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Sechaba Mokhethi

MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism
Journalist
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

Editing the Investigative Story Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 Mafias, Mobs, and Cartels Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 The ABCs of Investigative Journalism WITS Science Stadium - Auditorium 2 Measuring Story Impact Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 207 Datawrapper for Charts and Maps Maths Sciences Building - Lab 3

12:30 PST

Lunch Wits Science Stadium - Marquee

14:00 PST

Investigating Health -- Global Issues Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1 Investigative Journalism in Africa Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Investigating the Arms Trade Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 207 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 What Washington Is Doing in Your Country (workshop) Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 105 How To Protect Yourself and Your Sources Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 Basics of Web Scraping Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2 Building Your Own Database Maths Sciences Building - Lab 3

17:15 PST

"African Muckraking" Book Release WITS Science Stadium - Auditorium 2
 
Friday, November 17
 

08:00 PST

Registration Wits Science Stadium Complex

09:00 PST

Exposing Human Trafficking & Forced Labor Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 Investigating Health -- Digging into Local Problems Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1 Tracking Looted Wealth Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Using Spreadsheets: Excel 2 -- Doing Calculations Maths Sciences Building - Lab 3

10:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

10:45 PST

Beyond Google: Doing Better Searches WITS Science Stadium - Auditorium 2 Funding Your Investigation Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3

12:00 PST

Lunch Wits Science Stadium - Marquee

14:00 PST

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

The Art of Interviewing Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 Creating Effective University Investigative Journalism Centers Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 205 Networking: Corruption & Financial Crime Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 105

17:15 PST

Online Fact-checking/Verification with Free Tools Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2
 
Saturday, November 18
 

08:00 PST

Registration Wits Science Stadium Complex

09:00 PST

Undercover Reporting Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 Roundtable: Donors, Grants, & Journalists Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 104 Lightning Round: Teaching Data Journalism -- Best Practices Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 205 Using Spreadsheets: Excel 3 - Functions & Basic Statistics Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1

10:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

10:45 PST

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 How to Mine Data for Storytelling Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1

12:00 PST

Lunch Wits Science Stadium - Marquee

14:00 PST

Bulletproofing Your Story Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 Cross-Border Collaborations: Global Projects Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Encryption (workshop) Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 207 Collaborating on Data-Driven Stories Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1 Networking: Migration, Human Trafficking, & Forced Labor Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 105

15:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

15:45 PST

Covering Corruption Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1 Whistleblowing, Secure Drops, Source Protection Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Data Stories: Elections, Education, Shipping Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1 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
 
Sunday, November 19
 

09:00 PST

Essentials of Story-Based Inquiry Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 105 How Other Investigators Do It Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 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

10:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

12:00 PST

Farewell & GIJC19 Announcement Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3

12:15 PST

Lunch Library Lawns