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Shakhawat Liton

The Daily Star
Special Correspondent (Planning and political)
Bangladesh
Websitethedailystar.net
Shakhawat Liton is a special correspondent with The Daily Star in Bangladesh.
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 Migration & Refugees Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1 The ABCs of Investigative Journalism WITS Science Stadium - Auditorium 2 Best Global Databases Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4

12:30 PST

Lunch Wits Science Stadium - Marquee

14:00 PST

Using FOI/RTI Laws Around the World Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 The Data Tool Kit Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1

15:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

15:45 PST

Ethics for Investigators Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 207 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 Building Your Own Database Maths Sciences Building - Lab 3

17:15 PST

Visual Forensics and Open Source Investigations Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3

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

Investigating Health -- Digging into Local Problems Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1 Data Journalism in Small Newsrooms Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2

10:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

10:45 PST

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

12:00 PST

Lunch Wits Science Stadium - Marquee

14:00 PST

Disaster Reporting Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 105 The Future of Investigative Journalism (Roundtable) Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3

15:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

15:45 PST

Exposing Criminal Justice Wrongs Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1 Fighting Fake News Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 5 The Art of Interviewing Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 3 Brainstorming Session: Managing Knowledge Systems and Databases Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1 Networking: Corruption & Financial Crime Wits Science Stadium - 1st Floor, Room 105
 
Saturday, November 18
 

08:00 PST

Registration Wits Science Stadium Complex

09:00 PST

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

10:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

10:45 PST

Latest Investigative Tools Online Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 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 Journalists as Detectives Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 1

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 Journalism in Small Newsrooms Maths Sciences Building - Lab 3 Data Stories: Elections, Education, Shipping Maths Sciences Building - Lab 1

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 How Other Investigators Do It Wits Science Stadium - Auditorium 4 Media Law Clinic: Defend Yourself from Legal Threats Wits Science Stadium - 2nd Floor, Room 202

10:15 PST

Break Wits Science Stadium Complex

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

12:15 PST

Lunch Library Lawns