Brigitte Alfter
@hackette7.bsky.social
Director Arena for Journalism in Europe https://journalismarena.eu/,
Journalist http://www.alfter.dk/
Posting on journalism, Europe, collaborative journalism
Journalist http://www.alfter.dk/
Posting on journalism, Europe, collaborative journalism
Reposted by Brigitte Alfter
📆 It's time for the #ClimateArena conference! This week, we will be meeting climate journalists, activists & scientists in Budapest for #CA25.
If you haven't yet got your tickets, there are still a handful left.
🔎 Programme: climatearena2025.sched.com
🎟️ Tickets: climatearena.eu/register/
If you haven't yet got your tickets, there are still a handful left.
🔎 Programme: climatearena2025.sched.com
🎟️ Tickets: climatearena.eu/register/
October 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
📆 It's time for the #ClimateArena conference! This week, we will be meeting climate journalists, activists & scientists in Budapest for #CA25.
If you haven't yet got your tickets, there are still a handful left.
🔎 Programme: climatearena2025.sched.com
🎟️ Tickets: climatearena.eu/register/
If you haven't yet got your tickets, there are still a handful left.
🔎 Programme: climatearena2025.sched.com
🎟️ Tickets: climatearena.eu/register/
Reposted by Brigitte Alfter
[2/3] #GreenToGrey, a groundbreaking data journalism collaboration between Arena and 11 news teams across Europe, reveals the scale of nature and cropland loss across the continent.
Today we’re publishing this investigation initiated by Arena and NRK 🇳🇴, the first of its kind in Europe, alongside:
Today we’re publishing this investigation initiated by Arena and NRK 🇳🇴, the first of its kind in Europe, alongside:
October 1, 2025 at 6:31 AM
[2/3] #GreenToGrey, a groundbreaking data journalism collaboration between Arena and 11 news teams across Europe, reveals the scale of nature and cropland loss across the continent.
Today we’re publishing this investigation initiated by Arena and NRK 🇳🇴, the first of its kind in Europe, alongside:
Today we’re publishing this investigation initiated by Arena and NRK 🇳🇴, the first of its kind in Europe, alongside:
Reposted by Brigitte Alfter
[3/3]
Datadista 🇪🇸
De Standaard 🇧🇪
Die Zeit 🇩🇪
Facta 🇮🇹
Gazeta Wyborcza 🇵🇱
Le Monde 🇫🇷
Long Play 🇫🇮
Reporters United 🇬🇷
The Black Sea 🇹🇷
The Guardian 🇬🇧
And our scientist partners at NINA 🇳🇴
Read more and find out how to take action at greentogrey.eu | #GreenToGrey
Datadista 🇪🇸
De Standaard 🇧🇪
Die Zeit 🇩🇪
Facta 🇮🇹
Gazeta Wyborcza 🇵🇱
Le Monde 🇫🇷
Long Play 🇫🇮
Reporters United 🇬🇷
The Black Sea 🇹🇷
The Guardian 🇬🇧
And our scientist partners at NINA 🇳🇴
Read more and find out how to take action at greentogrey.eu | #GreenToGrey
greentogrey.eu
October 1, 2025 at 6:31 AM
[3/3]
Datadista 🇪🇸
De Standaard 🇧🇪
Die Zeit 🇩🇪
Facta 🇮🇹
Gazeta Wyborcza 🇵🇱
Le Monde 🇫🇷
Long Play 🇫🇮
Reporters United 🇬🇷
The Black Sea 🇹🇷
The Guardian 🇬🇧
And our scientist partners at NINA 🇳🇴
Read more and find out how to take action at greentogrey.eu | #GreenToGrey
Datadista 🇪🇸
De Standaard 🇧🇪
Die Zeit 🇩🇪
Facta 🇮🇹
Gazeta Wyborcza 🇵🇱
Le Monde 🇫🇷
Long Play 🇫🇮
Reporters United 🇬🇷
The Black Sea 🇹🇷
The Guardian 🇬🇧
And our scientist partners at NINA 🇳🇴
Read more and find out how to take action at greentogrey.eu | #GreenToGrey
Reposted by Brigitte Alfter
🚨 NEW: By the end of this video, Europe will have lost 2850m² of land to construction. That’s almost half a Premier League football pitch.
This rate of loss, amounting to 600 football pitches a day, is 1.5 times higher than official EEA estimates.
This is the #GreenToGrey project. [1/3]
This rate of loss, amounting to 600 football pitches a day, is 1.5 times higher than official EEA estimates.
This is the #GreenToGrey project. [1/3]
October 1, 2025 at 6:31 AM
🚨 NEW: By the end of this video, Europe will have lost 2850m² of land to construction. That’s almost half a Premier League football pitch.
This rate of loss, amounting to 600 football pitches a day, is 1.5 times higher than official EEA estimates.
This is the #GreenToGrey project. [1/3]
This rate of loss, amounting to 600 football pitches a day, is 1.5 times higher than official EEA estimates.
This is the #GreenToGrey project. [1/3]
Reposted by Brigitte Alfter
Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day
Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day
Investigation shows extent of green land lost across UK and mainland Europe to development from 2018 to 2023
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The Santa Claus effect: how expanding tourism ate into Lapland’s green space
Europe is losing green space that once harboured wildlife, captured carbon and supplied food at the rate of 600 football pitches a day, an investigation by the Guardian and partners has revealed.
Analysis of satellite imagery across the UK and mainland Europe over a five-year period shows the speed and scale with which green land is turning grey, consumed by tarmac for roads, bricks and mortar for luxury golf courses and housing developments. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day
Reposted by Brigitte Alfter
Reposted by Brigitte Alfter
📣 Arena experts will be at #iMEdDIJF25 in a few days!
Come and meet our director @hackette7.bsky.social in the Media Village, and/or book a slot (Sep 26 only) with our digital security expert @demkodo.bsky.social: forum.imedd.org/en/journalis...
📆 September 25, 26 and 27
📍 Piraeus 260, Athens
Come and meet our director @hackette7.bsky.social in the Media Village, and/or book a slot (Sep 26 only) with our digital security expert @demkodo.bsky.social: forum.imedd.org/en/journalis...
📆 September 25, 26 and 27
📍 Piraeus 260, Athens
September 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
📣 Arena experts will be at #iMEdDIJF25 in a few days!
Come and meet our director @hackette7.bsky.social in the Media Village, and/or book a slot (Sep 26 only) with our digital security expert @demkodo.bsky.social: forum.imedd.org/en/journalis...
📆 September 25, 26 and 27
📍 Piraeus 260, Athens
Come and meet our director @hackette7.bsky.social in the Media Village, and/or book a slot (Sep 26 only) with our digital security expert @demkodo.bsky.social: forum.imedd.org/en/journalis...
📆 September 25, 26 and 27
📍 Piraeus 260, Athens
Reposted by Brigitte Alfter
📣 Tickets for Climate Arena #CA25 are now on sale!
🌍 10-11 October, Budapest
🕊️ 50 early bird tickets - get them before they're gone!
climatearena.eu/register/
🌍 10-11 October, Budapest
🕊️ 50 early bird tickets - get them before they're gone!
climatearena.eu/register/
June 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📣 Tickets for Climate Arena #CA25 are now on sale!
🌍 10-11 October, Budapest
🕊️ 50 early bird tickets - get them before they're gone!
climatearena.eu/register/
🌍 10-11 October, Budapest
🕊️ 50 early bird tickets - get them before they're gone!
climatearena.eu/register/
Highly interesting test case in the Netherlands and of interest across Europe:
Can the new EU anti-SLAPP directive protect EU citizens against malvolent court action, the so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation?
euobserver.com/rule-of-law/...
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Can the new EU anti-SLAPP directive protect EU citizens against malvolent court action, the so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation?
euobserver.com/rule-of-law/...
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Court attacks and defunding NGOs: a growing pattern of silencing protest in Europe
This week, Greenpeace had its first hearing in a Dutch court to use the EU’s new protections against these types of spurious lawsuits to shut down free speech – the first time this EU law will be put ...
euobserver.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Highly interesting test case in the Netherlands and of interest across Europe:
Can the new EU anti-SLAPP directive protect EU citizens against malvolent court action, the so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation?
euobserver.com/rule-of-law/...
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Can the new EU anti-SLAPP directive protect EU citizens against malvolent court action, the so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation?
euobserver.com/rule-of-law/...
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Reposted by Brigitte Alfter
"The podcast format is well suited to #InvestigativeJournalism, because there is room to delve deeply into complex stories with few limits on length."
@gijn.org distils a Dataharvest 2025 session on podcasts into 6 tips for getting started:
gijn.org/stories/6-ti...
@gijn.org distils a Dataharvest 2025 session on podcasts into 6 tips for getting started:
gijn.org/stories/6-ti...
6 Tips for Launching an Investigative Podcast
A Dataharvest session with podcast veterans from Poland and Portugal offered advice for journalists considering audio storytelling — from narrative tricks to business models.
gijn.org
July 2, 2025 at 9:08 AM
"The podcast format is well suited to #InvestigativeJournalism, because there is room to delve deeply into complex stories with few limits on length."
@gijn.org distils a Dataharvest 2025 session on podcasts into 6 tips for getting started:
gijn.org/stories/6-ti...
@gijn.org distils a Dataharvest 2025 session on podcasts into 6 tips for getting started:
gijn.org/stories/6-ti...
Reposted by Brigitte Alfter
Are you coming to Dataharvest for the first time? When you see these signs, you are in the right place! #dataharvest #EIJC25
May 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Are you coming to Dataharvest for the first time? When you see these signs, you are in the right place! #dataharvest #EIJC25
Want to #comment on #EU legislation BEFORE it is passed?
Follow the tracker to alert you when there is a public hearing in your field of interest:
notificationtracker.eu
By @corporateeurope.bsky.social
Follow the tracker to alert you when there is a public hearing in your field of interest:
notificationtracker.eu
By @corporateeurope.bsky.social
NotificationTracker – Who Shapes EU Notifications?
Track how lobbyists and governments shape EU Notifications – before they're adopted.
notificationtracker.eu
May 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Want to #comment on #EU legislation BEFORE it is passed?
Follow the tracker to alert you when there is a public hearing in your field of interest:
notificationtracker.eu
By @corporateeurope.bsky.social
Follow the tracker to alert you when there is a public hearing in your field of interest:
notificationtracker.eu
By @corporateeurope.bsky.social
So happy and proud that Le Monde and the Groundwater investigation, co-initiated and coordinated by ARENA for Journalism in Europe, wins the Sigma data journalism award! Wonderful team at Arena and the partners: You rock!
The Under the Surface investigation, co-ordinated by Arena, WINS a 2025 Sigma Award!
The jury praised the "important" cross-border investigation into Europe's groundwater for "dynamic visuals, in-depth analysis, and clear methodology that could be replicated elsewhere...”
gijn.org/stories/gijn...
The jury praised the "important" cross-border investigation into Europe's groundwater for "dynamic visuals, in-depth analysis, and clear methodology that could be replicated elsewhere...”
gijn.org/stories/gijn...
From Flammable Buildings to Slavery’s Hidden Legacy to Tainted Groundwater: Projects from 10 Countries Win GIJN’s 2025 Sigma Awards
Ten outstanding data-driven journalism projects, from as many countries, were chosen by a diverse Prize Committee of 17 judges from 498 entries from 80 countries.
gijn.org
May 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
So happy and proud that Le Monde and the Groundwater investigation, co-initiated and coordinated by ARENA for Journalism in Europe, wins the Sigma data journalism award! Wonderful team at Arena and the partners: You rock!
Reposted by Brigitte Alfter
🚨 Journalists in Western Balkans and Türkiye: The #EUAward2025 is open for applications!
Did your 2024 investigation make waves? Now’s the time to enter - submit your stories with national or regional impact.
💶 €10,000 per category
📅 Deadline: 16 June 2025
👉 Apply: bit.ly/4kHrV4L
Did your 2024 investigation make waves? Now’s the time to enter - submit your stories with national or regional impact.
💶 €10,000 per category
📅 Deadline: 16 June 2025
👉 Apply: bit.ly/4kHrV4L
May 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🚨 Journalists in Western Balkans and Türkiye: The #EUAward2025 is open for applications!
Did your 2024 investigation make waves? Now’s the time to enter - submit your stories with national or regional impact.
💶 €10,000 per category
📅 Deadline: 16 June 2025
👉 Apply: bit.ly/4kHrV4L
Did your 2024 investigation make waves? Now’s the time to enter - submit your stories with national or regional impact.
💶 €10,000 per category
📅 Deadline: 16 June 2025
👉 Apply: bit.ly/4kHrV4L
Reposted by Brigitte Alfter
✨The multi-award-winning Under the Surface investigation, co-ordinated by Arena, is now nominated for TWO 2025 Sigma Awards!
This crucial cross-border investigation, typical of Arena's projects, is based on data every EU member state reports on the condition of their groundwater. Thanks @gijn.org!
This crucial cross-border investigation, typical of Arena's projects, is based on data every EU member state reports on the condition of their groundwater. Thanks @gijn.org!
💫 NEW! GIJN, the new home of the Sigma Awards, is proud to announce the 2025 shortlist for the best data journalism projects and portfolios in the past year.
👏 50 data journalism projects from 24 countries made it to the final round of the competition. https://twp.ai/9PSjQG
👏 50 data journalism projects from 24 countries made it to the final round of the competition. https://twp.ai/9PSjQG
gijn.org
Announcing the Sigma Awards 2025 Shortlist
twp.ai
May 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
✨The multi-award-winning Under the Surface investigation, co-ordinated by Arena, is now nominated for TWO 2025 Sigma Awards!
This crucial cross-border investigation, typical of Arena's projects, is based on data every EU member state reports on the condition of their groundwater. Thanks @gijn.org!
This crucial cross-border investigation, typical of Arena's projects, is based on data every EU member state reports on the condition of their groundwater. Thanks @gijn.org!
See you in Budapest in October for the Climate Arena Conference?
⏱️ The deadline for proposals for the Climate Arena Conference is coming up! 5th May, 11:59pm CET
📝 Find out what we are looking for, and how to submit a proposal HERE: pretalx.com/climate-aren...
Plus, here's our guide to what makes a great session: climatearena.eu/what-makes-a...
📝 Find out what we are looking for, and how to submit a proposal HERE: pretalx.com/climate-aren...
Plus, here's our guide to what makes a great session: climatearena.eu/what-makes-a...
What makes a great Climate Arena session
Our tips on how to craft a great session to pitch for the Climate Arena Conference…
climatearena.eu
May 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
See you in Budapest in October for the Climate Arena Conference?
Reposted by Brigitte Alfter
⏱️ The deadline for proposals for the Climate Arena Conference is coming up! 5th May, 11:59pm CET
📝 Find out what we are looking for, and how to submit a proposal HERE: pretalx.com/climate-aren...
Plus, here's our guide to what makes a great session: climatearena.eu/what-makes-a...
📝 Find out what we are looking for, and how to submit a proposal HERE: pretalx.com/climate-aren...
Plus, here's our guide to what makes a great session: climatearena.eu/what-makes-a...
What makes a great Climate Arena session
Our tips on how to craft a great session to pitch for the Climate Arena Conference…
climatearena.eu
May 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
⏱️ The deadline for proposals for the Climate Arena Conference is coming up! 5th May, 11:59pm CET
📝 Find out what we are looking for, and how to submit a proposal HERE: pretalx.com/climate-aren...
Plus, here's our guide to what makes a great session: climatearena.eu/what-makes-a...
📝 Find out what we are looking for, and how to submit a proposal HERE: pretalx.com/climate-aren...
Plus, here's our guide to what makes a great session: climatearena.eu/what-makes-a...
See you in Budapest in October?
Climate Arena Conference call for proposals out now!
Dataharvest style conference for journalists covering or wishing to cover climate and environment: Climate Arena Conference has opened its call for proposals for 2025.
pretalx.com/climate-aren...
Climate Arena Conference call for proposals out now!
Dataharvest style conference for journalists covering or wishing to cover climate and environment: Climate Arena Conference has opened its call for proposals for 2025.
pretalx.com/climate-aren...
April 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
See you in Budapest in October?
Climate Arena Conference call for proposals out now!
Dataharvest style conference for journalists covering or wishing to cover climate and environment: Climate Arena Conference has opened its call for proposals for 2025.
pretalx.com/climate-aren...
Climate Arena Conference call for proposals out now!
Dataharvest style conference for journalists covering or wishing to cover climate and environment: Climate Arena Conference has opened its call for proposals for 2025.
pretalx.com/climate-aren...
Have you ever published an article or a book? Check out whether it's been used to train Meta's AI via The Atlantic's search page
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Based on a leaked dataset, The Atlantic looks into Meta's training of its AI
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Based on a leaked dataset, The Atlantic looks into Meta's training of its AI
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Have you ever published an article or a book? Check out whether it's been used to train Meta's AI via The Atlantic's search page
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Based on a leaked dataset, The Atlantic looks into Meta's training of its AI
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Based on a leaked dataset, The Atlantic looks into Meta's training of its AI
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
German journalism organisations and others call for signatures: In the ongoing negotiations to shape a new government in Germany, one point on the agenda is to abolish people's right to information about public proceedings weact.campact.de/petitions/sp...
SPD, keine Koalition ohne Informationsfreiheit!
Die Union plant, das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz auszuhebeln. Fordere die SPD auf, keine Koalition ohne Transparenz einzugehen. Jetzt unterzeichnen ✍️
weact.campact.de
March 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
German journalism organisations and others call for signatures: In the ongoing negotiations to shape a new government in Germany, one point on the agenda is to abolish people's right to information about public proceedings weact.campact.de/petitions/sp...
Let's meet and reflect and discuss our journalism in Europe! New series of practice oriented papers launched by @journalismarena.eu today with contributions from
@hazelsheffield.bsky.social @alessia81.bsky.social
More papers are lined up - stay tuned.
@hazelsheffield.bsky.social @alessia81.bsky.social
More papers are lined up - stay tuned.
Arena for Journalism in Europe launches the 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀, a new series reflecting on journalism practice.
The first three papers, written by Brigitte Alfter, Hazel Sheffield, and Alessia Cerantola, are now available 📚
Read more and download the papers ➡ https://buff.ly/3ETPFmp
#ArenaPapers
The first three papers, written by Brigitte Alfter, Hazel Sheffield, and Alessia Cerantola, are now available 📚
Read more and download the papers ➡ https://buff.ly/3ETPFmp
#ArenaPapers
February 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Let's meet and reflect and discuss our journalism in Europe! New series of practice oriented papers launched by @journalismarena.eu today with contributions from
@hazelsheffield.bsky.social @alessia81.bsky.social
More papers are lined up - stay tuned.
@hazelsheffield.bsky.social @alessia81.bsky.social
More papers are lined up - stay tuned.
New Swiss work grant for cross-border collaborative journalism by @reflektch.bsky.social
reflekt.ch/crossborder/
reflekt.ch/crossborder/
REFLEKT Cross-Border Investigation Grant
REFLEKT ist das erste unabhängige und gemeinnützige Recherche-Team der Schweiz. Um Missstände aufzudecken und Transparenz zu fördern, konzentrieren wir uns auf mehrmonatige, investigative Recherche-Pr...
reflekt.ch
February 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
New Swiss work grant for cross-border collaborative journalism by @reflektch.bsky.social
reflekt.ch/crossborder/
reflekt.ch/crossborder/
Reposted by Brigitte Alfter
Deepseek AI er ikke kun en udfordring på teknologisiden for Big Tech. Den kinesiske chatbots kan snigløbe størstedelen af USA's komparative AI-fordele i forhold til Kina. Er USA's AI-guldalder aflyst?
(åbent link)
radar.dk/artikel/big-...
(åbent link)
radar.dk/artikel/big-...
Big Techs AI-stjernestund er ved at udvikle sig til et mareridt: En kinesisk startup er årsagen | Radar
Deepseek AI er ikke kun en udfordring på teknologisiden for Big Tech. Den kinesiske AI-chatbots kan snigløbe størstedelen af USA's komparative AI-fordele i forhold til Kina. Er USA's guldalder inden f...
radar.dk
January 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Deepseek AI er ikke kun en udfordring på teknologisiden for Big Tech. Den kinesiske chatbots kan snigløbe størstedelen af USA's komparative AI-fordele i forhold til Kina. Er USA's AI-guldalder aflyst?
(åbent link)
radar.dk/artikel/big-...
(åbent link)
radar.dk/artikel/big-...