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Summer Conference

5–8 July 2021

Mon 5 Jul
Tue 6 Jul
Wed 7 Jul
Thu 8 Jul
Monday 5 July
  • 5 July 2021 09.45–09.55 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Welcome

#CIJSummer Welcome

Director James Harkin‘s welcome message to #CIJSummer Conference 2021. He was joined by Reuters reporter and head of #CIJMasterclass programme, who launched  #CIJMasterclass 2021.
10.00–13.30 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Course Training

Story-Based Inquiry Method – Online

This four-part online course, which takes place over two days gives you the basics for starting, deepening, organising and writing an investigative report. This course is part of the #CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference 2021. 
  • 5 July 2021 10.00–11.30 British Summer Time (GMT +1)
British Summer Time (GMT +1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Training Workshop

Financial Journalism: How to Get the Most of Companies House

Any UK-based investigative journalist or aspiring journalist should have a working knowledge of Companies House, the central registry for all UK registered limited or PLC companies. This is a free workshop.
  • 5 July 2021 12.00–13.30 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Training Workshop

Trase.earth: Deforestation and Supply-Chain Investigations

At this free workshop, you’ll learn about the importance of covering forest-risk commodity trading, the impacts of the production of key commodities
  • 5 July 2021 14.00–15.00 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Discussion

No Country Left Behind? The Indian Covid-19 catastrophe

With the desperate Covid-19 situation in India continuing to dominate the headlines, our panel examines what went wrong. Supriya Sharma, Executive Editor at scroll.in talks about covering the Covid-19 crisis on the ground and the work journalists have to do to to show what the situation is like in hospitals and in the community.
15.30–17.00 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Course Training

Finding Stories with Data – Online, Intensive

You’ve heard people talking about data journalism, but don’t know where to start? Then this course is for you. This course is part of our annual #CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference 2021.
  • 5 July 2021 15.30–16.30 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Keynote Talk

Gavin MacFadyen Memorial Lecture: Wa Lone

In 2017, Wa Lone, a journalist in Myanmar for Reuters, was arrested with his colleague Kyaw Soe Oo while reporting on military abuses of the Rohingya people in Rakhine State. Their ordeal included eighteen months in prison; for their investigation, they were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 2019.
Tuesday 6 July
10.00–13.30 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Course Training

Story-Based Inquiry Method – Online

This four-part online course, which takes place over two days gives you the basics for starting, deepening, organising and writing an investigative report. This course is part of the #CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference 2021. 
  • 6 July 2021 10.00–13.30 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Course Training

Understanding Company Accounts

A two-part session aimed at those who want to understand how to dig into financial statements and identify relevant information for investigations.
  • 6 July 2021 14.00–15.00 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Keynote

#CIJSummer Keynotes: Associated Press’s Global Investigations Editor Ron Nixon

We are delighted to welcome Ron Nixon, Global Investigations Editor at the Associated Press, as this year's #CIJSummer Keynote speaker. An award winning investigative journalist, editor and data journalist, Ron talks about his investigative career, moving from press to news agency, and about a year on the job conducting global investigations.
15.30–17.00 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Course Training

Finding Stories with Data – Online, Intensive

You’ve heard people talking about data journalism, but don’t know where to start? Then this course is for you. This course is part of our annual #CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference 2021.
Wednesday 7 July
  • 7 July 2021 10.00–13.30 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Course Training

Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)

Open-Source Intelligence (frequently referred to as OSINT) has been adopted into many investigators’ practice over the past decade and now covers a wide range of skills, tools and techniques. This practical course will teach you the basics of some key areas of OSINT that will help you not only save time in your research, but […]
  • 7 July 2021 10.00–11.30 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Training Workshop

Aleph: the Tool that Turns Data into Leads

This free session is designed to give you an introduction to Aleph, the tool that turns data into leads.
  • 7 July 2021 12.00–13.30 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Training Workshop

Investigating Covid Contracts

The COVID-19 response has put a spotlight on health sector spending, be it protective equipment for front-line staff, vaccines, or medicines. Globally, US $13 trillion is spent on contracts with private companies each year and spending on health is one of the largest areas – and also one of the most opaque.
  • 7 July 2021 14.00–15.00 British Summer Time (GMT +1)
British Summer Time (GMT +1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Discussion

Reporting Russia: Independent Journalism Under Putin

Doing investigative journalism in Russia has never been an easy task, but now it is harder than ever. Following the arrest of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the crackdown on media critical of the Kremlin and of President Putin himself has started in earnest.
15.30–17.00 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Course Training

Finding Stories with Data – Online, Intensive

You’ve heard people talking about data journalism, but don’t know where to start? Then this course is for you. This course is part of our annual #CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference 2021.
  • 7 July 2021 15.30–16.30 British Summer Time (GMT +1)
British Summer Time (GMT +1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Talk

Reporting Poverty: Narratives Around Need

Poverty and inequality sit at the heart of a huge range of issues in both the US and UK and yet so much of journalism features at best a superficial view, at worst exploitation and condemnation of people experiencing poverty.
Thursday 8 July
  • 8 July 2021 10.00–12.15 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Course Training

Using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

This two-part practical online course will guide you through the basics of freedom of information legislation and equip you with the skills necessary to make successful information requests and appeals. This course is part of the #CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference 2021.
  • 8 July 2021 10.00–11.30 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Course Training

Financial OSINT. Deep Diving.

Open-Source Intelligence (frequently referred to as OSINT) has become crucial to many investigators’ ability to cross-examine allegations and reports of serious financial crimes. This practical course will take you through real-life cases to teach you the core techniques to conduct deep-dive investigations to uncover opaque global company structures used to facilitate money laundering, corruption, bribery, […]
  • 8 July 2021 12.30–13.30 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Training Workshop

A Beginner’s Guide to Using the OpenCorporates API to Power Your Investigation

Need to search for companies and their directors at scale to support your investigations? Simply use the OpenCorporates API. Attend this free beginners' tutorial designed to equip you with the basics you need to access company data across 140 jurisdictions as structured data.
15.30–17.00 British Summer Time (GMT+1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Course Training

Finding Stories with Data – Online, Intensive

You’ve heard people talking about data journalism, but don’t know where to start? Then this course is for you. This course is part of our annual #CIJSummer Investigative Journalism Conference 2021.
  • 8 July 2021 15.30–16.30 British Summer Time (GMT +1)
British Summer Time (GMT +1)
Summer Conference Event
 — Talk

Investigating Africa

What’s it like trying to do in-depth reportage on a government deeply intolerant of criticism? British author Michela Wrong, who has published a controversial new book on Rwanda, and Tanzanian journalist Erick Kabendera, jailed under the presidency of John Magufuli, discuss the challenges of working in sub-Saharan Africa with fellow writer Rosalind Russell.