Cross-Border Collaborative Journalism. A Step-By-Step Guide
The Handbook on crossborder journalism is the first of its kind. The book provides a step-by-step introduction to the method of cross-border journalism from idea to publication and beyond. It builds upon own experience of the author and a long series of interviews with the pioneers of crossborder journalism.
The work process of the practitioners is enriched with insigths by scholars of various disciplines of relevance. The book includes numerous examples.
Reviews and quotes:
- Deniz Bozkurt-Pekar, via X (formerly known as Twitter), January 2nd 2024
- Nordicom Reviews, May 25th 2020
- Review by European Journalism Observatory, June 10th 2019
- Quoted in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia on Communication, June 2019.
Do combine the book with the material on the crossborder journalism reading list by Arena Academy.
Earlier versions of the book were published in 2015 in Danish and in 2017 in German.
Grenzüberschreitender Journalismus – Handbuch zum Cross-Border-Journalismus Deutsch
- Press release for the launch lecture December 2017
- Review by European Journalism Observatory Januar 2018: “She provides valuable suggestions, how journalists can succeed in collaborating across countries’ borders.”
- Review by Drehscheibe April 2018: “Why not start by crossing borders also in local journalism?“
- Review by Global Media Journal, August 2018: “Newsrooms who want to look beyond the national realm should invest in this book”.
- Buy the book at Herbert-von-Halem-Verlag, Cologne
Journalistik over grænser – håndbog i crossborder journalistik
- Read the original press release at publishing house Ajour February 2015.
- Read the table of content (in Danish)
- Read reviews (in Danish)
- Background links www.crossborderjournalism.dk including references, examples of journalistic and academic work related to crossborder journalism.
- Buy the book at Ajour, Århus
Brigitte Alfter 