The European Investigative Journalism Conference

Dataharvest Hackday: Book a masterclass and learn a new skill

Dataharvest – the European Investigative Journalism Conference is an opportunity to learn from your peers, network, and pick up a new skill. However, conference sessions are only 75 minutes long, and participants often wish they had more time to practice a newly acquired skill. This is why we’re offering four different full-day, hands-on masterclasses on … Read more

Dataharvest 2025 call for proposals open

We are eager to read your ideas for the Dataharvest 2025 sessions – from the presentations of investigations you’ve been working on, to the (nerdy) skills you’d like to share with the community. The pitching form is now open, so please send us your ideas and recommendations for the programme! Dataharvest—the European Investigative Journalism Conference … Read more

Building a Stronger Investigative Community – Dataharvest 2024 

Dear Dataharvest community, A whopping 538 participants from 48 nationalities gathered from across Europe (and beyond) in Mechelen from Thursday, May 30, to Sunday, June 2, turning the little Flemish city into a vibrant cross-border, investigative editorial office. We are very grateful to every single attendee who made the 14th edition of Dataharvest possible. Thanks … Read more

Spring call for proposals open

Dataharvest 2024 is approaching, and the tickets are sold out – but there is still a chance for you to come to the conference. We have just opened another call for proposals. You can send us your session ideas until Sunday, 21 April (23:59 CET). Please be aware that we’ve already published a preliminary version … Read more

Record number of pitches and ticket sales

Dataharvest 2024 is shaping up to be our most popular ever, and this week we broke two records: for the first time ever, the early bird tickets are sold out, and we received over 300 session proposals! We are delighted that tickets have been selling four times faster than last year. Don’t worry, there are … Read more

Pop-Up: The making of OpenLux

Our series of Dataharvest Pop-Ups opens with the OpenLux investigation that put pressure on Luxembourg, a tax haven in the heart of Europe. The tiny state of Luxembourg is the world’s second-biggest destination for foreign capital, thanks to the opacity of its financial systems. In 2018, the country created a database that would reveal the … Read more