#CIJCardiff
7 November 2025
Fri 7 Nov
Friday 7 November
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7 November
2025
10.30–11.30
- 7 November 2025 10.30–11.30
Regional Conference Event
— Talk
Tips for Investigative Journalists after 50 Years’ Experience
Martin Tomkinson will talk about his career working as a financial reporter and intrepid investigative journalist, and offer pearls of wisdom and tips for budding investigative journalists along the way.
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7 November
2025
11.45–12.45
- 7 November 2025 11.45–12.45
Regional Conference Event
— Class
Using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
In this session, Jenna will provide an overview of the Freedom of Information Act and how to draft effective requests for information. She will go through some of her own examples, including requests she has sent to councils and police forces in Wales over the years.
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7 November
2025
13.30–14.30
- 7 November 2025 13.30–14.30
Regional Conference Event
— Class
Investigating Companies
Maxence Peigné will explain how to use open-source material to investigate companies. In this session, we’ll look into the world of corporate wrongdoing and discover how to investigate companies.
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7 November
2025
14.45–15.45
- 7 November 2025 14.45–15.45
Regional Conference Event
Introduction to InfoSec
Worried about digital threats to journalists? Ever been trolled or harassed online? Ever thought you’d love to work with a whistleblower or sensitive information but wouldn’t know where to start? This introductory course provides a solid foundation in information security to protect yourself and your sources.
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7 November
2025
16.00–17.00
- 7 November 2025 16.00–17.00
Regional Conference Event
— Workshop
Digital Tools for Journalism
Whether you’re conducting public-interest research for your journalism or advocacy, trying to verify a claim you’ve read or heard, or investigating reports of an incident many miles away, there are many tools, techniques, and online platforms that will help make your research and fact-checking quicker, simpler and more effective.