How does cross-border journalism counter disinformation — and what does it take to break through national media bubbles? n-ost's Markus Niedobitek and Filip Noubel (Global Voices) dig into both on this episode of Synergy on Air, @civilnet.bsky.social's new podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sawx...

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n-ost is hiring a German language Editor for euro|topics in Berlin. The daily European press review covers debates from 32 countries in 5 languages on behalf of the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. 25h/week, hybrid. Deadline: 20 July. Full details: n-ost.org

1/2 Poland is reforming its public media. Hungary's newsrooms are rebuilding. Czechia has people in the streets. Slovakia is sliding. The Visegrad Group just revived; but what does that mean for press freedom in the region? Join us on 8 July in Berlin.

1/2 PULSE 2026 is calling for cross-border journalism pitches. Two formats: Sprint Stories (2 journalists, deadline 15 July) and Deep Dive Series (3–4 journalists, deadline 20 Aug). EU member and candidate countries eligible.

Introducing PULSE 2026: a cross-border journalism network connecting journalists from EU member and candidate countries to report together on the issues shaping Europe. Full details: n-ost.org/news/pulse-2026-open-calls

1/2 Tens of thousands of workers produce car parts for German manufacturers in Serbia, many of them women, facing low pay and health risks with little power to change things. This year's Recherchepreis Osteuropa 2026 goes to a project investigating exactly that.

n-ost is hiring an External Communications Manager in Berlin. You'll shape n-ost's public voice — develop core narratives, newsletter, media relations, and support fundraising communications. Full details at: n-ost.org/news/join-ou...

Sixteen years of authoritarian media policy are over in Hungary. At this pivotal moment, n-ost's kitchen talk asks: what could dismantling what Orbán built actually look like? Join us on 22 April 26 in Berlin with: Dóra Diseri & @dfeher.bsky.social More information: n-ost.org/event/kitche...

1/2 Journalists must hold big tech accountable — while depending on big tech to reach their audiences. That's the paradox at the heart of our next kitchen talk. Join us next Wednesday in Berlin with: Sabrina Faramarzi, Nico Schmidt, Jasmine Erkan and Alexandra Zeitlin.

We are flooded with news daily, but we rarely get to see media workers behind it. n-ost presents photos and stories of the invisible labour behind news making: Join us this Friday (6 March 26) for the opening of our photo exhibition SPOTLIGHTING. More information: n-ost.org/projects/spo...

1/2 Four years since the full-scale invasion: How Russia limits our knowledge of occupation. Our panel at Café Kyiv brought together journalists who survived Russian captivity or lived under occupation to talk about the information blackout about Russian-occupied Ukrainian areas.

1/2 Between democratic hope and authoritarian resurgence. Through disinformation and war: For 20 years, n-ost has been nurturing voices that challenge power and connect societies.

Russia systematically targets journalists reporting on occupied Ukrainian territories. Local newsrooms are forced to close and propaganda outlets are put in their place. n-ost is hosting a panel at Café Kyiv on how Russia weaponizes information in its war and which sources remain trustworthy.

1/2 "Cooperation allows media outlets to pool resources and expertise: sharing costs while multiplying the impact." Srbuhi Vardanyan, @civilnet.bsky.social, participant in n-ost’s “Seizing Synergies” project, on the importance of cross-border collaboration for independent media in Eastern Europe.

1/2 Introducing "Seizing Synergies": a new cross-border journalism project by n-ost. Independent media in Eastern Europe are more resilient when they start working in collaboration. Within the project, journalists from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine will create a collaborative desk.

1/2 The political landscape has shifted: less focus on the climate crisis, less money for adaptation, more voices denying its urgency. So where does that leave climate action, and who picks up the work when major players step back?

Intensified discussions about possible peace deals between Ukraine and Russia make one question urgent: what does "peace" under Russian control actually look like? Ukraine's occupied territories answer that question. They also risk becoming instruments of political bargaining.

Intensified discussions about possible peace deals between Ukraine and Russia make one question urgent: what does "peace" under Russian control actually look like? Ukraine's occupied territories answer that question. They also risk becoming instruments of political bargaining.

We are happy to share publications from “The Climate Content Pool”: stories showing how Ukraine's environmental future is being written today, even as war reshapes the present. All articles available on the project website: n-ost.org/projects/the...

Strengthening reporting from Eastern Europe - this is the idea behind the Research Prize for Eastern Europe. The grant offers up to 7.000 Euro for in-depth reporting across 24 countries. Details: n-ost.org/projects/res... #opencall

kitchen talks meet Exile Talks for a conversation about migration narratives in German media. Join us on 12 November, 6-8pm near Jannowitzbrücke, exact address after registration. Discussion with Shammi Haque and Rebecca Roth. Info: n-ost.org/event/kitche...

1/3 Cross-border journalism that gives voice to underreported stories. Congratulations to the winners of the Recherchepreis Osteuropa 2025:

Resilience instead of resignation. The Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin is a space of conscious presence rather than surrender to despair. We are happy to partner with Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin, presenting contemporary Ukrainian cinema under the motto “The Time We Have Left”. www.uffberlin.de

1/2 When AI can generate faces that never existed and scenes that never happened, what becomes of visual truth? kitchen talks are back with a conversation that cuts to the heart of what we see and trust. #VisualJournalism #Photography #AIandMedia #Berlin

A new space for collaboration, events, and cross-border conversations. Same mission, new address: n-ost moved to Erkelenzdamm 59/61, Portal 1b, 4th floor, 10999 Berlin.

1/2 Introducing "Digging More Deeply": a new climate investigations project by n-ost. Reporting on climate change in Eastern Partnership countries poses unique challenges on journalists, as access to data and resources for investigative reporting is often limited.

“The classification affects a network of journalists. The aim is to manipulate reporting within Europe.” n-ost board member Tamina Kutscher spoke with Deutschlandfunk about Russia declaring us an "undesirable organisation." www.deutschlandfunk.de/russlands-re...

1/2 n-ost statement on n-ost being classified ‘undesirable organisation’ in Russia: n-ost.org/news/stateme...

1/3 n-ost wrapped up "Life under occupation" reporting training: journalists from 4 countries, one week in Kyiv.

1/2 Can cross-border journalism bring together the stories in a shared European public sphere? On 23 July 2025, we're trading our kitchen table for a picnic blanket to discuss whether journalists can help create a European conversation. #journalism #Europe #media #Berlin #crossborder #press