Are you facing a legal threat? Are you confident your work is legally sound before you publish or broadcast? Threatened by national security or privacy laws? Want to know more about how to protect yourself and your organization? This informal "clinic" is your chance to get one-on-one advice from top experts on media law. We're fortunate to have some of the best in the business volunteer their time for this legal clinic. Come by and have an informal, off-the-record chat -- they're here to help.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

Uyghur abuse and internment in China. Luxury properties in Austria owned by Belarus’s oil minister. Criminal exploitation of London’s company services industry. These investigations were all possible because of hacked data dumps. As a journalist, how do you negotiate with hackers or hacktivists? What questions do you ask? What are the ethical considerations? What are the practical challenges of partnering with people who often have a different set of beliefs? This panel will delve into how to navigate this sometimes fraught relationship and offer best practices on how to tap into what can be a shady underworld to further an investigation.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

Governments spent 1 in 3 dollars on public contracts to build public infrastructure and provide public services. It is also the single greatest corruption risk in the public sector.In this session, journalists from Colombia, Kazakhstan, and Nigeria will share tools and methods to tracking and analyzing government contracting – from using open data to building on the visual power of Instagram. The session will provide practical tips & tricks to investigate the full public procurement process, from planning to tendering and delivery, and show how to get data on the three core elements of a public procurement process: buyers, companies, and projects.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

Governments and corporations worldwide are quietly deploying AI technologies that can discriminate and harm the most vulnerable members of society. Yet the impact of predictive and surveillance technologies on communities around the world often goes unreported and remains invisible. How can we bridge the gap? And what is the best way to investigate AI?In this panel, three journalists share their experiences on how cross-border collaborations helped them follow the money, obtain never-before-released public records, and dissect algorithms that were built on biased data. Their projects uncovered the global misuse of COVID-19 surveillance technologies; revealed how citizens across Europe are at risk of losing their social benefits to flawed fraud detection algorithms; and investigated how the AI industry is repeating the patterns of colonial history in the Global South.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.💻 For best results, be sure to bring your own laptop if you want to follow the workshop.

Doing data-driven stories focused on disparities and inequality often requires using statistical tools such as correlation and regression. In this session, we'll use R to review key statistics you might need to use and best practices around using them.Attendees should have basic familiarity with R.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.💻 For best results, be sure to bring your own laptop if you want to follow the workshop.

This session will go over the concepts of data cleaning and how to use spreadsheets to do it effectively.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.💻 For best results, be sure to bring your own laptop if you want to follow the workshop.

This session will provide an overview of social network analysis, which is used to visualize and analyze such things as  the connections between companies and individuals in organized crime and money laundering, the paths and progress of infections in pandemics, interlocking directorships of corporations, and the structure of terrorist organizations.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.💻 For best results, be sure to bring your own laptop if you want to follow the workshop.Interpretation available in Armenian, Georgian, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian.

We are in the midst of a decade-long global backlash against democracy and human rights. A new extremism has taken hold, characterized by radical right-wing groups and ultranationalist political movements. These groups are not only growing but are becoming more organized. International ties among them are also growing — digitally, ideologically, financially — but their networks are poorly understood and investigative journalism in this area is lacking.Here are three veteran journalists who have investigated the extremist right in different parts of the world. They will offer tips and tools on how to track and report on groups and individuals, with special attention to staying safe and working collaboratively and across borders with your colleagues.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

Looking to make a great film out of your investigation? New markets and changing formats have added exciting new energy into documentary production, but there are plenty of challenges. Here are four pros with long experience making and commissioning investigative documentaries – ranging from the BBC and Al Jazeera to the independent production house Africa Uncensored, to The Video Consortium, a global network connecting journalists and documentary filmmakers. They will share tips and advice on how to make award-winning investigative films and – just as importantly – how to pitch to commissioning editors.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

When reporting on forced migration, trafficking or abuse, investigative journalists often come upon children, who are a primary target of human trafficking, or become victims or "collateral damage" of harsh and punitive migration policies and practices. But how can investigative journalists report ethically on children who have been victimized and traumatized? This panel will explore how trauma affects children, and how to report ethically and effectively when children are at the heart of a story. Moderated by Irene Caselli, senior advisor to the Dart Center's Early Childhood Journalism Initiative, the panel features Martha Mendoza, senior reporter for AP; Mariko Tsuji, reporter for the Tokyo Investigative Newsroom, Tansa; and Almudena Toral, executive producer for video at ProPublica.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

The COVID-19 pandemic has starkly revealed the challenges for journalists to accurately report health and medical stories during a rapidly changing global health crisis -- let alone to dig deeper.  Yet with millions of lives and billions of dollars at stake, the need for real-time accountability journalism has never been greater. Three experienced journalists and a scientist will share tips for investigating germs, drugs, science, politics, and disinformation during the present pandemic -- and how to be better prepared for the next one.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

Online harassment of investigative journalists who identify as women has reached crisis proportions. In addition to gendered trolling, discrimination, and doxxing, women reporters are disproportionately the targets of intimidation and even direct physical threats on social media. See this experienced and courageous panel to learn about the effective resources that now exist to not only protect women reporters, but also expose their tormentors.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

Investigative journalism is an investment in trust and uniqueness. Media that embrace watchdog reporting can form a special bond with their readers and audience, who come to expect in-depth reporting and digging. Here are editors from very diverse environments -- Gothenburg Post in Sweden, and Premium Times in Nigeria -- who will talk about how investing in investigative journalism has been good business.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

Media development -- using international aid to build and support independent media -- has embraced investigative journalism in a big way. Aid agencies, foundations, and nonprofit implementers now understand that a watchdog media is as essential to development as are good schools and sound economic policy. But how do you support investigative journalism in regimes that are autocratic and repressive? Even in more open societies, we have lost ground due to the global backlash against democracy and human rights.Fortunately, there are success stories, even in the toughest of places. The MacArthur Foundation's Amina Salihu will talk about the MacArthur Foundation's "Big Bet" on fighting corruption with journalists in one of the world's most corrupt countries, Nigeria. MRDI's Hasibur Rahman will explain how his MRDI, despite obstacles at every turn, helped create a culture and tradition of investigative reporting in Bangladesh. Scholar Courtney Radsch and moderator Maria Teresa Ronderos will provide some big picture perspective.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

In this session, Edoardo Anziano from University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) will present his paper "Europeanisation and Transnational Investigative Journalism: The Case of IJ4EU."Also, Jairo Alfonso Lugo-Ocando from University of Sharjah (UAE) will present his paper "Partnerships and Social Networking among Non-profit Digital-native News Organizations in Latin America: Influence Matters More Than Size," co-authored with Jose Luis Requejo-Aleman from University Carlos III of Madrid (Spain).🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

How good do you think you are at reading and understanding corporate financials to help follow the money in your investigations? In this fun session, we will set a 20-minute test to see if you can quickly navigate income statements, balance sheets, cashflow statements and more in company annual reports -- to spot profit margins, effective tax rates, ultimate owners of a company, and how much they might receive in dividends. After running through the answers, we will have a Q&A.Please bring your own laptop for best results.This workshop is adapted from Finance Uncovered's Understanding Company Financial Statements, a 20-hour eLearning course.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

This session will address how to convert unstructured data (documents) into structured data that can be filtered, summarized, and visualized.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.💻 For best results, be sure to bring your own laptop if you want to follow the workshop.

The session will point at less-known-features of the search giant as will as less-reflected-shortcomings of the tool most journalists use every day.From rare operators to hidden filetype-search-options participants will get beyond most in-depth-Google-courses. Secondly the session will point out where to use the services of Google competitors and others to replace Google options - from reverse image and translation to replacements for the outdated operators "link" and "related" that gave up working years ago.Finally the presentation will show shortcomings that can be misleading, disturbing and occasionally ruin your search because you might draw false conclusions; especially the phrase-search with quotation marks and date-based-searches I inviting to lose important results.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.💻 For best results, be sure to bring your own laptop if you want to follow the workshop.

This session will show the ease and efficiency with which you can use the free online software Datawrapper to visualize data and publish charts and maps with your stories.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.💻 For best results, be sure to bring your own laptop if you want to follow the workshop.

The recent rise of nakedly autocratic regimes has ballooned the number of independent newsrooms forced to report from exile. These watchdogs-in-exile have shown enterprise and innovation in providing critical news to the homeland. But good journalism is not enough. It's hard enough to succeed in the media back home, but how do exiled media survive in a foreign land? What are the survival strategies to run a newsroom and pay a staff? Do subscriptions and memberships work? What about donations and grants? Advertising and events? Listen to the hard-won advice from leading watchdog newsrooms in exile from Bangladesh, Russia, and Venezuela.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

Hear from some of the world’s most imaginative climate change journalists. Mongabay’s Rhett Ayers Butler presides over a newsroom producing a constant stream of articles on climate change worldwide. Elisângela Mendonça recently has connected the production of the anti-aging cure collagen with deforestation in Brazil. Emilio Godoy’s multi-faceted portfolio includes investigations of gas leaks and of the role of banks in climate warming. Be prepared for challenging ideas on who to hold accountable.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

Two experts on mis- and disinformation -- one from Sweden, the other from Zimbabwe -- share their experience combating toxic digital environments. Among the topics covered: conspiracy theories, the importance of investigating drivers of disinformation, and how to avoid fueling the toxic environment yourself.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

According to the UN, over 476 million indigenous people are living in 90 countries. Many are on the front lines defending their lands and cultures, and they have become minorities in their own homes. Here are Indigenous journalists from Canada, Taiwan, and the United States who are using investigative skills to expose issues ranging from land theft to cultural repression.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

Online search expert Henk van Ess is among the best in the field, and "Let's Get Personal" is his latest groundbreaking workshop for reporters to navigate the labyrinth of personal information. Henk will share brand new insights how to use AI to find synthetic drug dealers and how large language models can help to to find out the secret address of a CEO. Henk will also share insights on tracing the first photo of a high-profile suspect, backgrounding a rogue sniper, and identifying the person behind a number linked to extremist affiliations.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.Interpretation available in Armenian, Georgian, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian.

Once considered merely a form of fact-checking, forensic visual investigation has rapidly become a critical method of journalistic inquiry, thanks to new technologies, innovative skills, and the global ubiquity of social media imagery. In the chaos of dramatic public events, forensic visual reporting teams can now often answer the question: Who did exactly what, and when? And they’ve answered those questions for incidents from police violence in Hong Kong to a massacre in Sudan. In this panel session, attendees will hear about the latest techniques from three members of The New York Times and Washington Post teams.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

In this volatile world, journalists are on the front lines. They may be threatened and must flee their homes, even their countries, in a matter of hours. Some emergencies they face are unexpected while others, like conflicts, may be foreseeable, and journalists can have an exit plan in place. But all journalists in trouble need help.Fortunately, there are hard-working organizations to assist with various aspects of a complex situation: relocation, digital and physical security, funding for travel and rent, support to continue reporting, and more. Four speakers from organizations with long experience of aiding journalists in crisis will share their tips and strategies and highlight helpful resources.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

Meet other women from the investigative journalism community, get inspired, discuss challenges, build networks, and share resources and ideas. This networking session is an informal gathering and a chance to meet your colleagues and talk about how we can help each other. So relax, enjoy yourself, share your ideas, and come ready to brainstorm and collaborate.GIJN Women is a group created by the Global Investigative Journalism Network to discuss issues related to the work of women and non-binary investigative journalists. The group was formally created in Hamburg in 2019 and it currently has 420 members from almost 100 countries. You can join us here.🪑 All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.