Do you have a cross-border and investigative climate story? Are you eager to work with others on your project in a team setting? If so, apply for our Climate Arena 2025 fellowship! Successful applicants will receive mentoring, financial support and two opportunities to meet with your cohort, including at this year’s Climate Arena conference in … Read more
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
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
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
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
Save the date! This year, the Climate Arena Conference will be in Budapest on 10-11 October 2025. Got a skill, investigation or a method to share? Our call for session proposals is now open. We’re looking for: Sessions on methods uncovering green-washing, lobbying, government or industry action fuelling the climate crisis; Hands-on workshops teaching skills … Read more
Do you consider yourself a beginner when it comes to data? Would you like an overview of how data journalism is done and try your hand at it? We no longer run beginner sessions at the Dataharvest conference, but over the coming months, you can join us as we show how to analyze data using … Read more
Arena for Journalism in Europe has launched the Arena Papers, a new series of articles reflecting on journalism practice in our time. Written by and for journalism practitioners, the series aims to foster discussion and development in the field of in-depth, collaborative, and investigative journalism. We believe there is a need for reflection on the … Read more
Norwegian Frank Gander is the new chairperson of Arena for Journalism in Europe. Frank is the senior strategic advisor for the Amedia Group in Norway and joined the board of Arena in May 2024. Frank stepped into the new role as of January 13th, 2025. At the same time, Roelof Gunnink, finance and operations manager … Read more
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 … Read more