RPDI will hold National Investigative Reporting Conference which will unite over 200 journalists from Ukraine and abroad.
In 2018 the conference is expected to become a platform for communication where journalists can discuss the challenges of the upcoming elections, gather international expertise on multiple security and productivity issues connected with the high political tension in the country as well as work on unity and common action against the pressure on the journalism community.
Just as every year this year the conference will bring and introduce new media techniques and instruments to Ukrainian media market.
RPDI relies on international speakers as unbiased “sources” of new experience and skills. They will bring their insights and expertise to discussions and that is what clearly is needed right now – opinions of unbiased, trusted experts. This year, we are bringing in the most prominent world investigative journalists with the experience in political investigations – David Cay Johnston, James Grimaldi, Gavin Rees and others.
As a part of our growing concern of security of journalists (all – physical, legal, reputational), we are going to host open discussion on journalist security and violations against journalists that are intensifying before the start of political campaignes.
Ethics, media law, new trends in education for journalists, open data presentations from international speakers, discussions/presentations of best local and tans national investigations, practical sessions (from data search and analysis to shooting with drones) – all are other important elements of this year agenda.
| Draft PROGRAM X National Investigative Journalism Conference December 7-9, 2018 KYIV | |||
| Day 1, December 7 | |||
| 12:30 – 13:20 | Registration of participants. Welcome coffee. | ||
| 13.20 – 13.30 | Opening remarks | ||
13:30-14:30 | «European» Hall | ||
| General discussion. Specifics of electoral legislation during upcoming president and parliamentary elections and media work Olga Ayvazovska, OPORA Moderator: Olena Vasina, Reuters | |||
| 14:30 – 14:40 | Break | ||
14:40-16:10 | «European» Hall | «Stolichna» Hall | «National» Hall |
| First section. Opportunities and services for journalists during the elections Vita Dumanska, CHESNO; Denys Bihus, Bihus.info; Serhii Milman, YouControl; Yaroslava Karybina, Liga Business Moderator: Oleksandr Voloshyn, RPDI | Second section. Working with the information leaks – threats and conditions of using leaks Evgeniya Motorevska, Slidstvo.Info; Volodymyr Thorik, RISE (Moldova); Glib Kanevskyi, State Watch Moderator: Alisa Yurchenko, Bihus.Info | Third section. Public financing of political parties in the CIS and Europe Fernando Casal Bertoa, University of Nottingham Moderator: Alyona Sheshenya, IFES | |
| 16:10 – 16:30 | Coffee-break | ||
16:30 – 18:00 | «European» Hall | ||
| What should investigative journalists expect in 2019? Risks and Challenges Volodymyr Torbich, 4Vlada; Dmytro Bulakh, Kharkiv Anti-Corruption Center; Vitaliy Shabunin, Anti-Corruption Action Center; Daryna Shevchenko, Slidstvo.info, RPDI; Denys Bihus, Bihus.Info; Natlia Ligachova, Detector Media; Vitaliy Moroz, Internews-UkraineModerator: Fedir Sydoruk, media expert | |||
| 18:00-19:00 | Dinner | ||
| Day 2, December 8 | |||
| 09:00-10:00 | Registration of participants. Welcome coffee. | ||
10:00-10:30 | «European» Hall | ||
| Opening. Welcoming remarks from the organizers and donors | |||
10:30-11:00 | «European» Hall | ||
| Elections in the era of new technologies, disinformation and post-truth Key speaker – David Cay Johnston, DCReport.org | |||
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee-break | ||
11:30-12:45 | «European» Hall | ||
| Journalistic reality during the elections: problem and ways of their solution (international experience) Gavin Reese, European office Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma; David Cay Johnston, DCReport.org; Dumitru Stoyanov, RISE Moldova Moderator: Anna Babinets, OCCRP and Slidstvo.Info | |||
| 12:45-13:45 | Lunch | ||
13:45-15:15 | «European» Hall | «Stolichna» Hall | «National» Hall |
| Fourth section. International cooperation of investigative journalists: importance and opportunities Amund Trellevik, Barents Press; Anna Babinets, OCCRP; Olga Simanovich, GIJN; Henrik Kaufholz, SCOOP Moderator: Oleg Khomenok, GIJN | Fifth section. Funding opportunities for investigative reporting Serhii Grytsenko, Internews; Svitlana Zholobaylo, IREX UMPP; Kateryna Laba, IWPR; Petko Georgiev, Open Media Hub; Anna Babinets, OCCRP; Olga Zhyryachenkova, MDF of US Embassy. Moderator: Daryna Shevchenko, RPDI | Hands-on zone. Psychological hygiene for journalists: working under stress and pressure. (Part 1) Gavin Rees, European Office Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma | |
| 15:15-15:45 | Coffee-break | ||
15:45 – 17:15 | «European» Hall | «Stolichna» Hall | «National» Hall |
| Sixth section. Reading financial statements of companies David Cay Johnston, DCReport.org | Seventh section. Archives and databeses for political corruption investigations. The database of politically exposed persons (PEPs) of CIS countries. Transborder corruption archive. Galina Senyk, ABA/CEELI; Anrey Kalikh, Russian media expertModerator: Oleksa Shalayskyi, Nashi Groshi | Hands-on zone. Psychological hygiene for journalists: resilience and self-care. (Part 2) Gavin Rees, European Office Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma | |
17:25 – 18:45 | «European» Hall | ||
| Uncovering political corruption: Can journalists and NABU work together? Evhenia Motorevska, Slidstvo.Info; Maryna Yaromenok, NABU; Olena Krolovetska, NABU; Taras Filonenko, NABU. Moderator: Danylo Mokryk, UA:First/Bihus.Info | |||
| 18:45-19:15 | Award ceremony for the winners of the investigative journalism contest, covering issues related to the financing of political parties and candidates for elections (political corruption) in Ukraine, conducted by the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES); Award ceremony for the winners of the journalism contest “Best publication under “Disinformation counteracting in the information sphere of Ukraine, Armenia and Georgia” project”. | ||
| 19:30 | Reception | ||
| Day 3, December 9 | |||
| «European» Hall | «Stolichna» Hall | «National» Hall | |
| 09:30-11:00 | Eights section. Know your audience: tips to enlarge audience of anti-corruption media projects Audience research experts Moderator: Roman Vybranovskyy, Ukraine Crisis Media Center | Workshop. Rules of working with the sources in the hostile environment Vladimir Thoric, RISE Moldova | Hands-on zone. Technology of confrontational interview. Part 1 Julian Sher, investigative journalism trainer |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee-break | ||
11:30 – 13:00 | «European» Hall | «Stolichna» Hall | «National» Hall |
| Ninth section. Investigating political parties financing in Ukraine (presentation of the IFES contests winning stories)Moderator : Ihor Feshchenko, CHESNO | Tenth Section. International experience in conducting political and election-related investigations Bektur Iskander, Kloop (Kyrgyzstan); Andrey Zakharov, ВВС (Russia); Volodymyr Thorik, RISE (Moldova) Moderator: Evhenia Motorevska, Slidstvo.Info | Hands-on zone. Technology of confrontational interview. Part 2 Julian Sher, investigative journalism trainer | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Eleventh Section. Legal aspects of investigative-journalist’s work: protection of sources, whistleblowers and communication Lyudmila Pankratova, RPDI; Natalia Sedletska, Skhemy | Hands-on zone. How to read and find violations in the reports of political parties? Julia Salzberg, IFES; Maksym Opanasenko, Svidomo | Hands-on zone. Tracking people via open sources Pieter van Hius, Bellingcat |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Coffee-break | ||
| 15:45 – 17:00 | Twelvth Section. Financing political parties in Ukraine: trends, frequent violations and responsibilities Kateryna Berdnikova, NACP; Alʹona Sheshenya, IFES Moderator: Maxim Opanasenko, Svidomo | Thirteenth section. How to work with Russian opensource databases for journalism invertigations in Ukraine Valentyna Samar, Center for Investigative Reporting; Maksym Savchuk, Skhemy; Roman Romanovskiy, Transparency International-Russia Moderator: Alina Stryzhak, Nashi Groshi | Hands-on zone. Information and data services about elections useful for investigative journalists, provided by CHESNO. Olexandra Kuziva, CHESNO |
| 17:00 – 17.15 | Closing remasrks of the conference Oleg Khomenok, GIJN | ||
