We create and coordinate networks to promote and facilitate cross-border collaborative journalism. We focus on important topics and bring together investigative journalists, data experts, academics and other researchers around a specialized area. Out of the networks grow cross-border investigative teams and projects with relevance for millions of people in Europe.
Arena Climate Network
is for those who want to focus on all aspects of the climate crisis and who want to do in-depth, investigative work. We offer journalists a hub for collaboration, discussion and learning from each other and meet at the Climate Arena Conference.
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Arena Food&Water Network
seeks to put issues concerning food and water on the agenda while also establishing the connection with citizens on a local level. We share knowledge, discuss research projects and develop cross-border collaborations.
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Arena Labour Network
is designed to connect journalists, researchers, scientists and tech experts specializing in labour issues across Europe. Join to share knowledge and develop project ideas for cross-border investigations into European labour issues.
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Coordinators without borders
This network is for coordi-nators of cross-border investigative teams. The members meet every month to share tips and experiences and build knowledge about this developing journalistic role.
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Previous Arena networks
Networks develop, sometimes into new projects or organisations. Read more about the Algorithm Network (for AlgorithmWatch) and the Housing Network (now the Urban Journalism project).
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The Reference Circle
is a self-organised network of independent European news publishers, incubated by Arena. The members share and support each other in the non-editorial aspects of the new independent media sector.
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The Collaborative Desk
provides a secure digital workspace for your cross-border collaboration and expert support, adjusted to the needs of your cross-border team. We handle the tools, so you can focus on the journalism.
The Collaborative Desk gives you a set of open-source tools, secure infrastructure and set-up of your workspace with collaboration tools for secure communication and file sharing. The Arena team will guide the technical setup, maintains the digital environment, and provide you with mentoring around digital security.
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