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AGENDA

Hotel Astarea, Mlini, Croatia
19 – 24 August, 2024

DAY 1 MONDAY,  AUGUST 19

09:00 – 09:15 Welcome Remarks

Milka Domanovic, Regional Director, BIRN Hub

Blake Morrison, Lead Trainer, Investigative Projects Editor, Reuters New York

09:15 – 11:00 Let’s investigate: Sparking Curiosity and Creativity in
Investigative Journalism (Part I)

Blake Morrison, Lead Trainer, Investigative Projects Editor, Reuters New York

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:15 Let’s investigate: Sparking Curiosity and Creativity in
Investigative Journalism (Part II)

Blake Morrison, Lead Trainer, Investigative Projects Editor, Reuters New York

12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break

13:15 – 14:45 Gender-Based Violence Online: Reporting for Impact

Ivana Jeremic, Digital Rights Programme Content Lead / Editor, BIRN Hub

Kreshnik Gashi, Head of the Planning Desk and Managing Editor at Kallxo.com,
BIRN Kosovo

14:45 – 15:00 Coffee Break

15:00 – 16:30 How to Report from a Lost Country

Elena Kostyuchenko, independent Russian journalist and civil rights activist

16:30 – 17:30 “Shielding the Truth: Digital Security Essentials for Journalists”

Monika Kutri, journalist safety specialist, The Croatian Journalists’
Association (CJA)

19:00 – 21:00 Dinner

DAY 2 TUESDAY, AUGUST 20

09:00 – 09:15 Wrapping Up Day 1

Blake Morrison, Lead Trainer, Investigative Projects Editor, Reuters New York

09:15 – 10:45 ‘Mission Investigate’ at Scandinavian Public Broadcasters

Maria Georgieva & Ali Fegan, investigative journalists, Swedish public
broadcaster

10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 – 12:45 Generating Story Ideas, How to Investigate While Covering a Beat

Blake Morrison, Lead Trainer, Investigative Projects Editor, Reuters New York

12:45 – 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 – 15:15 Data Journalism: Navigating the Challenges Posed by AI

Jonathan Soma, Knight Chair in Data Journalism, Columbia University Journalism
School (CUJS)

15:15 – 15:45 Coffee Break

15:45 – 17:00 Putin’s Shadow War – How Did We Do It

Maria Georgieva & Ali Fegan, investigative journalists, Swedish public
broadcaster

19:00 – 21:00 Dinner

DAY 3 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21

09:00 – 11:00 The Art of the Interview. Techniques, Strategies and Finding Your
Own Style

Blake Morrison, Lead Trainer, Investigative Projects Editor, Reuters New York

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30 How Do Tech & Journalism Intersect and What To Do With It

Boris Budini & Redon Skikuli, digital infrastructure expert, CryptoParty Tirana
(CPT)

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 – 15:15

Group 1        Advanced Data Journalism       Jonathan Soma, CUJS

Group 2        “Digital Security: VR & TTX”       Monika Kutri, CJA

Group 3        Advanced Deep & Dark Web       Boris Budini & Redon Skikuli, CPT

15:15 – 15:30 Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:30 How to Avoid Digital Overwhelm: Mental Health Workshop

A.X. Mina, Program Director, The Self Investigation

17:30 – 18:30 Optional Relaxing Session: Gentle Yoga and Mindfulness

A.X. Mina, Program Director, The Self Investigation

19:00 – 21:00 Dinner

DAY 4 THURSDAY, AUGUST 22

09:00 – 09:15 The Week So Far

Blake Morrison, Lead Trainer, Investigative Projects Editor, Reuters New York

09:15 – 10:45 Visual Storytelling: What is There to Learn from Outriders?

Jakub & Anna Gornicki, reporters and co-founders of Outriders

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 13:00

Group 1        Advanced Data Journalism       Jonathan Soma, CUJS

Group 2        “Digital Security: VR & TTX”       Monika Kutri, CJA

Group 3        Advanced Deep & Dark Web       Boris Budini & Redon Skikuli, CPT

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break

14:30 – 15:15 Mastering the Pitch. Ways to Focus Your Story Ideas, Avoid
Over-Promising and Imagine What Success Looks Like 

Blake Morrison, Lead Trainer, Investigative Projects Editor, Reuters New York

15:15 – 15:30 Coffee Break

15:30 – 17:00 Stress Management to Become a Better Journalist: Mental Health
Workshop

A.X. Mina, Program Director, The Self Investigation

19:00 – 21:00 Dinner

DAY 5 FRIDAY, AUGUST 23

09:00 – 10:15 Investigating War Crimes and Their Legacies 

Denis Dzidic, Editor and Director, BIRN BIH

10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 – 11:30 AI: Do’s and Don’ts

Jonathan Soma, Knight Chair in Data Journalism, Columbia University Journalism
School (CUJS)

11:30 – 13:00 Visual Storytelling: What is There to Learn from Outriders?

Jakub & Anna Gornicki, reporters and co-founders of Outriders

13:00 – 14:15 Lunch Break

14:15 – 15:45 Environmental and Sustainable Energy Investigative Journalism

Besar Likmeta, Editor-in-Chief, BIRN Albania

15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 – 16:45 After Publication: How to Strategically Roll Out Investigation
with as Much Impact as Possible

Apostolis Fotiadis, investigative editor, Balkan Insight, BIRN Hub

16:45 – 17:15 Refining Your Pitches: Applying Lessons from This Week

Blake Morrison, Lead Trainer, Investigative Projects Editor, Reuters New York

19:00 – 20:00 Certificate Awarding Ceremony

20:00 – 22:00 Gala Dinner

DAY 6 SATURDAY, AUGUST 24

09:00 – 12:00 Pitching Stories

Blake Morrison, Lead Trainer, Investigative Projects Editor, Reuters New York
Apostolis Fotiadis, investigative editor, Balkan Insight, BIRN Hub

Sasa Dragojlo, investivative journalist, Balkan Insight, BIRN Hub

12:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 18:00 Optional: Excursion

19:00 – 21:00 Dinner

DAY 7 SUNDAY, AUGUST 25

Departure


CLASS 2024

Hotel Astarea, Mlini, Croatia
19 – 24 August, 2024

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