Dataharvest 2026 - the European Investigative Journalism Conference

For more than eight years, we have been covering the housing crisis – locally and in a European-wide comparison. We investigated big corporate landlords, calculated rent affordability for key workers, explained how real estate speculation works, and investigated the complicated relationship between the climate crisis, energy costs, and housing unaffordability. We collected numerous datasets, interviewed scientists, politicians, and investors, and found ways to translate the data and abstract financial schemes into engaging and compelling stories for readers.

Now we want to share this knowledge with other journalists.

Come to our hands-on session where we will show you the most interesting datasets and modes of visualisations you can use for your own local reporting. We will explain different data-driven ways and methodologies for approaching the housing issue, which can be replicated in any European city, discuss different themes within the housing topic and what pitfalls to avoid, as well as what issues the current reporting is lacking and could be dug deeper.