As cross-border collaborative journalism develops, new needs such as editorial coordination emerge leading to new roles, not least that of an editorial coordinator. Methods such as agile project management are adapted from other professions to the editorial needs.

In the two CJC pilot years, students got lectures on project management and a guideline on team routins.

CJC internal guideline on editorial coordination and team routines.

Reading material for lecturers:

With annotations based upon the CJC experience.

Alfter, Brigitte (2018): New Method, New Skill, New Position? Editorial Coordinators in Cross-Border Collaborative Teams. In Sambrook, R. (ed.) (2018). Global Teamwork: The rise of collaboration in investigative journalism. Anthology by academics and practitioners. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford.
* An early indication of new roles such as an editorial coordinator and the initiator in cross-border investigations, the chapter also indicates lists of tasks of the coordinators. Based upon interviews with pioneers in the field, role perceptions are described.

Cerantola, Alessia (2025). “Flexibility is key”: lessons from a decade of experimentation in collaborative journalism. Arena Papers.
* Cerantola explores a decade of experimentation in collaborative investigative journalism, drawing on her time working with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and as a coordinator with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).

Sheffield, Hazel (2025, forthcoming). Mastermind, moderator or manager? The developing role of coordinator in collaborative, cross-border investigations. Arena Papers.