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Daniela Castro

OCCRP
Journalist
New York
Wednesday, November 15
 

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

10:45 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

11:15 PST

Mafias, Mobs, and Cartels Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 The ABCs of Investigative Journalism WITS Science Stadium - Auditorium 2 Best Global Databases Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Measuring Story Impact Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 207 Teaching Methodology in Data & Investigative Journalism Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 205 Datawrapper for Charts and Maps Maths Sciences Building - Lab 3 Using Spreadsheets: Excel 1 -- The Basics Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2

12:30 PST

Lunch Wits Science Stadium - Marquee

14:00 PST

Covering Cops Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 104 Drones, Sensors, & Satellites Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 105 Investigative Journalism in Africa Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Using FOI/RTI Laws Around the World Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 Investigating the Arms Trade Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 207 Basics of Mapping Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2 Getting a Data State of Mind Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 205 The Data Tool Kit Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1

15:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

15:45 PST

Fact-Checking: Best Practices Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 Roundtable: Reporting under Repressive Regimes Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Multimedia Investigations Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1 Basics of Web Scraping Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2 Building Your Own Database Maths Sciences Building - Lab 3 Structured Query Language Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1

17:00 PST

Break TBA

17:15 PST

"African Muckraking" Book Release WITS Science Stadium - Auditorium 2 Visual Forensics and Open Source Investigations Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 Screening: Bitter Grapes Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 Connecting the Dots: Social Network Analysis Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4

18:45 PST

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

08:00 PST

Registration Wits Science Stadium Complex

09:00 PST

Internet Manhunt: Backgrounding & Tracking People Online WITS Science Stadium - Auditorium 2 Tracking Looted Wealth Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Virtual Reality Meets Investigative Reporting Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 105 Using Document Cloud Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1 Using Spreadsheets: Excel 2 -- Doing Calculations Maths Sciences Building - Lab 3

10:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

10:45 PST

State Capture in South Africa Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Beyond Google: Doing Better Searches WITS Science Stadium - Auditorium 2 Documentaries Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1 Creating the Best Timelines Maths Sciences Building - Lab 3 Online Fact-checking/Verification with Free Tools Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2 The Database Manager and Structured Query Language 2 Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1 Networking: Women & Investigative Reporting Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 205

12:00 PST

Lunch Wits Science Stadium - Marquee

14:00 PST

Descriptive Statistics Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1 Frontiers in Data Visualization Maths Sciences Building - Lab 3 Preparing Data for Mapping in Carto Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2 Building Latin American Investigative Networks Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 205

15:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

15:45 PST

Fighting Fake News Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 The Art of Interviewing Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 Social Media Sleuthing: Finding & Monitoring Key Sources Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2 Networking: Corruption & Financial Crime Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 105

17:00 PST

Break TBA

17:15 PST

Screening: Justice! Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 Online Fact-checking/Verification with Free Tools Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2 The Database Manager and Structured Query Language - 3 Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1

21:30 PST

The MuckrakersFULL The Orbit
 
Saturday, November 18
 

08:00 PST

Registration Wits Science Stadium Complex

09:00 PST

Environmental Crime & Wildlife Smuggling Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Undercover Reporting Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 How to Read Company Accounts Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 105 An Overview of Python Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2 Using Spreadsheets: Excel 3 - Functions & Basic Statistics Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1

10:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

10:45 PST

Digging into Extractive Industries Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 Latest Investigative Tools Online Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Seven Financial Sins Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 104 Advanced Data Cleaning with Open Refine Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2 How to Mine Data for Storytelling Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1 ICIJ Offshore Data Hackathon Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3

12:00 PST

Lunch Wits Science Stadium - Marquee

14:00 PST

Cross-Border Collaborations: Global Projects Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Journalists as Detectives Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1 Encryption (workshop) Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 207 Using Arc Online for Mapping Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2

15:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

15:45 PST

Masterclass: Documentary Production Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 104 Covering Corruption Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1 Data Stories: Elections, Education, Shipping Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1 Building Asian Investigative Networks Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 205

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

How Other Investigators Do It Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Masterclass: Mojo Workshop (Part 1)FULL Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 Lotteries, Launderers, & Illicit Acts Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 Finding African Data Maths Sciences Building - Lab 3 Using Google Fusion Tables Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2 Using Spreadsheets: Excel 1 Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1

10:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

10:45 PST

Investigating Climate Change Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 202 Lightning Round: Great Stories You've Never Heard Of Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1 Masterclass: Mojo Workshop (Part 2)FILLING Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 Digital Gadgets for Tracking and Monitoring Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1 Tracking Assets with Investigative Dashboard Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2

12:00 PST

Farewell & GIJC19 Announcement Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3

12:15 PST

Lunch Library Lawns