Focus Area

European Public Spheres

While the lives of Europeans are interconnected, the public sphere is not. European public spheres only become apparent during pan-European crises, when the whole continent is talking about the same issue. In between, national topics dominate the media coverage, obscuring the view on similarities and differences, rifts and reciprocal misunderstandings between countries and regions.

Through our projects and publications, we connect newsrooms and different perspectives, contributing to the emergence of the much hoped for European public sphere and regional subspheres. We provide resources to explore ways and means of cooperation between journalists across Europe - and spread the awareness that European journalism only works when we take off our national lenses.


Photo: Alex Martin

Featured articles

Some of the recent writing that stems from current n-ost projects and members.

Network members in related projects

Check out all the participating journalists listed here. This is what brings them together.

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Olgay Karagöz

euro|topics translator Turkish

Liudmyla Berdnyk

euro|topics Korrespondentin Ukraine

Kyiv, Ukraine

Behlül Çalışkan

euro|topics translator Turkish

Sinem Derya

euro|topics translator Turkish

Marjolaine Cavalier

euro|topics translator French

Berlin, Germany

Alison Waldie

euro|topics translator English

Berlin, Germany

Annette Birschel

euro|topics Correspondent Netherlands and Belgium

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Luisa Chiodi

OBCT Director, Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa (OBCT)

Trento, Italy

Clara Weber

euro|topics correspondent France, Freelance journalist

Gaelle Legrand

euro|topics social media editor French, freelance

London, United Kingdom

Simon Roth

euro|topics correspondent Switzerland and Austria

St. Gallen, Switzerland

Tugba Tekerek

euro|topics social media editor Turkish, freelance

Istanbul, Turkey

Leo Mausbach

euro|topics correspondent Poland

Warsaw, Poland

Dilsad Budak Sarioglu

euro|topics correspondent Turkey, Freelance journalist

Istanbul, Turkey

Nicholas Bukovec

euro|topics correspondent UK and Ireland

Co. Dublin, Ireland

Brigitte Kramer

euro|topics correspondent Spain, Freelance journalist

Bunyola, Spain

Nina Henkelmann

euro|topics correspondent France, Freelance journalist

Cesson-Sévigné, France

Claudia Knauer

euro|topics correspondent Denmark, Nordschleswiger

Aabenraa, Denmark

Anne Rentzsch

euro|topics correspondent Sweden, Freelance journalist

Enskede, Sweden

Ksenija Samardzija-Matul

euro|topics correspondent Slovenia, Freelance journalist

Maribor, Slovenia

Eva Clausen

euro|topics correspondent Italy, Freelance journalist

Rome, Italy

Claudius Technau

euro|topics correspondent Finland, Freelance journalist

Helsinki, Finland

Peter Bognar

euro|topics correspondent Austria

Vienna, Austria

György Folk

Senior Editor, EUrologus / HVG

Brussels, Belgium

Alexandra Zeitlin

Program & Fundraising Manager, n-ost

Berlin, Germany

Caroline Chrissi Wilkens

euro|topics correspondent Greece and Cyprus, Freelance journalist

Chania-Kreta, Greece

Annett Müller-Heinze

euro|topics correspondent Romania, Freelance journalist

Bucharest, Romania

Paweł Starzec

Freelance Photographer

Warsaw, Poland

Emile Ducke

Photographer

Berlin, Germany

Karolina Mazurkiewicz

Art Director, Pismo

Anastasia Anisimova

Creative Producer, n-ost

Berlin, Germany

Magdalena Kicińska

Editor in Chief, Pismo

Warsaw

Tom Gebhardt

Editor, n-ost

Palma, Spain

Florian Bachmeier

Photographer

La Lastra de Castro, Spain

Hannes Jung

Freelance Photographer

Berlin, Germany

Dimiter Muftieff

euro|topics correspondent Bulgaria, Bulgarischer Nationalrundfunk

Sofia, Bulgaria

Kristina Karasu

euro|topics correspondent Turkey, Freelance journalist

Istanbul, Turkey

Marijan Vrdoljak

euro|topics correspondent Croatia, Freelance journalist

Zagreb, Croatia

Anita Back

Photographer, Photographer

Berlin, Germany

Sophie Elmenthaler

Editor, n-ost

Berlin, Germany

Stephan Bader

Editor, n-ost

Berlin, Germany

Ole Witt

Photographer

Berlin, Germany

Ulrike Schuler

Editor, n-ost

Berlin, Germany

Dirk Auer

Freelance Journalist

Berlin, Germany

Carsten Fiedler

Social Media Manager, n-ost

Berlin, Germany

Marc Bräutigam

Social Media Manager, n-ost

Berlin, Germany

Francesco Martino

Media Network Manager, n-ost

Sofia, Bulgaria

Kornélia Kiss

Media Network Manager, euro|topics correspondent in Hungary, Freelance journalist

Budapest, Hungary

Stefan Günther

project manager / photo editor, n-ost

Zurich, Switzerland

Ramin Mazur

Photographer

Chisinau, Moldova

More focus areas

We are always reacting to current issues but there are also some topics which have been recurrent themes in our work. Here are a few.

Journalism in Ukraine

From safety risks to source validation, journalists working in Ukraine amidst the war grapple with formidable challenges. Supporting them is a key cornerstone of democratic Europe.
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Networking Journalism

On our media conferences, in kitchen talks and on research trips we connect journalists for collaboration and reflection. Using synergies and sharing insights improves our work, saves resources - and is fun.
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Climate Journalism

The climate crisis affects each and every aspect of life. So does the economic and societal transformation needed to react to it. We enable journalists to incorporate it into their everyday reporting.
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Documentary Photography

Images are playing an increasingly important role in the perception of journalistic topics. We develope photographic projects and work with photographers from all over Europe.
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Foreign Reporting

The world fades away, when media lack the resources to report from their neighboring states or correspondents have to cover whole continents. We lobby for it.
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Exile & Decolonisation

Deeply rooted power structures and authoritarian aggression fuel repression, conflict and forced migration. We create safe spaces allowing journalists in exile and elsewhere to reflect and deconstruct colonial narratives.
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Feminism & LGBTIQ+

We want to empower journalists to unlock authentic narratives and promote diverse representation within the media content through a queer feminist perspective.
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Investigative Journalism

In our interconnected world, investigate journalism has to transcend borders. We help connect the dots on issues that resonate globally.
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(Dis)Information

Disinformation is a key challenge for journalism all over the world. We support journaliststs to cope with it.
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