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Wednesday, November 15
 

18:00 PST

Welcome Reception The Wits Club
 
Thursday, November 16
 

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 Investigative Radio Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 104 Measuring Story Impact Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 207 Teaching Methodology in Data & Investigative Journalism Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 205

12:30 PST

Lunch Wits Science Stadium - Marquee

14:00 PST

Drones, Sensors, & Satellites Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 105 Investigating the Arms Trade Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 207

15:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

15:45 PST

Roundtable: Reporting under Repressive Regimes Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4

17:00 PST

Break TBA

17:15 PST

"African Muckraking" Book Release WITS Science Stadium - Auditorium 2

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

Exposing Human Trafficking & Forced Labor Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 Fixers & Foreign Correspondents Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 104 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 Data Journalism in Small Newsrooms Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2

10:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

12:00 PST

Lunch Wits Science Stadium - Marquee

14:00 PST

The Future of Investigative Journalism (Roundtable) Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 Scholars, Doctors, Journalists -- Collaboration Across Fields Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 207

15:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

15:45 PST

Fighting Fake News Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 Creating Effective University Investigative Journalism Centers Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 205

17:45 PST

GIJN Members Meeting Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3

21:30 PST

The Muckrakers The OrbitFULL
 
Saturday, November 18
 

08:00 PST

Registration Wits Science Stadium Complex

09:00 PST

Environmental Crime & Wildlife Smuggling Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Women and Investigative Journalism Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5

10:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

10:45 PST

Seven Financial Sins Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 104 Investigative Journalism in Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 205 ICIJ Offshore Data Hackathon Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3

14:00 PST

Journalists as Detectives Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1 Dealing with Online Harassment Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5

15:45 PST

Whistleblowing, Secure Drops, Source Protection Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4

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

Sustainability Workshop -- Part 1: Case Studies Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 104

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 Shining Light Award Winners Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 Sustainability Workshop -- Part 2: Best Practices Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 104

12:00 PST

Farewell & GIJC19 Announcement Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3