ABSTRACT
The context of cross-border journalism is the globally networked society. Understanding networks in our daily lives and in our larger societies is thus a precondition. Individual journalists are typically socialised in a competitive and hierarchical media environment. But for collaborative journalism, other networking skills need to be nurtured. Once networking is a familiar habit, a journalist can choose between competition or collaboration to deal with different situations. Professional networking is well known and frequently described in the business world. Such techniques can be adapted to the needs of journalists by understanding the varying levels of mutual co-operation involved in different journalistic tasks. Finally, Fredrik Laurin, Sweden-based pioneer of cross-border journalism, gives his own take on how to network.
