Summer Conference Events

Cross-border stories – wow… but how do you get started? In this workshop we discuss the quality of cross-border journalism ideas: how to systematically develop a cross-border story, how to deal with cross-border aspects of a local story, and how to find potential team members to further develop the story idea with.

Cross-border collaborative journalism has proven to be a powerful method: Panama Papers, Football Leaks or Implant Files have set the political agenda and lead to significant societal change. Our panel have worked extensively on cross-border stories and will share their experiences with you using examples of stories they’ve recently worked on.

If you’re impressed by large cross-border stories like CumEx Files, Panama Papers or Malta Files, don’t be daunted. It is a method everybody can learn. In this workshop Brigitte Alfter gives an introduction to the basic considerations of cross-border collaborative journalism, the levels of intensity and the process from idea to publication and beyond.