Monday, June 22
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Breakfast and check-in
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Program Introductions
9:30 – 10:50 AM
Dennis Bernstein (Flashpoints on KPFA)
How do you recognize a story? Discussion and Q & A with Dennis Bernstein.
10:50 – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Sabrina Slipchenko (Lighthouse Reports)
Presentation and Q & A with Sabrina Slipchenko about her work on Lighthouse Reports’ surveillance investigation, and more.
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 PM
Sarah Chatta (New York Times)
Presentation and workshop with Sarah Chatta. What is fact-checking and what role do fact-checkers play in making reporting accurate and reliable?
3:00 – 3:15 PM
Break
3:15 – 4:00 PM
Participant Discussion
Tuesday, June 23
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Breakfast and check-in
9:00 - 4:00 pm*
Kolina Koltai (Bellingcat)
Open Source Investigation Workshop
This workshop is a one-day, in-person training that teaches digital investigation techniques and provides guided, hands-on practice. It will provide an introduction to open-source investigatory methods and skills most commonly used by researchers at Bellingcat. Participants will get an overview of the field of OSINT or open source investigation, including learning and practicing some of the core skills we use in our work. We will practice the skill of geolocation and chronolocation, which is the art of identifying where and when a photo or video is taken. We will also focus on the verification and analysis of user-generated content and how to investigate individuals and groups through social media and digital information sources. We will review a series of examples, both domestically in the US and internationally.
The course’s content will include:
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- Intro to OSINT
- Intro to geolocation of visual materials
- Intro to chronolocation of visual materials
- Digital footprint tracing techniques, including the use of digital archives, searching on social media platforms, and search strategies on individuals and groups
Wednesday, June 24
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Breakfast and check-in
9:00 – 9:45 AM
Participant Discussion
9:45 – 10:00 AM
Break
10:00 – 11:00 AM
Ian Urbina (The Outlaw Ocean Project)
Q & A about “China: Superpower of Seafood”
11:15 – 11:45 AM
Levi Bridges (independent journalist)
Presentation and Q & A with Levi Bridges. Around the world today, it is becoming increasingly dangerous for people to speak with the media. In countries like Russia, even talking publicly about seemingly trivial things like opposition to the war in Ukraine can land you in jail. Reporter Levi Bridges will speak about the different risks people around the world face when giving interviews and best practices for how journalists can keep the people they rely on for information safe.
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Participant Small Group Discussions
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 – 3:30 PM*
Jeanne Hallacy (Writer & Director, Kirana Productions)
Gregg Butensky (Operations Director, Kirana Productions)
Elizabeth Finlayson (independent documentary film editor)
Film viewing: Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar & panel discussion with film-makers
What differentiates investigative journalism from other forms of documentary film? Which practices and skills do documentarians share with investigative journalists and in what ways do they research, construct, and convey stories differently? Our final session explores these questions through a viewing and panel discussion with the film-makers who created Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar.
*There will be a break in the middle of this session.
