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Thursday, November 16 • 11:15 - 12:30
Teaching Methodology in Data & Investigative Journalism

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Journalism professors from around the world present papers on various aspects of investigative reporting. This session includes:

"The Vast and the Curious: Teaching Investigative Journalism in a Diverse Dubai"
- Bahrani, Yasmine

"A Successful Method of Teaching Top-Notch Investigative Journalism"
- Desormeaux, Parra Paulette

"Data-driven journalism: Visualizing the lie versus revealing the truth"
- Salazar, Milagros

"News Bot for the Newsroom: How Building Data Quality Indicators can support journalistic projects relying on real-time open data"
- Dierickx, Laurence
Moderators
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Anton Harber

Professor, Journalism and Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
Anton Harber is Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. His research interests include journalism; media; and history of South African media. Harber is the Founding Editor of the Mail & Guardian newspaper (previously known as... Read More →

Speakers
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Yasmine Bahrani

Assistant Professor, American University in Dubai
A former journalist, Yasmine Bahrani worked at some of the top newsrooms in the field, including Reuters and the Washington Post in Washington, D.C. Her stories, essays, and reviews have appeared in English, French, and Arabic in such publications as the Washington Post, the Los... Read More →
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Laurence Dierickx

PhD Student, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Laurence Dierickx is journalist and developer, working as professional for fifteen years. After obtaining a master degree in Science and Technology of Information and Communication (Université Libre de Bruxelles), she has started a doctoral research project about how the automated... Read More →
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Paulette Desormeaux Parra

Journalist and academic, Pontificia Universidad Católica
Paulette is an investigative journalist, Master ́s in Media and Journalism withinGlobalization, specialized in Public Sphere. She teaches investigative journalism at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and is the Journalistic Director of Base Pública, a new not-for-profit... Read More →
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Milagros Salazar

Director, Convoca
Milagros Salazar is the founder and director of Convoca, a nonprofit investigative and data journalism center founded in Lima, Peru, in 2016. She specializes in database analysis and is a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). She has investigated... Read More →

Thursday November 16, 2017 11:15 - 12:30 PST
Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 205 West Campus, Torrance St, Johannesburg
  7. Academic

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