About n-ost
n-ost has been founded in 2006 as a network of correspondents strengthening the reporting on Europe's East and offering mostly German speaking media expertise and on site reporting - in a time when many outlets had to base their coverage on news agencies and couldn't afford own correspondents.
Today our growing network consists of more than 500 journalists and media actively co-operating in English and other languages across Europe. A multinational team of around 35 project managers and editors operates from our office in Berlin, but also from other European cities.
n-ost is a non for profit organisation registered under German law and operating on the base of its Statutes. Its voting members every second year elect a board overseeing the organisation's work and development.
n-ost's head quarters with around 24 work places and space for meetings are located in the heart of Berlin, in Kreuzberg. Our office is functioning as a Hub, open to journalists in search of a work place, of connection to colleagues or utilities to produce in Berlin.
n-ost is a co-founder of the German Forum for non-profit journalism FGJ. It is a member of the Forum for Media and Development FoME and of the Global Investigative Journalism Network GIJN.
“Our vision: To break national media bubbles by bringing journalists and media from all over EU, Europe’s East and its neighbors to work together.”
“Our mission: An integrated european media sphere that is cross-border and collaborative at its very core.”
In our work we stick to the norms and rules of journalistic ethics, which are universally accepted by the professional community: robust evidence, critical analysis, accuracy.
Our societies depend on such reliable information to enable the political decision-making process. That is why we are vigilant against all types of disinformation intended to blur, manipulate, or undermine reliable information. We do not cooperate with journalists or media who use propaganda.
In an interconnected world challenged by a multitude of shared crises and the return of unilateralism we strengthen and lobby for foreign reporting: Regional expertise, strong networks of correspondents instead of parachute journalism, and the reporting from smaller countries are key to understanding this world.
With cross-border investigations and European media networks we foster a culture of collaboration in journalism. Only if we share and connect our brains can we grasp the sheer volume of knowledge shaping our digitized world today. By pooling our resources we improve the sustainability of our work.
In a world, where issues transcend borders and complexities intertwine we are eager to learn about perspectives that are not part of our own informational bubble. Our firm stance against propaganda must not lead to a narrowed down view on the world in our publishing.
We strive for relationships on eye level through the mutual exchange of knowledge and experience in our capacity building. It helps both freelancers and independent media to become less vulnerable to the manyfold forms of economic and political pressure they face.
Challenged by disinformation, digitalization, and loss of trust journalists need the space to self-reflect and identify own blind spots. In times of war and polarization, but also in times, of societies deconstructing the disbalances of power as rarely before, we need to be wide awake.
Our projects and events are open to all journalists who shares our vision and values. Still, our whole endeavour would not be possible without the support of our members.
Some of the perks:
Check out all the participating journalists listed here. This is what brings them together.
See all network members
Creative Producer
Berlin, Germany
Editor
Berlin, Germany
Project Manager
Berlin, Germany
Social Media Manager
Project Manager
Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Editor
Editor
Berlin, Germany
Social Media Manager
Berlin
Communications Manager
Düsseldorf, Germany
Editor
Palma, Spain
Managing Director
Berlin, Germany
project manager / editor photo
Berlin, Germany
Project Manager
Berlin, Germany
Programm Manager & Fundraiser
Berlin, Germany
Buchhaltung
Berlin, Germany
Project Coordinator
Berlin, Germany
Program & Finance Manager
Berlin, Germany
Project Assistant
Berlin
Communications
Frankfurt Oder, Germany
Editorial Coordinator
Paris, France
Project Coordinator
Kyiv, Ukraine
Editorial Coordinator
Berlin
Media Network Manager
Sofia, Bulgaria
Events & Community
Halle (Saale, Germany
Project Manager
Germany
Project Manager
Berlin, Germany
Project Manager
Berlin
Editor
Project Manager
Berlin, Germany
Klagenfurt
Project Manager
Kyiv, Ukraine
Community Manager
Berlin, Germany
Program & Fundraising Manager
Berlin, Germany
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