 2025

At another sold out Dataharvest, 500 journalists from around the world arrived in Mechelen, Belgium to launch or continue collaborations, hear each other’s stories and understand each other’s work, and share the skills that make contemporary investigative journalism so powerful. But we know many of our friends and colleagues were not able to make it this year. So, … Read more

5 side events to look out for at Dataharvest 2025

We look forward to welcoming you to Dataharvest in a few days time! As the conference week arrives, perhaps you’ve already looked at the schedule and seen just how many journalism sessions are on offer. But conferences shouldn’t only be hard work. That’s why we’ve planned several side events, to give a few more ways … Read more

Get advice at the new ‘Dataharvest Cafés’

Six people wearing blue dataharvest lanyards, sitting around a table in deep discussion

At this year’s European Investigative Journalism Conference, there will be a new way to find support for your work. For the 15th edition of the conference, journalists and colleagues will have the opportunity to get specific, tailored support from specialists at the new Dataharvest Cafés. These Cafés will serve as clinics where you can speak … Read more