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Presentations
- 10 R Functions That Replace Your Excel – Yevheniia Drozdova
- 10 Years Crowd-based Investigations – What We Learned for the Future – Justus Von Daniels
- 10 Years Crowd-based Investigations – What We Learned for the Future – Tracy Weber
- Basic Economics and Mathematics for Investigative Journalists – Kwaku Krobea Asante
- Basics of Python – Laura Kurtzberg
- Best Practices for Investigating Oligarchs – Aqwam F Hanifan
- Best Practices for Investigating Oligarchs – Jelena Cosic
- Best Practices for Investigating Oligarchs – Joseph Poliszuk
- Beyond Spyware: Investigating The Deeper Surveillance Ecosystem – Crofton Black
- Beyond Spyware: Investigating The Deeper Surveillance Ecosystem – Mariana Gutierrez
- Beyond Spyware: Investigating The Deeper Surveillance Ecosystem – Rebekah Brown
- Beyond Spyware: Investigating The Deeper Surveillance Ecosystem – Sharad Vyas
- Building an AI Assistant for Investigative Journalists – Reinaldo Chaves
- Building an Audience that Values — and Pays For — Investigative Work – Claudia Urquieta
- Building an Audience that Values — and Pays For — Investigative Work – Florence Wild
- Building an Audience that Values — and Pays For — Investigative Work – Pierre Leibovici
- Building an Audience that Values — and Pays For — Investigative Work – Sanne Breimer
- Collaborating to Fight Electoral Disinformation Campaigns – Kwaku Krobea Asante
- Conducting Investigations As a Freelancer – Linda Mujuru
- Conducting Investigations As a Freelancer – Nithin Coca
- Conducting Investigations As a Freelancer – Sylke Gruhnwald
- Connecting the Dots: Investigating in Data-Scarce Contexts – E’Thar Alazem
- Connecting the Dots: Investigating in Data-Scarce Contexts – Jacopo Ottaviani
- Connecting the Dots: Investigating in Data-Scarce Contexts – Purity Mukami Kinyamu
- Connecting the Dots: Investigating in Data-Scarce Contexts – Teodora Curcic
- Cracking the Black Box: Investigating Algorithms – Karol Ilagan
- Data Cleaning: Tools and Techniques – Pınar Dağ
- Data Visualization Using Flourish – Pınar Dağ
- Data World Tour – Ignacia Velasco, Purity Mukami, Mohammad Haddad, Khairil Yusof
- Diving Deep: Innovative Methodologies for Uncovering Environmental Crimes in the Oceans – Abdus Somad
- Diving Deep: Innovative Methodologies for Uncovering Environmental Crimes in the Oceans – Daniela Castro
- Diving Deep: Innovative Methodologies for Uncovering Environmental Crimes in the Oceans – Maria Dalby
- Editorial Leadership Best Practices for Cross-Border Collaborations – Arnaud Ouedraogo
- Editorial Systems for Impact – Daisy Nandeche Okoti
- Editorial Systems for Impact – Miriam Wells
- Editorial Systems for Impact – Taís Seibt
- Engagement Strategies to Amplify Your Investigation’s Impact – Fola Folayan
- Engagement Strategies to Amplify Your Investigation’s Impact – Folaranmi Folayan
- Engagement Strategies to Amplify Your Investigation’s Impact – Pierre Leibovici
- Ethnographic Journalism – Anne Kirstine Hermann
- Exiled Newsrooms: Managing Teams And Investigations – Joseph Poliszuk
- Exploring Traditional and New Business Models – Martha Steffens
- Exposing Online Influence and Manipulation Operations – Luis Assardo
- Exposing Private Money Fueling the Climate Crisis – Nimra Shahid
- Exposing Private Money Fueling the Climate Crisis – Philip Jacobson
- Exposing Private Money Fueling the Climate Crisis – Scilla Alecci
- FOIA / RTI to Power Journalistic Investigations – Dr Vishnu Rajgadia
- FOIA / RTI to Power Journalistic Investigations – Laura Scofield
- Following Global Supply Chains – Andrew Lehren
- Following Global Supply Chains – Emily Fishbein
- Following Global Supply Chains – Karol Ilagan
- Following the Money: Tools, Tips, and Techniques – Emmanuel K Dogbevi
- Following the Money: Tools, Tips, and Techniques – Jelter Meers
- Following the Money: Tools, Tips, and Techniques – Miranda Patrucic
- From Investigation to Screen – Anas Aremeyaw Anas
- From Investigation to Screen – Juan Ravell
- From Investigation to Screen – Laila Al-Arian
- Fundamentals for Novice Data Journalists – Brant Houston
- Global Databases to Power Cross-Border Investigations – Frederik Richter
- Global Databases to Power Cross-Border Investigations – Karrie Kehoe
- Global Databases to Power Cross-Border Investigations – Rigoberto Carvajal
- How Digital Tools Help Uncover Environmental Stories – Madeleine Ngeunga
- How Digital Tools Help Uncover Environmental Stories – Reinaldo Chaves
- How to Investigate Oligopolies in the Pharmaceutical Industry – Fabiola Torres
- How to Report on Carbon Offsets – Andres Bermudez Lievano
- How to Report on Carbon Offsets – Bagja Hidayat
- How to Report on Carbon Offsets – Leila Goldstein
- How to: Collaborations with Civil Society Organizations – Nathaphob Sungkate
- How to: Collaborations with Civil Society Organizations – Pablo Baños
- Intro to R Programming (Part 1) – Liz Lucas
- Intro to R Programming (Part 2) – Liz Lucas
- Introduction to Data Analysis with Google Sheets – Aika Rey
- Investigating Biometric Technology and the Identity Business – Beatriz Ramalho Da Silva
- Investigating Biometric Technology and the Identity Business – Hajira Maryam
- Investigating Biometric Technology and the Identity Business – Khadija Sharife
- Investigating China: Documents, Data, and Access – Eva Xiao
- Investigating China’s Foreign Investment and Supply Chains – Javier Lewkowicz
- Investigating China’s Foreign Investment and Supply Chains – Joanna Chiu
- Investigating China’s Foreign Investment and Supply Chains – Lulu Ning Hui
- Investigating China’s Foreign Investment and Supply Chains – Nithin Coca
- Investigating China’s Foreign Investment and Supply Chains – Permata Adinda
- Investigating Cross-Border Criminal Enterprises – Ronna Risquez
- Investigating Datasets to Hold AI Accountable – Christo Buschek
- Investigating Online Gambling – Lydia Namubiru
- Investigating Online Gambling – Saska Cvetkovska
- Investigating Sports – Linda Ngari
- Investigating Sports – Robert Schoeffel
- Investigating the Water Crisis Through a Local Lens – Edgardo Litvinoff
- Investigating the Water Crisis Through a Local Lens – Eman Mounir
- Investigating the Water Crisis Through a Local Lens – Lina Ejeilat
- Investigating War Crimes in Different Contexts and Regions – Henrik Grunnet
- Investigating War Crimes in Gaza – Laila Al-Arian
- Investigating World Hunger – Deborah Nelson
- Investigative Journalism Goes to the Theater – Florian Skrabal
- Journalistic Collaborations in Challenging Environments – Ronna Risquez
- Keynote Panel: Uncovering Asia – Glenda Gloria
- Keynote Panel: Uncovering Asia – Sherry Lee
- Keynote Panel: Uncovering Asia – Wahyu Dhyatmika
- Keynote Panel: Uncovering Asia – Yongjin Kim
- Leveraging Scientific Research for Investigations – Dhrumil Mehta
- Leveraging Scientific Research for Investigations – Nalaka
- Leveraging Scientific Research for Investigations – Sahana Ghosh
- Making An Investigative Podcast – Tessa Pang
- Mastering Pivot Tables to Summarize Data and Find Investigative Leads – Karrie Kehoe
- Migration: Investigating Movement of Peoples – Carla Minet
- Migration: Investigating Movement of Peoples – Imane Bellamine
- Migration: Investigating Movement of Peoples – May Bulman
- Migration: Investigating Movement of Peoples – Ronny Rojas
- Migration: Investigating Movement of Peoples – Sameh Ellaboody
- Navigating the Offshore Maze of Cross-Border Corporate Data – Nick Mathiason
- Networking: Turkish – Pınar Dağ
- No-Code Data Scraping Tool Kit – Aika Rey
- No-Code Data Scraping Tool Kit – Kira Schacht
- No-Code Guide to Using Python – Teodora Curcic
- Open Source Tools to Accelerate Your Research – Karina Shedrofsky
- Pixel Logic: Investigating AI Deepfakes – Sophia Xu
- Powering Journalistic Collaborations with Data – Eva Constantaras
- Powering Journalistic Collaborations with Data – Kuang Keng Kuek Ser
- Powering Journalistic Collaborations with Data – Philip Jacobson
- Practical Business Models in Challenging Funding Environments – Andrea Marshall
- Practical Business Models in Challenging Funding Environments – Eric Mugendi
- Practical Business Models in Challenging Funding Environments – Ross Settles
- Pre-Conference: The Investigative Agenda for Technology Journalism (by invitation only) – Jyoti Dwivedi
- Privacy vs. Accountability: Countering Regulations that Affect Investigative Journalists – Haruna Mohammed Salisu
- Privacy vs. Accountability: Countering Regulations that Affect Investigative Journalists – Léna Perczel
- Privacy vs. Accountability: Countering Regulations that Affect Investigative Journalists – Pádraig Hughes
- Privacy vs. Accountability: Countering Regulations that Affect Investigative Journalists – Rahma Behi
- Project Management Best Practices for Leading Investigations – Coco Gubbels
- Reporting from the Shadows: Strategies for Exiled Journalists in Censored Territories – Mohammed Bassiki
- Reporting on Business and Labor Issues in the Gulf States – Hana Buhijji
- Reporting on Business and Labor Issues in the Gulf States – Vani Saraswathi
- Reporting on Conflict and Collaborating in a Disinformed World – Rajneesh Bhandari
- Research on AI and Investigative Journalism – Hasina Gori
- Research on Environmental Investigative Journalism – Irma Garnesia
- Research on Environmental Investigative Journalism – Li Wei Soon
- Research on Fact-Checking and Investigative Journalism – Tamara Yesmin Toma
- Research on Investigative Journalism and its Connection with Society – Ahmed Makharesh – Manasar Alharethi
- Research on Investigative Journalism and its Connection with Society – Kristina Abovyan
- Research on Investigative Journalism and its Connection with Society – Mervet Chaktmi
- Research on Investigative Journalism and its Connection with Society – Sarwar Kamal
- Research on Training in Investigative Journalism – Ahallya David
- Research on Training in Investigative Journalism – David Leloup
- Satellite Imagery for Investigations – Hands-on Workshop (1) – Laura Kurtzberg
- Scams and Scammers – Lian Buan
- Scams and Scammers – Martha Mendoza
- Source Safeguarding: Protecting Whistleblowers and Leaks – Arnaud Ouedraogo
- Source Safeguarding: Protecting Whistleblowers and Leaks – Delphine Halgand-Mishra
- Source Safeguarding: Protecting Whistleblowers and Leaks – Paul Radu
- Source Safeguarding: Protecting Whistleblowers and Leaks – Runa Sandvik
- Staying Safe: Practical Tools for Investigative Journalists (2) – Luis Assardo
- Storytelling – Strategies to Develop Video Investigations – Hadil Arjah
- Storytelling – Strategies to Develop Video Investigations – Minna Knus-Galan
- Strategies for Sustainability – David Kaplan
- Strategies for Sustainability – Mira Milosevic
- Strategies to Identify Funding Sources for Investigative Journalism – Pradeep Gairola
- Strategies to Organize Your Research – Yap Si Err
- Tips, Tools and Methods to Investigate LGBTQ+ Rights – Kae Petrin
- Tools to Support Data-Driven Reporting – Aidila Razak
- Tools to Support Data-Driven Reporting – Khalid Khattak
- Tracing Illegal Mining Activities – Doğu Eroğlu
- Tracing Illegal Mining Activities – Karla Mendes
- Tracing Illegal Mining Activities – Linda Mujuru
- Uncovering Environmental Crimes Through Collaborations – Laurent Richard
- Uncovering Environmental Crimes Through Collaborations – Milagros Salazar
- Uncovering Environmental Crimes Through Collaborations – Sam Schramski
- Uncovering Environmental Crimes Through Collaborations – Sapariah Saturi
- Uncovering Environmental Crimes Through Collaborations – Vo Kieu Bao Uyen
- Uncovering Human Trafficking at Sea – Federico Acosta Rainis
- Uncovering Stories Connected to Religious Groups – Anusha Bradley
- Uncovering Stories Connected to Religious Groups – Juan Pablo Barrientos
- Uncovering War Crimes in Occupied Territories of Ukraine: Developing New Methods – Alla Sadovnyk
- Uncovering War Crimes in Occupied Territories of Ukraine: Developing New Methods – Danylo Mokryk
- Uncovering War Crimes in Occupied Territories of Ukraine: Developing New Methods – Valeriya Yegoshyna
- Uncovering Wrongdoing Using AI: Methods, Techniques and Challenges – Fabrizio Palumbo
- Uncovering Wrongdoing Using AI: Methods, Techniques and Challenges – Nelly Kalu
- Uncovering Wrongdoing Using AI: Methods, Techniques and Challenges – Sisi Wei
- Undercover Reporting – Anas Aremeyaw Anas
- Undercover Reporting – Hye-Jung Choi
- Unlocking Investigations Into Government Procurement – Eva Belmonte
- Unlocking Investigations Into Government Procurement – Tatiana Velasquez Archibold
- Using QGIS for Mapping – Andrew Lehren
- Using Satellite Imagery to Investigate War Crimes – Polina Uzhvak
- Using Satellite Imagery to Investigate War Crimes – Yevheniia Drozdova
- What the US Is Doing in My Country – Martha Mendoza
- Women Empowerment: Speed Coaching – Natalia Viana
- Writing A Grant Proposal – Karen Martin and Ian Yee
Tipsheets
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- 10 Years Crowd-based Investigations – What We Learned for the Future – Tracy Weber – Propublica Has Been Using Crowdsourcing For More Than 15 Years, Here’s What We’ve Learned
- Basic Economics and Mathematics for Investigative Journalists – Kwaku Krobea Asante – Statistics
- Beyond Spyware: Investigating The Deeper Surveillance Ecosystem – Mariana Gutiérrez – A Financial Investigator’S Approach To Investigating Actors In The Surveillance Ecosystem
- Beyond Spyware: Investigating The Deeper Surveillance Ecosystem – Crofton Black – Beyond Spyware: Network (SS7) Surveillance
- Building an AI Assistant for Investigative Journalists – Reinaldo Chaves – Tipsheet: Building An Ai Assistant For Investigative Journalists
- Connecting the Dots: Investigating in Data-Scarce Contexts – Jacopo Ottaviani – Connecting The Dots: Investigating In Data-Scarce Contexts – Data Scarcity And How To Overcome It – Tipsheet
- FOIA / RTI to Power Journalistic Investigations – Dr Vishnu Rajgadia – Value Added RTI Requests To Counter Denial Tactics
- Editorial Systems for Impact – Daisy Nandeche Okoti – Impact Measurement – Tip Sheet
- Ethnographic Journalism – Anne Kirstine Hermann – How To Investigate Colonial Injustice
- Exiled Newsrooms: Managing Teams And Investigations – Zahra Nader – Exiled Newsrooms: Managing Teams And Investigations
- How Digital Tools Help Uncover Environmental Stories – Reinaldo Chaves – Tipsheet: Digital Tools & Methods For Investigating Environmental And Adaptation Stories
- How to: Collaborations with Civil Society Organizations – Nathaphob Sungkate – How To Collaborations With Civil Society Organizations As A Journalist
- How to: Collaborations with Civil Society Organizations – Pablo Ricardo Baños Trujillo – How To Collaborations With Civil Society Organizations As A Journalist
- Investigating Biometric Technology and the Identity Business – Beatriz Ramalho Da Silva – Investigating Biometric Technology
- Investigating Biometric Technology and the Identity Business – Hajira Maryam – Biometric Technologies Session-Hajira
- Migration: Investigating Movement of Peoples – Carla Minet – Migration: Investigating Movement Of Peoples
- Migration: Investigating Movement of Peoples – Sameh Ellaboody – Five Guiding Principles For Migration Journalists
- Migration: Investigating Movement of Peoples – Imane Bellamine – How To Investigate Migration With Scarce Sources And Limited Press Freedom
- No-Code Data Scraping Tool Kit – Aika Rey – Tipsheet: No-Code Data Scraping Toolkit
- No-Code Data Scraping Tool Kit – Kira Schacht – Tipsheet: No-Code Data Scraping Toolkit
- Open Source Tools to Accelerate Your Research – Sebastian Erb – Finding the Bad Guys
- Practical Business Models in Challenging Funding Environments – Andrea Marshall – What Makes Exile Media Resilient
- Practical Business Models in Challenging Funding Environments – Eric Mugendi – Building A Sustainable Investigative Journalism Organisation — Lessons From Africa Uncensored
- Pixel Logic: Investigating AI Deepfakes – Sophia Xu – Tipsheet: Investigating Ai Deepfakes
- Privacy vs. Accountability: Countering Regulations that Affect Investigative Journalists – Rahma Behi – Tipsheet: Investigating Under Pressure..Lessons From Tunisia’S Democratic Rise & Fall
- Reporting on Business and Labor Issues in the Gulf States – Vani Saraswathi – Reporting On Human Rights In Restrictive Environments Like The GCC States
- Research on Fact-Checking and Investigative Journalism – Tamara Yesmin Toma – Investigating Fake Experts, Ghost Authors & Bot Networks In Bangladesh
- Research on Investigative Journalism and its Connection with Society – Kristina Abovyan – The Power Of Human Voices: Building Trust With Exemplar Sources In Investigative Narratives
- Research on Training in Investigative Journalism – Ahallya David – Out-Of-Classroom Learning For Investigative Journalism: Lessons From Sri Lankan Universities – Practical Tips
- Strategies to Organize Your Research – Yap Si Err – Point, Line And Plane: Making Sense Of Messy Video, Audio, And Research Archives
- Storytelling – Strategies to Develop Video Investigations – Minna Knus-Galan – Compelling Storytelling In Investigative Documentaries
- Tips, Tools and Methods to Investigate LGBTQ+ Rights – Kae Petrin – Tips, Tools And Methods To Investigate LGBTQ+ Rights
- Tools to Support Data-Driven Reporting – Aidila Razak – Approaches To Data Journalism (Some No-Code Tools, Tricks And Tips)
- Tracing Illegal Mining Activities – Linda Mujuru – Tracing Illegal Mining Activities Tipsheet
- Tracing Illegal Mining Activities – Karla Mendes – Tipsheet: How To Cover Illegal Mining Where Indigenous Communities Are Emboldened
- Tracing Illegal Mining Activities – Doğu Eroğlu – A Perfect Collapse: Investigating Systemic Negligence In Turkey’S Mining Sector
- Uncovering Environmental Crimes Through Collaborations – Milagros Salazar – Tools And New Perspectives For Collaborative And Cross-Border Investigations: Key Questions And The Strategic Use Of Drones To Uncover Large-Scale Gold Trafficking
- Uncovering Environmental Crimes Through Collaborations – Sam Schramski – Uncovering Environmental Crimes Through Collaborations – Tips From EJN
- Uncovering Human Trafficking at Sea – Federico Acosta Rainis – Uncovering Human Trafficking At Sea – Tipsheet
- Undercover Reporting – Hye-Jung Choi – Newstapa’s Undercover Story (Uncovering ‘Coordinated Comment Rigging’ Operation Ahead Of South Korea’S Presidential Election)
- Uncovering Stories Connected to Religious Groups – Anusha Bradley – Tipsheet: Investigating High Control Groups
- Uncovering Stories Connected to Religious Groups – Anusha Bradley – Inside The Watchtower: Investigating Secrecy, Control And Abuse Within The Jehovah’S Witnesses
- Uncovering War Crimes in Occupied Territories of Ukraine: Developing New Methods – Alla Sadovnyk – Sadovnyk_Tipsheets_Guidelines
- Uncovering War Crimes in Occupied Territories of Ukraine: Developing New Methods – Valeriya Yegoshyna – #GIJC25 Yegoshyna Tipsheet
- Uncovering Wrongdoing Using AI: Methods, Techniques and Challenges – Nelly Kalu – Tip Sheet: Using AI In Storytelling – Opportunities, Risks & Best Practices
- Using QGIS for Mapping – Andrew Lehren – A Step-By-Step Guide To Getting Started Doing Mapping Analysis Using QGIS
- Using Satellite Imagery to Investigate War Crimes – Polina Uzhvak – Using Satellite Imagery To Investigate War Crimes
- What the US Is Doing in My Country – Martha Mendoza – What Is Washington Doing In My Country
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