BREAKWATER Festival
@breakwaterfestival.bsky.social
The first international journalism forum in the region — a pioneering event for reporters from Poland, the Nordics, and Central and Eastern Europe.
GDAŃSK 2026 https://breakwaterfestival.org/
GDAŃSK 2026 https://breakwaterfestival.org/
🌊 It has been over a week since the doors of ECS closed behind the Breakwater Festival.
Breakwater came to be because hundreds of people invested their time, knowledge and deep belief in independent journalism.
Watch our festival summary video to capture at least some of that energy. 🎬
Breakwater came to be because hundreds of people invested their time, knowledge and deep belief in independent journalism.
Watch our festival summary video to capture at least some of that energy. 🎬
October 5, 2026 at 11:54 AM
🌊 It has been over a week since the doors of ECS closed behind the Breakwater Festival.
Breakwater came to be because hundreds of people invested their time, knowledge and deep belief in independent journalism.
Watch our festival summary video to capture at least some of that energy. 🎬
Breakwater came to be because hundreds of people invested their time, knowledge and deep belief in independent journalism.
Watch our festival summary video to capture at least some of that energy. 🎬
Let's take one more look at how the rest of the festival unfolded.
Thank you to everyone who showed up and kept the momentum going until the very end.
Photos: Magdalena Wojtas
Thank you to everyone who showed up and kept the momentum going until the very end.
Photos: Magdalena Wojtas
October 1, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Let's take one more look at how the rest of the festival unfolded.
Thank you to everyone who showed up and kept the momentum going until the very end.
Photos: Magdalena Wojtas
Thank you to everyone who showed up and kept the momentum going until the very end.
Photos: Magdalena Wojtas
We still can’t believe that the first edition of the Breakwater festival has already come to a close.
A huge thank you to all the speakers, participants and guests. You all made this first edition absolutely unforgettable.
Here's a quick look back at Saturday night.
Photos: Magdalena Wojtas
A huge thank you to all the speakers, participants and guests. You all made this first edition absolutely unforgettable.
Here's a quick look back at Saturday night.
Photos: Magdalena Wojtas
September 29, 2026 at 12:27 PM
We still can’t believe that the first edition of the Breakwater festival has already come to a close.
A huge thank you to all the speakers, participants and guests. You all made this first edition absolutely unforgettable.
Here's a quick look back at Saturday night.
Photos: Magdalena Wojtas
A huge thank you to all the speakers, participants and guests. You all made this first edition absolutely unforgettable.
Here's a quick look back at Saturday night.
Photos: Magdalena Wojtas
🌊Day 2 of Breakwater Festival brought another full schedule of panels and discussions.
Take a look at a few photos from yesterday's sessions.
Photos: Magdalena Wojtas
Take a look at a few photos from yesterday's sessions.
Photos: Magdalena Wojtas
September 27, 2026 at 8:51 AM
🌊Day 2 of Breakwater Festival brought another full schedule of panels and discussions.
Take a look at a few photos from yesterday's sessions.
Photos: Magdalena Wojtas
Take a look at a few photos from yesterday's sessions.
Photos: Magdalena Wojtas
Our first day of workshops, panels, and discussions is in the books!
A quick look back at how it unfolded in Gdańsk🌊
Photo: Magdalena Wojtas
A quick look back at how it unfolded in Gdańsk🌊
Photo: Magdalena Wojtas
September 26, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Our first day of workshops, panels, and discussions is in the books!
A quick look back at how it unfolded in Gdańsk🌊
Photo: Magdalena Wojtas
A quick look back at how it unfolded in Gdańsk🌊
Photo: Magdalena Wojtas
IT ALL STARTS TODAY 🌊
Breakwater Festival 2026 is officially underway in Gdańsk! While closed workshops kick off our morning, general registration opens at 13:00 at the ECS
Who are we seeing tonight at 100cznia for our Welcome Reception starting at 20:00?
Breakwater Festival 2026 is officially underway in Gdańsk! While closed workshops kick off our morning, general registration opens at 13:00 at the ECS
Who are we seeing tonight at 100cznia for our Welcome Reception starting at 20:00?
September 24, 2026 at 10:02 AM
IT ALL STARTS TODAY 🌊
Breakwater Festival 2026 is officially underway in Gdańsk! While closed workshops kick off our morning, general registration opens at 13:00 at the ECS
Who are we seeing tonight at 100cznia for our Welcome Reception starting at 20:00?
Breakwater Festival 2026 is officially underway in Gdańsk! While closed workshops kick off our morning, general registration opens at 13:00 at the ECS
Who are we seeing tonight at 100cznia for our Welcome Reception starting at 20:00?
Renowned Norwegian journalist Aleksander Nordahl spent 35+ years covering front lines before winning the prestigious SKUP Prize for pioneering freediving as an investigative method.
No heavy tanks — just a single breath uncovering invisible ocean pollution. 🌊
Join us on Sept 26 for his session!
No heavy tanks — just a single breath uncovering invisible ocean pollution. 🌊
Join us on Sept 26 for his session!
September 23, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Renowned Norwegian journalist Aleksander Nordahl spent 35+ years covering front lines before winning the prestigious SKUP Prize for pioneering freediving as an investigative method.
No heavy tanks — just a single breath uncovering invisible ocean pollution. 🌊
Join us on Sept 26 for his session!
No heavy tanks — just a single breath uncovering invisible ocean pollution. 🌊
Join us on Sept 26 for his session!
Breakwater Festival starts tomorrow! Here are the key times & logistics you need:
🪪 Bring your ID for badge pickup & Thursday's opening event.
🚆 Your badge = free transport pass!
See you in Gdańsk!
🪪 Bring your ID for badge pickup & Thursday's opening event.
🚆 Your badge = free transport pass!
See you in Gdańsk!
September 23, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Breakwater Festival starts tomorrow! Here are the key times & logistics you need:
🪪 Bring your ID for badge pickup & Thursday's opening event.
🚆 Your badge = free transport pass!
See you in Gdańsk!
🪪 Bring your ID for badge pickup & Thursday's opening event.
🚆 Your badge = free transport pass!
See you in Gdańsk!
What happens when an investigative report crosses the divide into fiction?
- Reporting the Truth, Writing the Fiction (Sept 25)
- When the Story Becomes a Series (Sept 27)
Explore the full programme and plan your sessions at breakwaterfestival.org.
- Reporting the Truth, Writing the Fiction (Sept 25)
- When the Story Becomes a Series (Sept 27)
Explore the full programme and plan your sessions at breakwaterfestival.org.
September 22, 2026 at 8:20 PM
What happens when an investigative report crosses the divide into fiction?
- Reporting the Truth, Writing the Fiction (Sept 25)
- When the Story Becomes a Series (Sept 27)
Explore the full programme and plan your sessions at breakwaterfestival.org.
- Reporting the Truth, Writing the Fiction (Sept 25)
- When the Story Becomes a Series (Sept 27)
Explore the full programme and plan your sessions at breakwaterfestival.org.
Over 40 sessions, 4 days, two historic venues.
Don’t miss a thing — use our custom agenda tool on our website to bookmark your panels and build your schedule!
📖 Plus, find all other practical information you might need in our online guide: breakwaterfestival.org/en/guide-to-... 🌊
Don’t miss a thing — use our custom agenda tool on our website to bookmark your panels and build your schedule!
📖 Plus, find all other practical information you might need in our online guide: breakwaterfestival.org/en/guide-to-... 🌊
September 22, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Over 40 sessions, 4 days, two historic venues.
Don’t miss a thing — use our custom agenda tool on our website to bookmark your panels and build your schedule!
📖 Plus, find all other practical information you might need in our online guide: breakwaterfestival.org/en/guide-to-... 🌊
Don’t miss a thing — use our custom agenda tool on our website to bookmark your panels and build your schedule!
📖 Plus, find all other practical information you might need in our online guide: breakwaterfestival.org/en/guide-to-... 🌊
Going to Gdańsk? Your complete Breakwater guide is now live on our website! 🌊
Check out travel tips, local food, venue maps, and build your custom agenda for next week's festival. Plus: your badge doubles as your free local transit pass!
👉 breakwaterfestival.org/en/guide-to-...
Check out travel tips, local food, venue maps, and build your custom agenda for next week's festival. Plus: your badge doubles as your free local transit pass!
👉 breakwaterfestival.org/en/guide-to-...
September 21, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Going to Gdańsk? Your complete Breakwater guide is now live on our website! 🌊
Check out travel tips, local food, venue maps, and build your custom agenda for next week's festival. Plus: your badge doubles as your free local transit pass!
👉 breakwaterfestival.org/en/guide-to-...
Check out travel tips, local food, venue maps, and build your custom agenda for next week's festival. Plus: your badge doubles as your free local transit pass!
👉 breakwaterfestival.org/en/guide-to-...
How do digital newsrooms reach financial viability?
Capital Stacks benchmarks the finances of 20 independent outlets. Session presented by our Supporter, Center for Sustainable Media, with Civitates, Newspack & V-Ventures.
Ticket sales close today!
Get yours: breakwaterfestival.org/en/tickets
Capital Stacks benchmarks the finances of 20 independent outlets. Session presented by our Supporter, Center for Sustainable Media, with Civitates, Newspack & V-Ventures.
Ticket sales close today!
Get yours: breakwaterfestival.org/en/tickets
September 20, 2026 at 9:01 AM
How do digital newsrooms reach financial viability?
Capital Stacks benchmarks the finances of 20 independent outlets. Session presented by our Supporter, Center for Sustainable Media, with Civitates, Newspack & V-Ventures.
Ticket sales close today!
Get yours: breakwaterfestival.org/en/tickets
Capital Stacks benchmarks the finances of 20 independent outlets. Session presented by our Supporter, Center for Sustainable Media, with Civitates, Newspack & V-Ventures.
Ticket sales close today!
Get yours: breakwaterfestival.org/en/tickets
Thursday at Breakwater!
Registration opens 13:00–18:00 at ESC. Plus closed partner sessions with our editorial partners Civitates, @referencecircle.bsky.social & MOST.
Join us from 20:00 at 100cznia for the Welcome Reception!
Tickets close tomorrow at midnight 🎟️ breakwaterfestival.org/tickets
Registration opens 13:00–18:00 at ESC. Plus closed partner sessions with our editorial partners Civitates, @referencecircle.bsky.social & MOST.
Join us from 20:00 at 100cznia for the Welcome Reception!
Tickets close tomorrow at midnight 🎟️ breakwaterfestival.org/tickets
September 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Thursday at Breakwater!
Registration opens 13:00–18:00 at ESC. Plus closed partner sessions with our editorial partners Civitates, @referencecircle.bsky.social & MOST.
Join us from 20:00 at 100cznia for the Welcome Reception!
Tickets close tomorrow at midnight 🎟️ breakwaterfestival.org/tickets
Registration opens 13:00–18:00 at ESC. Plus closed partner sessions with our editorial partners Civitates, @referencecircle.bsky.social & MOST.
Join us from 20:00 at 100cznia for the Welcome Reception!
Tickets close tomorrow at midnight 🎟️ breakwaterfestival.org/tickets
Last call for Breakwater. 🌊
If you’ve been thinking about joining us in Gdańsk, this is your last weekend to get a ticket.
Investigations. OSINT. Data. Exiled media. Regional journalism. Good conversations. Coffee.
Tickets close Sunday, 20 September, at 23:59.
See you there!
If you’ve been thinking about joining us in Gdańsk, this is your last weekend to get a ticket.
Investigations. OSINT. Data. Exiled media. Regional journalism. Good conversations. Coffee.
Tickets close Sunday, 20 September, at 23:59.
See you there!
September 18, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Last call for Breakwater. 🌊
If you’ve been thinking about joining us in Gdańsk, this is your last weekend to get a ticket.
Investigations. OSINT. Data. Exiled media. Regional journalism. Good conversations. Coffee.
Tickets close Sunday, 20 September, at 23:59.
See you there!
If you’ve been thinking about joining us in Gdańsk, this is your last weekend to get a ticket.
Investigations. OSINT. Data. Exiled media. Regional journalism. Good conversations. Coffee.
Tickets close Sunday, 20 September, at 23:59.
See you there!
How does Russia produce precision arms despite sanctions? Through rare metals from China.
Anna Myroniuk presents Schemes' investigation into the Moscow-Beijing supply pipeline. She also joins our "Journalism on the Front Line" panel.
Gdańsk 🌊 Passes: breakwaterfestival.org 🎟️
Anna Myroniuk presents Schemes' investigation into the Moscow-Beijing supply pipeline. She also joins our "Journalism on the Front Line" panel.
Gdańsk 🌊 Passes: breakwaterfestival.org 🎟️
September 18, 2026 at 8:45 AM
How does Russia produce precision arms despite sanctions? Through rare metals from China.
Anna Myroniuk presents Schemes' investigation into the Moscow-Beijing supply pipeline. She also joins our "Journalism on the Front Line" panel.
Gdańsk 🌊 Passes: breakwaterfestival.org 🎟️
Anna Myroniuk presents Schemes' investigation into the Moscow-Beijing supply pipeline. She also joins our "Journalism on the Front Line" panel.
Gdańsk 🌊 Passes: breakwaterfestival.org 🎟️
Tanks arrive last. Hybrid influence starts with spies, money & propaganda.
Join five leading reporters from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Hungary, and Germany as they each take exactly five minutes to talk about their most consequential investigation.
More 🌊: breakwaterfestival.org
Join five leading reporters from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Hungary, and Germany as they each take exactly five minutes to talk about their most consequential investigation.
More 🌊: breakwaterfestival.org
September 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Tanks arrive last. Hybrid influence starts with spies, money & propaganda.
Join five leading reporters from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Hungary, and Germany as they each take exactly five minutes to talk about their most consequential investigation.
More 🌊: breakwaterfestival.org
Join five leading reporters from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Hungary, and Germany as they each take exactly five minutes to talk about their most consequential investigation.
More 🌊: breakwaterfestival.org
When local reporters flee authoritarian regimes, they face a double disappearance: erased by dictators, yet overlooked by global funders.
Our Exiled Media Pier explores keeping local newsrooms alive from abroad with @gijn.org, JX Fund, Hrodna Life & 7x7.
More: breakwaterfestival.org
Our Exiled Media Pier explores keeping local newsrooms alive from abroad with @gijn.org, JX Fund, Hrodna Life & 7x7.
More: breakwaterfestival.org
September 16, 2026 at 7:40 PM
When local reporters flee authoritarian regimes, they face a double disappearance: erased by dictators, yet overlooked by global funders.
Our Exiled Media Pier explores keeping local newsrooms alive from abroad with @gijn.org, JX Fund, Hrodna Life & 7x7.
More: breakwaterfestival.org
Our Exiled Media Pier explores keeping local newsrooms alive from abroad with @gijn.org, JX Fund, Hrodna Life & 7x7.
More: breakwaterfestival.org
How do you turn contact lists into collaborative investigative power?
Julia Hildebrand from @correctiv.org joins Breakwater Festival to talk about beabee & CrowdNewsroom for community reporting.
Proud to have CORRECTIV as an official Supporter!
More info: breakwaterfestival.org
Julia Hildebrand from @correctiv.org joins Breakwater Festival to talk about beabee & CrowdNewsroom for community reporting.
Proud to have CORRECTIV as an official Supporter!
More info: breakwaterfestival.org
September 16, 2026 at 5:22 PM
How do you turn contact lists into collaborative investigative power?
Julia Hildebrand from @correctiv.org joins Breakwater Festival to talk about beabee & CrowdNewsroom for community reporting.
Proud to have CORRECTIV as an official Supporter!
More info: breakwaterfestival.org
Julia Hildebrand from @correctiv.org joins Breakwater Festival to talk about beabee & CrowdNewsroom for community reporting.
Proud to have CORRECTIV as an official Supporter!
More info: breakwaterfestival.org
From decoding aviation disaster lies to deploying AI agents on messy public data.
Reporters Piotr Świerczek, Katarzyna Górniak & data scientist Maciej Obarski from @tvn24.pl join Breakwater Festival with two practical sessions on evidence.
Tickets&more info: breakwaterfestival.org 🌊
Reporters Piotr Świerczek, Katarzyna Górniak & data scientist Maciej Obarski from @tvn24.pl join Breakwater Festival with two practical sessions on evidence.
Tickets&more info: breakwaterfestival.org 🌊
September 15, 2026 at 8:17 AM
From decoding aviation disaster lies to deploying AI agents on messy public data.
Reporters Piotr Świerczek, Katarzyna Górniak & data scientist Maciej Obarski from @tvn24.pl join Breakwater Festival with two practical sessions on evidence.
Tickets&more info: breakwaterfestival.org 🌊
Reporters Piotr Świerczek, Katarzyna Górniak & data scientist Maciej Obarski from @tvn24.pl join Breakwater Festival with two practical sessions on evidence.
Tickets&more info: breakwaterfestival.org 🌊
What happens when a reporter hunted by organized crime becomes responsible for a newsroom’s safety?
@occrp.org editor-in-chief Miranda Patrucić joins Breakwater Festival for a masterclass on turning frontline fear into a safety playbook.
Gdańsk 🌊 Tickets: breakwaterfestival.org/tickets
@occrp.org editor-in-chief Miranda Patrucić joins Breakwater Festival for a masterclass on turning frontline fear into a safety playbook.
Gdańsk 🌊 Tickets: breakwaterfestival.org/tickets
September 14, 2026 at 4:44 PM
What happens when a reporter hunted by organized crime becomes responsible for a newsroom’s safety?
@occrp.org editor-in-chief Miranda Patrucić joins Breakwater Festival for a masterclass on turning frontline fear into a safety playbook.
Gdańsk 🌊 Tickets: breakwaterfestival.org/tickets
@occrp.org editor-in-chief Miranda Patrucić joins Breakwater Festival for a masterclass on turning frontline fear into a safety playbook.
Gdańsk 🌊 Tickets: breakwaterfestival.org/tickets
Meet our next speaker for Breakwater:(@szabolcspanyi.bsky.social)! 🌊
Investigative reporter at VSquare, targeted by Pegasus for exposing Kremlin influence in Hungary, Szabolcs joins us in Gdańsk for a hands-on workshop on newsletters & an in-depth panel on Russian ops.
🎟️ breakwaterfestival.org
Investigative reporter at VSquare, targeted by Pegasus for exposing Kremlin influence in Hungary, Szabolcs joins us in Gdańsk for a hands-on workshop on newsletters & an in-depth panel on Russian ops.
🎟️ breakwaterfestival.org
September 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Meet our next speaker for Breakwater:(@szabolcspanyi.bsky.social)! 🌊
Investigative reporter at VSquare, targeted by Pegasus for exposing Kremlin influence in Hungary, Szabolcs joins us in Gdańsk for a hands-on workshop on newsletters & an in-depth panel on Russian ops.
🎟️ breakwaterfestival.org
Investigative reporter at VSquare, targeted by Pegasus for exposing Kremlin influence in Hungary, Szabolcs joins us in Gdańsk for a hands-on workshop on newsletters & an in-depth panel on Russian ops.
🎟️ breakwaterfestival.org
Facts don't hold attention. Stories do.
Bestselling crime novelist Zygmunt Miłoszewski joins Breakwater Festival to reveal how thriller mechanics—pacing, tension, reveals—turn complex reporting into unputdownable non-fiction.
Gdańsk 🌊 Passes: breakwaterfestival.org
Bestselling crime novelist Zygmunt Miłoszewski joins Breakwater Festival to reveal how thriller mechanics—pacing, tension, reveals—turn complex reporting into unputdownable non-fiction.
Gdańsk 🌊 Passes: breakwaterfestival.org
September 10, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Facts don't hold attention. Stories do.
Bestselling crime novelist Zygmunt Miłoszewski joins Breakwater Festival to reveal how thriller mechanics—pacing, tension, reveals—turn complex reporting into unputdownable non-fiction.
Gdańsk 🌊 Passes: breakwaterfestival.org
Bestselling crime novelist Zygmunt Miłoszewski joins Breakwater Festival to reveal how thriller mechanics—pacing, tension, reveals—turn complex reporting into unputdownable non-fiction.
Gdańsk 🌊 Passes: breakwaterfestival.org
In summer 2025, an investigation forced Lithuania’s PM to resign. What came next was an unprecedented political war against the press (and street protests).
Šarūnas Černiauskas comes to Breakwater to reveal how reporting shook a nation.
Programme & tickets: breakwaterfestival.org/en/
Šarūnas Černiauskas comes to Breakwater to reveal how reporting shook a nation.
Programme & tickets: breakwaterfestival.org/en/
September 9, 2026 at 8:39 AM
In summer 2025, an investigation forced Lithuania’s PM to resign. What came next was an unprecedented political war against the press (and street protests).
Šarūnas Černiauskas comes to Breakwater to reveal how reporting shook a nation.
Programme & tickets: breakwaterfestival.org/en/
Šarūnas Černiauskas comes to Breakwater to reveal how reporting shook a nation.
Programme & tickets: breakwaterfestival.org/en/
Tough, independent reporting vital for democracy. 🇭🇺🔍
Next in our partner series: Direkt36! Hungary’s leading non-profit investigative center, exposing abuse of power and collaborating globally.
Tickets 🎟️👇
breakwaterfestival.org/tickets
Next in our partner series: Direkt36! Hungary’s leading non-profit investigative center, exposing abuse of power and collaborating globally.
Tickets 🎟️👇
breakwaterfestival.org/tickets
September 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Tough, independent reporting vital for democracy. 🇭🇺🔍
Next in our partner series: Direkt36! Hungary’s leading non-profit investigative center, exposing abuse of power and collaborating globally.
Tickets 🎟️👇
breakwaterfestival.org/tickets
Next in our partner series: Direkt36! Hungary’s leading non-profit investigative center, exposing abuse of power and collaborating globally.
Tickets 🎟️👇
breakwaterfestival.org/tickets
10 years after the Panama Papers exposed the offshore system, what has truly changed?
Pulitzer Prize winner @bastianobermayer.bsky.social joins Breakwater Festival for an exclusive presentation on why the rich still get away with it.
Tickets & full programme: breakwaterfestival.org 🎟️
Pulitzer Prize winner @bastianobermayer.bsky.social joins Breakwater Festival for an exclusive presentation on why the rich still get away with it.
Tickets & full programme: breakwaterfestival.org 🎟️
September 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
10 years after the Panama Papers exposed the offshore system, what has truly changed?
Pulitzer Prize winner @bastianobermayer.bsky.social joins Breakwater Festival for an exclusive presentation on why the rich still get away with it.
Tickets & full programme: breakwaterfestival.org 🎟️
Pulitzer Prize winner @bastianobermayer.bsky.social joins Breakwater Festival for an exclusive presentation on why the rich still get away with it.
Tickets & full programme: breakwaterfestival.org 🎟️