We’re looking forward to connecting, exchanging ideas, and hearing your stories. So if you’re around, come talk to me, @gsrmari3.bsky.social, @fluturakusari.bsky.social, @denizbozkurt.bsky.social!

A true champion of press freedom will take the helm as chair of this year’s #IJ4EU Impact Award jury. So happy to have Gill Phillips leading the charge in selecting Europe’s most impactful watchdog journalism.

🤔 How do we move from co-existence to collaboration between exiled and local journalists? Join our workshop on 27 July at Berlin’s Museum for Communication, where we’ll design practical strategies to break silos and build cross-border cooperation: www.mfk-berlin.de/aktionstag-n...

🎉 I am so excited for this announcement! Registration for UNCOVERED is now open: ☀️ We'll be back in Athens on 25 Sept., hosted by iMEdD International Journalism Forum, for honest discussions about cross-border investigative journalism. 👉Secure your spot! uncovered25.sched.com/registration

The Only Material is one of the most meaningful projects I’ve been part of. It shares the words of Ukrainian journalists, who set out to report on justice, climate, daily life and now carry the weight of documenting war. Join us on 26 June for the opening at the Museum for Communication, Berlin.

📊 Since its beginnings in 2025, MFRR has documented over 5,000 alerts on press freedom threats across Europe: 👥 8,523 media workers affected 💣 22 killed. 👇 Check MFRR's latest fact sheet mapping a worsening trend.

2/3 weniger für ECPMF? Sachsens Haushaltsentwurf 2025/26 gefährdet Journalistenschutz & Medienfreiheit in ganz Europa. Jetzt ist die Zeit, laut zu werden – Pressefreiheit braucht starke Unterstützung!

🕒 Tick tock! Only 2 weeks left to apply for the #IJ4EU Impact Award 2025! If your cross-border investigation drove change, recognition (and €5,000!) could be just around the corner. 👉 Submit your nomination now: uncovered.ij4.eu

📍 Berlin wird zum Hotspot: Mit 62 Angriffen ist Berlin 2024 das gefährlichste Bundesland für Journalist:innen – und überholt damit erstmals Sachsen.

🪧 Demonstrationen = Gefahr: 76 % aller Angriffe fanden auf Demonstrationen statt, vor allem bei pro-palästinensischen Versammlungen. Berichterstattung ist häufig nur unter entsprechendem Schutz möglich.

🚨 98 körperliche Angriffe auf Journalist:innen in Deutschland im Jahr 2024 – so viele wie nie seit Beginn der Langzeitbeobachtung in 2015. Die neue Feindbild Journalist:in Studie ist jetzt veröffentlicht! www.ecpmf.eu/feindbild-jo...

🚨 Investigative journalists, assemble! 🚨 🕵️‍♂️🌍Has your cross-border team uncovered something BIG in 2024? The #IJ4EU Impact Award is looking for groundbreaking investigations — nominations open 27 Feb! 🏆 Celebrate your work. ✨ For more information👇

⚡ Happening today ⚡ How has media freedom in Poland evolved after the 2023 elections? MFRR’s upcoming webinar on January 28 at 14:00 CET will discuss findings from our recent mission, featuring leading media experts: www.mfrr.eu/depoliticisi...

Get your news fact-checked by journalists. Not billionaires.

On January 7, Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta would end collaboration with US fact-checkers, calling EU platform regulations "censorship." Our Advocacy Officer Ena Bavčić explains how BigTech platforms amplify hate speech and neglect vulnerable communities. www.ecpmf.eu/eu-must-not-...

#JeSuisCharlie ✏️ Illustration by our Journalist-in-Residence Zehra Ömeroğlu

📣Journalists collaborating across borders in Europe, applications for the #IJ4EU grants reaching up to €50,000 to support investigative projects are now open! ⏳ Do not forget to apply until March 10. #CreativeEurope

New Year is a good chance to start supporting independent journalism. Don't miss it.

Current&former #IJ4EU grantees, this one's for you! @fluturakusari.bsky.social will host an online workshop on mitigating legal risks for investigative journalists. Don’t miss this engaging&practical session on 23 Jan at 11:00 CET. @globalfreemedia.bsky.social @ecpmf.bsky.social @journalismarena.eu

🏅Slightly lower key than the #Olympics2024Paris but an equally exciting competition is on for the #IJ4EU Impact Award 24. 🔎Check out the 10 great cross-border investigations shortlisted for our award. Winners will be announced on 26 Sep. in Athens at UNCOVERED Conference hosted by iMEdD.

🏆Cross-border teams, this call is for you: If you published an investigation shedding light on an European issue last year, nominate your story for a chance to join the three winners of the #IJ4EU Impact Award 2024! @ecpmf.bsky.social ⭐ More info: investigativejournalismforeu.net/awards/the-ij4…

🔍 The #IJ4EU fund is back with €2M in grants to foster cross-border investigative journalism in Europe! From combating corruption to protecting human rights, our initiative is set to empower stories that matter. Check out all the details below ⬇️ www.investigativejournalismforeu.net/ij4eu-reboot...

⭐ Hurray for the first book of 2024: Cross-Border Collaborative Journalism, A Step-by-step Guide by B. Alfter, perhaps the most often referred to source when it comes to cross-border investigative journalism (cbij) in Europe. Those who know me also know it's a work-related 1/8

As the year comes to an end, instead of looking back on my mistakes and achievments, I look back at the books I read in #2023, because this is clearly more fun. 📚 Here are some favourites with brief explanations:

Continuing my book reviews with "I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki" by Baek Sehee. I bought the book because the title hit close to home, but the book has failed to do so. I've given a lot of thought to my review, I didn't want to do it any injustice; 1/8

Forgot to share the last book two reviews here, so here we go with no2.

Explore a new study on gendered disinformation in #Ukraine, which reveals unique challenges for women journalists during Russian aggression. Lack of support leaves them vulnerable to info attacks: wim.org.ua/en/materials...

So here we go: Having discouraged myself for years, I'm now ready to share the books I read and my impressions with the rest of the world. I don't know if I have the right followers base for this kind of content, but I have the right background, so here goes nothing. 1/6