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: Ramin Mazur

Network members in related projects

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Mitya Churikov

Autor

Berlin, Germany

Maxim Edwards

Freelance Journalist

Berlin, Germany

Alexander Kloß

Staff Journalist

Berlin, Germany

Markus Nowak

Journalist

Berlin/Vilnius, Germany

Christina Hebel

Correspondent

Hamburg, Germany

Edda Schlager

Freelance Journalist

Berlin, Germany

Nancy Waldmann

Journalist

Franfurt Oder, Germany

Judith Langowski

Newsletter Editor

Berlin, Germany

Aigerim Toleukhanova

Freelance Journalist

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Philipp Fritz

Correspondent

Berlin and Warsaw, Germany

Frederik Rother

Author and Journalist

Köln, Germany

Daria Sukharchuk

Health Reporter

Berlin, Germany

Anita Back

Photographer

Berlin, Germany

Kaja Puto

Freelance Journalist

Sosnowiec, Poland

Denis Trubetskoy

Freelance Journalist

Kyiv, Ukraine

Cassiano Gobbet

Journalist

Strasbourg, France

Gemma Pörzgen

Freelance Journalist

Berlin , Germany

Inga Pylypchuk

Freelance Journalist

Berlin, Germany

Marijan Vrdoljak

euro|topics correspondent Croatia

Zagreb, Croatia

Sebastian Christ

Civil Expert

Berlin, Germany

Kristina Karasu

euro|topics correspondent Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey

Dimiter Muftieff

euro|topics correspondent Bulgaria

Sofia, Bulgaria

Cornelia Kästner

Geneva, Switzerland, Switzerland

Simone Brunner

Staff Journalist

Wien, Austria

Oliver Bilger

Journalist

Berlin, Germany

Ulrike Gruska

Press Officer

Berlin, Germany

Andreas Herrmann

Journalist / Medienberater

Herrnhut, Germany

Melanie Longerich

Journalist

Köln, Germany

Renate Zöller

Kulturkorrespondenz

Hürth, Germany

Ingrid Brekke

Journalist

Oslo, Norway

Jan Opielka

Freelance Journalist

Gliwice, Poland

Stefan Schocher

Freelance Journalist

Wien, Austria

Hannes Jung

Freelance Photographer

Berlin, Germany

Hans-Jörg Schmidt

euro|topics correspondent Czechia and Slovakia

Prague, Czech Republic

Florian Bachmeier

Photographer

La Lastra de Castro, Spain

Martin Fejer

Photographer and Journalist

Budapest, Germany

Annette Streicher

Freelance Journalist

Berlin, Germany

Tom Gebhardt

Editor

Palma, Spain

Nikita Afanasjew

Author and Journalist

Berlin, Germany

Magdalena Kicińska

Editor in Chief

Warsaw

Anastasia Anisimova

Creative Producer

Berlin, Germany

Karolina Mazurkiewicz

Art Director

Paweł Starzec

Freelance Photographer

Warsaw, Poland

Annett Müller-Heinze

euro|topics correspondent Romania

Bukarest, Romania

Caroline Chrissi Wilkens

euro|topics correspondent Greece and Cyprus

Chania-Kreta, Greece

Ramin Mazur

Photographer

Chisinau, Moldova

Stefan Günther

project manager / editor photo

Berlin, Germany

Kornélia Kiss

Media Network Manager, euro|topics correspondent in Hungary

Budapest, Hungary

Sarah-Lou Lepers

Editorial Coordinator

Paris, France

Antonina Rybka

Project Manager

Berlin

Oksana Mamchenkova

Project Coordinator

Kyiv, Ukraine

Fermín Torrano

Media Network Manager

Madrid, Spain

Francesco Martino

Media Network Manager

Sofia, Bulgaria

Marika Ikonomu

Media Network Manager | Freelance Multimedia Journalist

Rome, Italy

Marc Bräutigam

Social Media Manager

Katarina Kukla

Project Assistant

Berlin

Tamina Kutscher

Freelance Journalist

Berlin, Germany

Markus Niedobitek

Events & Community

Halle (Saale, Germany

Zoltán Sipos

Journalist

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Carsten Fiedler

Social Media Manager

Berlin

Elisabeth Bauer

Freelance Journalist

Berlin, Germany

Aleksander Palikot

Ukraine Correspondent

Kyiv, Ukraine

Anastasia Magazova

Journalist

Berlin, Germany

Yelizaveta Landenberger

Journalist and translator

Berlin, Germany

Natálie Zehnalová

Community Manager

Berlin, Germany

Peggy Lohse

Freelance Journalist

Frankfurt (Oder), Germany

Krsto Lazarevic

Journalist

Berlin, Germany

Isabelle Daniel

Journalist

Berlin, Germany

Michalina Kowol

Freelance Journalist

Berlin, Germany

Ulrike Schuler

Editor

Judith Fiebelkorn

Editor

Berlin, Germany

Dirk Auer

euro|topics Correspondent Germany

Berlin, Germany

Arthur Bondar

Moskau

Paul Katzenberger

Journalist

Moscow, Russian Federation

Ole Witt

Photographer

Berlin, Germany

Nils Bröer

Photographer and Journalist

Berlin, Germany

Johann Stephanowitz

Journalist

Berlin, Germany, Germany

Clemens Schöll

Journalist

Berlin, Germany

Stephan Bader

Editor

Berlin, Germany

Othmara Glas

Journalist

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Rūta Vimba

Project Manager

Berlin, Germany

Marco Fieber

Executive Director

München, Germany

Sophie Elmenthaler

Editor

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.

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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

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

Every journalist is a climate journalist. Or should be one, at least. Climate change affects each and every aspect of life. So, let´s put it, where it belongs: On top of the agenda.
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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

We deconstruct colonial narratives, strenghen decolonial media practice and support exiled journalists in reporting for and about their countries.
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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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