Investigative Reporting on Business and Finance Conference

Sept. 20-21, 2008 (Saturday - Sunday)
Columbia University, New York


Preliminary Schedule



Saturday Panels
9 a.m.
Investigative business journalism at home and abroad
  • Walt Bogdanich, The New York Times
  • Andrew Leckey, director of the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, Arizona State University
10:15 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.
Manipulating the system: tracking tax scams
  • David Cay Johnston, author
11:45 a.m.
Lunch
1:15 p.m.
Beyond good deeds: Investigating nonprofits
  • Harvy Lipman, The Record
  • Cheryl Phillips, Seattle Times
2:30 p.m.
Break
2:45 p.m.
Examining public companies: Uncovering stock scandals
  • Mark Maremont, The Wall Street Journal
  • Michelle Leder, Footnoted.org
4 p.m.
Break
4:15 p.m.
Tracking money across borders — the international investigation
  • Glenn Simpson, The Wall Street Journal
  • David Marchant, OffshoreAlert
  • Michael Gillard, Freelance investigative journalist

Sunday Panels
9 a.m.
Investigating government contractors
  • Robert O'Harrow, The Washington Post
10:15 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.
Foreclosures and the subprime scandal
  • Vikas Bajaj, The New York Times
  • Adam Davidson, National Public Radio
11:45 a.m.
Lunch
1:15 p.m.
Investigating private companies
  • Chris Roush, director, Carolina Business News Initiative, University of North Carolina
2:30 p.m.
Break
2:45 p.m.
Web work: Improving your online search skills
  • Margot Williams, The New York Times
4:00 p.m.
Break
4:15 p.m.
Exposing ties between businesses and politicians
  • Sheila Coronel, Columbia University
  • Gavin MacFadyen, Centre for Investigative Journalism