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Recommended reading list for students

With annotations based upon the CJC experience.

Alfter, Brigitte (2019). Cross-border Collaborative Journalism. A Step-By-Step Guide. Routledge.
* This is a practice-oriented guidebook to cross-border collaborative journalism. It describes the seven steps of cross-border journalism providing a deeper understanding of each step. This book was considered a must-read for all participating students in the CJC project.

Obermaier, Frederik; Obermayer, Bastian (2016). The Panama Papers – Breaking the Story of How the Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money. One World Publications https://oneworld-publications.com/work/the-panama-papers/.
* A gripping research description about one of the largest leak-stories when it comes to the scale of the digital data trove and the size of the team. Probably the prominence of the Panama Papers contributed to the misperception that cross-border collaborative journalism is based on leaked material, which obviously is far from reality. But it’s a good read.

Rothenberger, Liane; Löffelholz, Martin; Weaver, David H. (2023). The Palgrave Handbook of Cross-Border Journalism. Palgrave Macmillan.
* The big academic handbook about cross-border journalism. Not necessarily cross-border collaborative. An anthology, the book gives insights into the discussion about cross-border journalism as an emerging academic field.

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 anthology about cross-border journalism by early practitioners. Including an article by Nicolas Kayser-Bril on cross-border collaboration as one method among others and by Brigitte Alfter on editorial coordination in collaborative teams.