Dataharvest 2025 - the European Investigative Journalism Conference: Full Schedule

11:15am CEST

How to be an effective data editor (and build a data-friendly newsroom for international investigations)

Saturday May 24, 2025 11:15am - 12:30pm CEST

Data is the beating heart of many cross-border investigations. But how do you build a data team capable of delivering groundbreaking work?
In this panel, we will discuss how to manage complex, multinational collaborations, juggle deadlines, and push back on unreasonable demands. We'll also explore best practices for leading data-driven investigations across multiple jurisdictions while navigating technical and editorial challenges.
This panel will also explore the relationship between a data editor and their team, as well as their role in embedding data journalism in newsrooms of different sizes.
This session is geared toward data journalists, editors (of all stripes), newsroom decision-makers, and cross-border organisations seeking to explore new investigative data stories or strengthen their existing offerings.

Speakers

Pamela Duncan

Data Projects Editor, The Guardian

Pamela Duncan is the acting editor of the Guardian’s Data Project team, producing high quality and exclusive data stories. She can usually be found at her desk poring over spreadsheets, translating non-machine readable PDFs into a usable format and using coding skills - most often... Read More →

Karrie Kahoe

Deputy Head of Data & Research, ICIJ

Karrie Kehoe is ICIJ's deputy head of data and research.She started working with ICIJ on the Fatal Extraction project in 2015 and joined as a full-time data journalist in 2018.Karrie has worked on many of ICIJ's investigations over the years including Pandora Papers, Uber Files, Ericsson... Read More →

Malina McLennan

Data Journalist, OCCRP

Malina McLennan joined OCCRP in 2024 as a data journalist. She coordinates our team of regional data journalists, working closely with the our research and data team, reporters, and editors, developing data storytelling strategies and coordinating data-driven investigations. Prior... Read More →

Saturday May 24, 2025 11:15am - 12:30pm CEST
Z1.16

Data journalism, Roundtable