Working in a cross-border investigative team? Our Collaborative Desk team provides: 🔦 A digital security assessment 🔒 A secure tech infrastructure using open-source tools 🤝 Ongoing support and mentoring by our expert team 🌍 Connection with an extensive network of European partners 🔗 Read more👇

📣 Want to take part in a cross-border investigation but not sure where to start? Read on... 🧵👇[1/3]

🎧️ Have you listened to The Loop yet? 🎙️ These interviews with the independent Reference Circle newsrooms reveal best practice on key #journalism business challenges in a pioneering cross-border exchange of knowledge. Listen to the whole series here: journalismvalueproject.eu/loop/

💙 The Dataharvest 2026 Illustration Gallery is live! Thanks to our live illustrator Pieter Fannes who brings our conference to life every year by visualising our journalist community's work in beautiful, imaginative ways. Visit the gallery at the link in bio, and Pieter's work at pieterfannes.com

📣 Want to do a cross-border investigation but not sure where to start? Take a look at Arena Academy’s first online course: 🔍 Start a real investigation 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 Build a team and learn cross-cultural collaboration skills ✏️ Learn how to organise your material, structure your story and find funding  [1/2] 👇

Arena journalist @jelena-prtoric.bsky.social will be speaking at the Netzwerk Recherche conference this weekend about the use of AI tools in our #GreenToGrey investigation.

📣 Our Dataharvest write-up is live! Inside you can find an outline of the conference themes and attendance data, the photo gallery and session materials -- plus next year's dates. [1/2] Link in thread 👇🧵

🌍 Dataharvest programme spotlight: Data Skills 🌍 There's so much on #DataJournalism and skills in the programme -- it's hard to choose where to be! In the #Dataharvest26 programme you’ll find journalists discussing: [1/3] 🧵👇

🌍 Dataharvest programme spotlight: Justice 🌍 We don’t silo our sessions on justice in one track, but instead ensure that sessions focused on justice, corruption and accountability are spread throughout all programme tracks. [1/3]

Thanks to @opensanctions.org for writing up their pick of the sessions at next week's #Dataharvest26. They spotlight sessions on data skills, investigative methods, illuminating corruption, using AI safely and more. [1/3] 🧵👇

Ahead of #Dataharvest26, we’ve collected stories of investigations being ‘hatched’ and collaborative partners ‘matched’ via our events, trainings and networks. [1/2] 🧵👇

🌍 Dataharvest programme spotlight: Climate 🌍 This year, #Dataharvest26 is hosting #ClimateArena, meaning the programme has an expanded climate track. In the programme you’ll find journalists and scientists discussing: [1/4] 🧵👇

🤝 #Dataharvest is all about meeting new people, launching collaborations, and relaxing from your heavy workload. Prep your schedule for this month's conference by reading our breakdown of #Dataharvest2026 side events to complement our presentations, workshops and tutorials. [1/2] 🔗 👇 Link below

🏆 "Sometimes it can be hard to see environmental impacts over time. This project made it easy.” #GreenToGrey is a Sigma Award Winner for 2026! Our collaborative #DataJournalism investigation with 11 news teams across Europe, revealed the scale of our nature and cropland loss over 6 years. 🧵👇[1/3]

We can't wait to see you later this month at Dataharvest: the European Investigative Journalism Conference. If you're attending #Dataharvest26, here’s a short guide on how to make the best of your trip — especially if you’re attending on a budget! #EIJC26 🔗 Link below 👇

If your organisation can contribute to, and benefit from, engaging with Dataharvest's community of international journalists, get in touch with klaudia@journalismarena.eu to hear about our sponsorship options. Dataharvest takes place in Mechelen, Belgium between 28-31 May 2026.

Need to reach journalists across Europe? ✨ Sponsor Dataharvest!✨ - 500+ attendees (sold out again!) - From 58 nationalities - And 47 countries You'll not only support our excellent work, but also receive: 🚀 Your logo on the website, name tags, and comms 🎟️ One complimentary ticket More info 🧵👇

💡 Ignoring #AI “would be like ignoring the internet at the turn of this century—or electricity in the previous one.” At #Dataharvest 2026, we're choosing to educate instead of avoid the hard questions around the ethics, possibilities and practicalities of AI in #journalism. Link 👇🔗

The Forever Lobbying Project has been shortlisted for the Innovation Award by @europeanpressprize.bsky.social! Read more about: ✨ The full shortlist: europeanpressprize.com/shortlists/year-2026/ ✨ The project's impact so far: foreverpollution.eu/map/impact/

The #DataJournalism methodology behind our pioneering #GreenToGrey project can be found in the Nature Communications journal, thanks to our scientific partner Zander Venter @ninanatureresearch.bsky.social! Arena supports not only cross-border, but cross-disciplinary journalism: greentogrey.eu [1/2]

🌍 10 years after the Panama Papers, it's clear that training on collaborative and cross-border journalism is crucial. It's a core focus of our work. Thanks to @gijn.org for highlighting our work in a profile of the Crossborder Journalism Campus. [1/4] 👇

🎧️Have you listened to The Loop yet? 🎙️These interviews the independent Reference Circle of European media reveals best practice and experiences in a pioneering cross-border exchange of how to handle key #journalism business challenges. Listen to the series here: journalismvalueproject.eu/loop/

At the end of March, fellows from 15 countries gathered in Siggen, Germany, for the 7th annual European Collaborative Journalism Programme, hosted by Arena and the Toepfer Foundation. For five days, fellows learned advanced investigative and collaborative skills... [1/3] 🧵 👇

The #Dataharvest26 programme is out! Plus, we have a handful of session slots left, so we've launched our second callout too. #EIJC26 ⏰ Deadline: Friday, 10 April (5 pm CET) 🔗 Find the programme, and read more about what we're looking for, at the link below 👇 [1/2]

Thanks to @rgs.org for this interview with Arena journalists @zeynepsentek.bsky.social and @leosal.bsky.social on the methodology and impact of our #GreenToGrey #DataJournalism investigation. 🔗 Read the piece at the link below 👇 [1/2]

A huge congratulations to the Turkish team on the #GreenToGrey project, who won a Special Jury Prize at the Metin Göktepe Awards today! 🔗 Read more at the link in comments and visit greentogrey.eu

Working in a cross-border investigative team? Our Collaborative Desk team provides: 🔦 A digital security assessment 🔒 A secure tech infrastructure using open-source tools 🤝 Ongoing support and mentoring by our expert team 🌍 Connection with an extensive network of European partners 🔗 Read more👇

Want an introduction to #DataJournalism? Arena is here to help! Our free video workshop walks you through the basics in 4 videos covering: 📈 Excel 🔍 Google Sheets 📊 R 🐍 Python [1/3] 🧵👇

We can't wait to see you at this year's Dataharvest: the European Investigative Journalism Conference. If you're attending #Dataharvest26, here’s a short guide on how to make the best of your trip — especially if you’re attending on a budget! #EIJC26 🔗 Link in thread👇

"How much nature is Europe losing to construction? The cross-border investigation “Green to Gray,” shortlisted for this year’s Sigma Awards, set out to find the answer—and the scale of the loss surprised even the researchers." Thanks to Athina Thanasi for this iMEdD piece on #GreenToGrey. Link:👇 🧵