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Carolyn Thompson

Independent / Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism
Journalist and Editor
Germany and Canada
Freelance journalist and editor including with the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism and Ayin Media.
Wednesday, November 15
 

13:00 PST

Workshop: Psychological Safety for Investigative ReportingFULL Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 207

18:00 PST

Welcome Reception The Wits Club
 
Thursday, November 16
 

08:00 PST

Registration The Great Hall

09:00 PST

Plenary (Introductory Remarks) The Great Hall

09:30 PST

Plenary: Investigating the New Autocrats The Great Hall

11:15 PST

Migration & Refugees Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1 Best Global Databases Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4

14:00 PST

Investigative Journalism in Africa Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Using FOI/RTI Laws Around the World Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3

15:45 PST

Roundtable: Reporting under Repressive Regimes Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 How To Protect Yourself and Your Sources Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3

17:15 PST

"African Muckraking" Book Release WITS Science Stadium - Auditorium 2 Screening: Bitter Grapes Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5

18:45 PST

“Don’t Shoot the Messenger” - Carlos Cardoso Memorial Lecture The Great Hall
 
Friday, November 17
 

09:00 PST

Exposing Human Trafficking & Forced Labor Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 Internet Manhunt: Backgrounding & Tracking People Online WITS Science Stadium - Auditorium 2 Tracking Looted Wealth Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4

10:45 PST

Funding Your Investigation Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 Networking: Women & Investigative Reporting Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 205

14:00 PST

China in Africa & the World Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 104 Disaster Reporting Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 105

15:45 PST

The Art of Interviewing Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3

17:15 PST

Screening: Justice! Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 Online Fact-checking/Verification with Free Tools Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2

17:45 PST

GIJN Members Meeting Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3

21:30 PST

The MuckrakersFULL The Orbit
 
Saturday, November 18
 

09:00 PST

Journalists Under Fire: Strategies & Resources Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1 Undercover Reporting Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3

10:45 PST

Covering Conflict Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1 Cross-Border Collaborations: Regional Projects WITS Science Stadium - Auditorium 2 Digging into Extractive Industries Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 Seven Financial Sins Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 104

14:00 PST

Bulletproofing Your Story Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 Cross-Border Collaborations: Global Projects Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Dealing with Online Harassment Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 Encryption (workshop) Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 207

15:45 PST

Screening: Killing Pavel Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 Covering Corruption Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1 Digital Security Clinic Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 207 Building African Investigative Networks Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 105

17:30 PST

Reception The Great Hall

18:15 PST

Keynote Address/Awards Night The Great Hall

20:30 PST

Dinner Library Lawns
 
Sunday, November 19
 

09:00 PST

Essentials of Story-Based Inquiry Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 105 Finding African Data Maths Sciences Building - Lab 3

10:45 PST

Innovations in Storytelling Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Lightning Round: Great Stories You've Never Heard Of Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1

12:00 PST

Farewell & GIJC19 Announcement Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3