Dataharvest 2026 - the European Investigative Journalism Conference

Many journalists have published investigations, data stories, and visualizations across different outlets, but no single place to display all their work. In this hands-on session, participants will build a simple, professional portfolio website using GitHub Pages, creating a central hub where their work can live together, even without previous web development experience. By writing and modifying small pieces of HTML and CSS together, participants will see how a simple page can gradually become a polished portfolio.

To attend this session, no prior coding knowledge is required. Familiarity with GitHub or basic HTML is helpful but not necessary. After attending this session, participants will have a live portfolio website that they can continue improving and use immediately for job applications, pitching stories, or showcasing investigative work.

Participants should create a free GitHub account before the session: https://github.com/join. It is also useful to install Visual Studio Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/

Materials: https://github.com/ioannapetsiou/DataHarvest-portfolio-workshop

Coordinators of cross-border investigations are welcome to join a session with Coordinators Without Borders, a monthly meet-up for coordinators of cross-border investigations. This will be a social gathering for members of the group and those interested in joining. All are invited to revisit the group’s collaborative attempt to craft the “perfect” memorandum of understanding. This document is an essential part of any cross-border investigation, marking an agreement between journalists over the many elements of the collaboration, including the responsibilities of the coordinator.

Do you have questions or considerations about digital security? Do you need help setting up your hard disk encryption, or do you need advice on how to use a password manager? Would you like security advice on your personal software, hardware, or on precautions when traveling?

Bring your questions for a one-to-one session with our trainers. The individual consultations are suitable for small teams or individuals who have specific questions or face security concerns.

We will connect you with the digital security trainers, who may contact you before the conference to learn more about your concerns.

Topics:

• Hardening your devices
• Securing your accounts
• Spyware concerns
• Checking your digital footprint
• Whatever else you'd like to discuss!

Please note: you need to book a time slot in advance! You can do it HERE.

Calling all tech‑savvy reporters, newsroom technologists, digital‑security and IT staff, emerging‑threat analysts, and forensic investigators to connect, share recent trends, and swap practical solutions from the field in this casual Dataharvest meetup. Bring a brief update on your (newsroom’s) biggest security challenges or a tool/technique that’s helped your work. Conversations will focus on real‑world risks, incident response, and collaboration opportunities. Ideal for anyone responsible for team security, sensitive reporting, or infrastructure who wants to build peer relationships and leave with actionable ideas.

This informal session is intended to bring together journalists who use access to documents procedures within European Institutions and member states. It is the second (in-person) meeting of the informal network of these journalists since it was launched at Dataharvest 2024, but it is open to all journalists and researchers with knowledge of the right to information & access to documents anywhere in Europe. During the meeting, we will present a cross-border guide, a handy resource for journalists making access to information requests to governments and official bodies across borders in different European countries and with the European Union institutions. The guide is meant to provide basic information for each country, such as how to make requests, timelines, and points of contact for each country if assistance is required.

Health is one of the most cross-border beats there is. Pharmaceutical companies, regulators, clinical trials, food and tobacco lobbying, environmental hazards, patient harm – none of it stops at borders. Whether you've been on the health beat for years, have just started chasing your first lead, or are simply drawn to the topic and wondering where to begin, come and meet others working in the same space. The goal is to leave the session knowing a few people you'd genuinely want to team up with on the next investigation.