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150 sessions | Updated July 3 | Download list as JSON
Broadcast track: 30 story ideas that work in any market | 9 a.m.
Dan Krauth, WABC-TV; Cierra Putman, WTHR; Mallory Sofastaii, WMAR-2 News Baltimore; Katie Wilcox, 12News
Climate on the record: Crafting investigations with legal documents | 9 a.m.
Audrey Brown, San Francisco Public Press; Nina Elkadi, Sentient; Jennifer Hijazi, Bloomberg Law; Luis Joel Méndez González, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
How nonprofit foundations are funding local investigative journalism | 9 a.m.
Vanessa Bechtel, Ventura County Community Foundation; Tony Biasotti, Ventura County Star; Mauricio Palma, Silicon Valley Community Foundation; Tracie Powell, The Pivot Fund
How to use Census data to power your stories — from quick turns to investigations | 9 a.m.
Susie Neilson, The San Francisco Chronicle
Investigating the wild world of sports | 9 a.m.
Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY; David Purdum & Elaine Teng, ESPN; Yami Virgin, KABB WOAI
Investigative reporting in rural America | 9 a.m.
Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder; Molly Parker, Southern Illinois; Julia Rendleman, Southern Illinois University
Records for covering education, and overcoming FERPA denials | 9 a.m.
David Cuillier & Sydney Sims, University of Florida / Brechner Freedom of Information Project; Matt Topic, Loevy + Loevy; Patrick Wall, The Times-Picayune | Advocate
Reflecting on 50 years of investigations | 9 a.m.
Brant Houston, University of Illinois at Urba; Jim Neff, Oregon Journalism Project; Cheryl Phillips, Big Local News at Stanford University; Lea Thompson, Retired - NBC News ; Cheryl W. Thompson, NPR
Broadcast track: How to get investigative content / I-team on air more without diluting your brand | 10:15 a.m.
Lindsey Basye, Atlanta News First - WANF; Natalia Martinez, GRAY TV; Julie Watts, CBS News California
Filing a better FOIA request | 10:15 a.m.
Josh Eidelson, Bloomberg News; Marta Jewson, The Lens; Suzy Khimm, NBC News
From the outside, looking in: Covering communities and topics you are not part of | 10:15 a.m.
Natalia Alamdari, Flatwater Free Press; Hannah Critchfield, Tampa Bay Times; Albert Serna, Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism; Connor Sheets, The Los Angeles Times; Omar Waheed, Madison365
Investigations following breaking news | 10:15 a.m.
Joey Flechas, The Boston Globe; Mauricio Peña, Borderless Magazine; Anne Ryman, ABC15 Arizona; Walter Smith Randolph, CBS News New York
Managing the investigation | 10:15 a.m.
Cindy Galli, Independent journalist; Andrea Gallo, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate; Kevin Keeshan, NBC Universal Local; Michael Sallah, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pitching a great investigative project | 10:15 a.m.
Nicole Dungca, The Washington Post; Matt Krupnick, Independent journalist; Brian Rosenthal, The New York Times; Brad Schrade, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Claudia Vargas, NBC10 Philadelphia
What is (and isn't) a good fit for AI-assisted journalism? | 10:15 a.m.
Juliana Castro Varón, New York Times; Dylan Freedman, The New York Times
Are you afraid of the AI? | 11:30 a.m.
Marissa Evans, Investigative Project on Race and Equity; Mark Greenblatt, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Arizona State University; Liz Lucas, Missouri School of Journalism
Broadcast track: Here's the data, where's the story? | 11:30 a.m.
David Barer, KXAN News; Lori Jane Gliha, Scripps News; John Kelly, CBS News
Funding the future of investigative journalism | 11:30 a.m.
Eric Ferrero, Fund for Investigative Journalism; Jane Sasseen, McGraw Center for Business Journalism; Jackie Stenson, USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism
How to find data on Indigenous communities and what to do when it doesn't exist | 11:30 a.m.
Dana Hedgpeth, The Washington Post; Mary Hudetz, ProPublica; Dianna Hunt, ICT (formerly Indian Country Today)
Investigating for-profit health care | 11:30 a.m.
Phil Barber, Santa Rosa Press Democrat ; Mary Fricker, RepoWatch; Elizabeth Koh, The Boston Globe; Hannah Levintova, Mother Jones/ Center for Investigative Reporting; Jessica Silver-Greenberg, The New York Times; Katie Thomas, New York Times
Investigating war crimes in an active, sealed-off war zone | 11:30 a.m.
Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN; Kavitha Chekuru, Independent journalist; Hoda Osman, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ); Maryam Saleh, Rest of World
Tracking the hundreds of lawsuits filed against the Trump administration | 11:30 a.m.
Cam Baker, The New York Times; Seamus Hughes, Court Watch
When government data disappears: How to cross-check, preserve, and investigate | 11:30 a.m.
Jay Hunter, Hunter Index; Jason Leopold, Bloomberg News; Anna Massoglia, Influence Brief; Michael Nolan, Sunlight Research Center
Beyond the Ivies: Major higher ed stories you shouldn’t miss | 2:30 p.m.
Meredith Kolodner, The Hechinger Report; Arionne Nettles, Florida A&M University; Chris Quintana, USA TODAY Network
Broadcast track: Make it memorable! Storytelling in investigations | 2:30 p.m.
A.J. Lagoe, KARE-TV/TEGNA; Cristin Severance, WRAL; Chris Vanderveen, KUSA-TV
Following the anti-trans federal actions | 2:30 p.m.
Gisselle Medina, Fresnoland; Eesha Pendharkar, States Newsroom; Lewis Raven Wallace, Interrupting Criminalization; Adam Rhodes, IRE & NICAR
From text to TV (and everything in between): How investigative journalists have adapted over the years | 2:30 p.m.
Neal Bennett , The E.W. Scripps Company; Laura Frank, Colorado News Collaborative (COLab); Jared Kofsky, ABC News; Anne Ryman, ABC15 Arizona; Olive Talley, Olive Talley Productions LLC
Investigating climate change | 2:30 p.m.
Michael Biesecker, Associated Press; Allison Prang, Freelance journalist; Tracy Wholf, CBS News and Stations
Navigating record requests within the criminal legal system | 2:30 p.m.
Fola Akinnibi, Bloomberg News; Laura Bennett , The Center for Just Journalism; Ethan Corey, The Appeal; Paige Pfleger, WPLN News and ProPublica
Uncovering hope in hard times: How to strengthen your investigation with a solutions mindset | 2:30 p.m.
Ashley Clarke, ProPublica; John Diedrich, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Marquette University; Michelle Levander, USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism; Christiaan Mader, The Current; Raquel Rutledge, The Examination
Using open source tools to localize national data | 2:30 p.m.
Nicole Lewis, The Marshall Project; Aaron Mendelson, The Trace; Cheryl Phillips, Big Local News at Stanford University; Samantha Sunne, Independent Journalist
Audio track: Bringing data and public records to life in audio | 3:45 p.m.
Jess Clark, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting; Huo Jingnan, NPR; Sukey Lewis, KQED; Halle Parker, Verite News
Broadcast track: From boring to blockbuster: Tricks and tools to up your visual game | 3:45 p.m.
Luke Carter, WANF-TV; Anna Hewson, 9NEWS; Tony Kovaleski, Denver7 News; Joshua Saunders, KSAT-TV
Covering serial murder, cold cases and missing and unidentified persons | 3:45 p.m.
Peter Barth, Bellingcat; Rocío Gallegos, La Verdad Juarez; Lise Olsen, Texas Observer
Deep dive: Cultivating sources | 3:45 p.m.
Olivia Carville, Bloomberg; Corey Johnson, ProPublica
Finding a needle in a haystack: How to manage document-heavy investigations | 3:45 p.m.
Andrei Baiu & Amairany Martinez & Chris Miles & Joanne Sprague, Everlaw
Investigating Trump | 3:45 p.m.
Hannah Allam, ProPublica; Josh Dawsey, The Wall Street Journal; Josh Meyer, USA TODAY Network; Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post
Investigating hunger | 3:45 p.m.
Ayurella Horn-Muller, Grist; Brett Murphy, ProPublica; Deborah Nelson, University of Maryland; Thin Lei Win, Lighthouse Reports
Real estate investigations: Covering the government, private sector and private equity sectors | 3:45 p.m.
Robert Benincasa, NPR; Gordon Russell, The Boston Globe; Caitlin Thompson, Honolulu Civil Beat
60 opioid settlement (and other public health) stories in 60 minutes! | 5 p.m.
Drew Hawkins, Gulf States Newsroom; Ed Mahon, Spotlight PA; Aneri Pattani, KFF Health News
Broadcast track: Sourcing in this new "no comment" world | 5 p.m.
Daniela Molina, InvestigateTV/Gray Media; Dannah Sauer, WVUE-TV; Phil Williams, WTVF-TV
Covering corporate behavior: What they do (not what they say) and their big plans for the future | 5 p.m.
David Armiak, Center for Media and Democracy; Arlene Martinez, Good Jobs First; Nadine Sebai, Freelance
Freelancers: Create entrepreneurship systems that work for you | 5 p.m.
Ann Marie Awad, Institute for Independent Journalists; Rita Harper, Freelance Photojournalist; Carolina Murriel, Freelance Writer and Journalist
Responsibly and creatively reporting on children and teens | 5 p.m.
Jenn Abelson, Washington Post; Jessica Contrera, The Washington Post; Bennett Haeberle, NBC Chicago, WMAQ-TV; Eli Hager, ProPublica
There’s a disability angle on your beat | 5 p.m.
Emily Hopkins, Mirror Indy; Jennifer LaFleur, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism; Amy Silverman, KJZZ-NPR
Turn your questions into data with an LLM | 5 p.m.
Diana Dombrowski, Bloomberg Law; Umar Farooq & Gary Harki, Bloomberg Industry Group
Vetting the great investigative idea | 5 p.m.
Bob Blau, Bloomberg; Rose Ciotta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Ron Nixon, The Associated Press
Behind the story: "Tráileres, trampa para migrantes” (Cargo trucks: A trap for migrants) | 9 a.m.
Angela Cantador, Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP); Martha Olivia López, ; Brenda Medina, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists; Ronny Rojas, Noticias Telemundo
Bridging the newsroom and the classroom: Tackling big projects with student journalists | 9 a.m.
Kathy Best & Kathy Best, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, University of Maryland; Brant Houston, University of Illinois at Urba; Maggie Mulvihill, Boston University College of Communication; Brian Patrick O’Donoghue, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Broadcast track: Consumer confidential | 9 a.m.
Leah Dunn, WSB-TV ATLANTA; Justin Gray, WSB-TV; Caresse Jackman, InvestigateTV/Gray Media
Covering the F.A.A. | 9 a.m.
Cary Aspinwall, The Marshall Project; Kate Kelly, New York Times; Peter Robison, Bloomberg News
Disclosing AI: What audiences want and how newsrooms can respond | 9 a.m.
Joy Mayer, Trusting News
Document crowd competition: 40 ideas in 40 minutes | 9 a.m.
David Cuillier & Sydney Sims, University of Florida / Brechner Freedom of Information Project; Christina Jedra, Honolulu Civil Beat
Finding the story: Crime stats | 9 a.m.
Jill Castellano, The Marshall Project; Maia Rosenfeld, ABC
Income inequality: A force that is tearing our communities apart | 9 a.m.
Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica; Mary Fricker, RepoWatch; Mary Sanchez, Independent reporter ; James Steele, Reporter, Author, Teacher
Working with sensitive and hard-to-reach sources | 9 a.m.
Julie Brown, Miami Herald; Emily Hopkins, Mirror Indy; Judith Matloff, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism; Julie Small, KQED Public Radio; Alissa Zhu, The Baltimore Banner
Bolstering local reporting through collaborations with large newsrooms | 10:15 a.m.
Sarah Blustain, ProPublica; Ryan Little, The Baltimore Banner; Ron Nixon, The Associated Press; Cheryl Phillips, Big Local News at Stanford University; Adam Playford, The New York Times
Broadcast track: Collaborating for survival and surviving your collaboration | 10:15 a.m.
Jodie Fleischer, Cox Media Group; Cindy Galli, Independent journalist; David Hammer, WWL Louisiana; John Hillkirk, KFF Health News; Kara Kenney, WRTV; Ramon Vargas, The Guardian
Covering courts: Free tools & strategies to access records and navigate trials | 10:15 a.m.
Jeremy Chase, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP; William Palin, Free Law Project; Frank G. Runyeon, Law360; Emily Saul, New York Law Journal/ALM
Covering housing authoritatively: How to expose the unseen challenges of renters | 10:15 a.m.
Alejandra Cancino, Injustice Watch; Juan Pablo Garnham, Eviction Lab (Princeton University); Cecilia Reyes, Independent journalist
Deep dive: Working as a team: Lessons from a rockstar reporting duo | 10:15 a.m.
Robin McDowell and Margie Mason, Associated Press
Heat, floods, cold and fire: Covering the intersection of climate change and incarceration | 10:15 a.m.
Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle; Alleen Brown, Freelance, Drilled, Eco Files newsletter; Hannah Riley Fernandez, Center for Just Journalism; Wyatt Stayner, Prison Journalism Project
So you think you want to write a book? | 10:15 a.m.
Jennifer Hawes & T. Christian Miller, ProPublica; Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today; Cheryl W. Thompson, NPR
Web scraping with Python | 10:15 a.m.
Janelle O'Dea, Illinois Answers Project
Beyond the investigation: Managing stress, safety & mental wellness | 11:30 a.m.
Marissa Evans, Investigative Project on Race and Equity; Marla Jones-Newman, The Center for Investigative Reporting; Gonzalo Magaña, ABC10/TEGNA ; Judith Matloff, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism; Naseem Miller, The Journalist's Resource; Zack Newman, Freelance investigative data journalist
Broadcast track: "I don't watch TV news" How to get your content in front of the next generation of viewers | 11:30 a.m.
Ben Bradley, WGN-TV Chicago; Levi Ismail, WTVF NewsChannel 5; Ashlyn Lipori-Russie, Ask Ashlyn; Ted Oberg, News4 NBC Washington
Data analysis with Python | 11:30 a.m.
Sandra Fish, Independent data journalist
Exemption redemption: How to overcome public records exemptions | 11:30 a.m.
David Cuillier, University of Florida / Brechner Freedom of Information Project; Gunita Singh, Reporters Committee for Freedrom of the Press; Matt Topic, Loevy + Loevy
How to pivot from the newsroom: Reinventing yourself without losing your investigative edge | 11:30 a.m.
Elaine Aradillas, independent journalist; Eric Ferrero, Fund for Investigative Journalism; Greg Lee, Loyola University New Orleans; Alain Stephens, Independent journalist
Showcase: Reporters in peril over the decades | 11:30 a.m.
Richard Behar, Forbes magazine; Rocío Gallegos, La Verdad Juarez; Lise Olsen, Texas Observer; John Quiñones, ABC News; Martin Reynolds, Maynard Institute
The art of the business investigation | 11:30 a.m.
Polly Mosendz, Bloomberg News; Christopher Weaver, The Wall Street Journal; Scott Zamost, CNBC
The reporter and editor relationship | 11:30 a.m.
Matt Apuzzo, The New York Times; Shawn McIntosh, Retired, Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Elaine Teng & Tisha Thompson, ESPN
Tracking right-wing influencers and movements | 11:30 a.m.
David Armiak, Center for Media and Democracy; Robert Downen, Texas Monthly; Kyle Spencer, The Pro-Democracy Information Lab/Reporting Right
Audio track: Investigative stories you can feel: Engaging audience through voices | 2:30 p.m.
Najib Aminy, Reveal; Fernanda Echavarri, Futuro Media / Futuro Studios / Latino USA ; Will James, KUOW; Anna Sussman, Snap Studios at KQED
Broadcast track: The 10 most important lessons I've learned | 2:30 p.m.
Eric Flack, WUSA9; Bigad Shaban, NBC Bay Area; Joce Sterman, InvestigateTV/Gray Media
Deep dive: Two reporters talk writing | 2:30 p.m.
Pamela Colloff, ProPublica; Hannah Dreier, The New York Times
Extracting public records from secretive government agencies | 2:30 p.m.
Alejandra Cancino, Injustice Watch; Jason Leopold, Bloomberg News; Matt Topic, Loevy + Loevy; Parker Yesko, The New Yorker
Federal decisions impacting your K-12 schools | 2:30 p.m.
Ileana Najarro, Education Week; Andy Pierrotti, WANF-TV, CBS ATLANTA; Orion Rummler, The 19th*; Marina Villeneuve, Hechinger Report
IRE Conversation: Laid off? Find your support system | 2:30 p.m.
Janelle O'Dea, Illinois Answers Project; Jonathan D. Salant, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Mc Nelly Torres, Independent Investigative Reporter and Editor
The investigative editor’s toolkit | 2:30 p.m.
Maud Beelman, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism; Len Downie Jr., ASU Walter Cronkite School; Mark Greenblatt, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Arizona State University; Angela Hill, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism; Lauren Mucciolo, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University; Mark Rochester, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Tools and techniques to investigate civilian war casualties from afar | 2:30 p.m.
Yousur Al-Hlou, Freelancer; Masha Froliak, The New York Times; Rowan Philp, Global Investigative Journalism Network
Understanding your legal rights when reporting on immigration and deportation | 2:30 p.m.
Melissa Del Bosque, Lighthouse Reports; Jennifer Nelson, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press; Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune; Gunita Singh, Reporters Committee for Freedrom of the Press
Audio track: Juggling print and audio investigations (and how to do both, very different things at the same time) | 3:45 p.m.
Najib Aminy, Reveal; Laura Greanias, The Seattle Times; Will James, KUOW; Paige Pfleger, WPLN News and ProPublica
Broadcast track: PIVOT! New market? New station? New role? New challenges. | 3:45 p.m.
Shelby Bremer, NBC San Diego; Jatara McGee, WPXI; Charlie Specht, WGRZ-TV (NBC Buffalo)
Guiding your students through on-campus investigations | 3:45 p.m.
Clark Merrefield, The Journalist’s Resource at Harvard Kennedy School; Naseem Miller, The Journalist's Resource; Carmen Nobel, The Journalist's Resource (Harvard Kennedy School); Denise-Marie Ordway, The Journalist's Resource at Harvard Kennedy School
Gun violence reporting in the Trump era | 3:45 p.m.
Abené Clayton, The Guardian; Alain Stephens, Independent journalist
How to report on anti-competitive behavior | 3:45 p.m.
James Grimaldi, National Catholic Reporter; David McCabe, The New York Times; Karina Montoya, Open Markets Institute; Leah Nylen, Bloomberg
Hurricane Katrina: Lessons learned, 20 years later | 3:45 p.m.
Kathleen Johnston, Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University; Halle Parker, Verite News; Jessica Williams, The Times-Picayune; Lee Zurik, Gray Media
Investigative reporting can save the journalism industry | 3:45 p.m.
Terry Baquet, Verite News; David Boardman, Temple University; Rhiannon Collette, Arnold Ventures; Rufus Friday, Center for Integrity in News Reporting; Marisa Kwiatkowski, Knight Foundation
Working with whistleblowers: Past, present and future | 3:45 p.m.
Len Downie Jr., ASU Walter Cronkite School; Ross Garber, The Garber Group LLC; Dana Priest, The Washington Post; Tracee Wilkins, NBC Washington; Lisa Zycherman, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Audio track: Should your story be an audio documentary? Long-form narrative for national audiences | 5 p.m.
Rachel B. Doyle, Wondery; Kate Howard, khoward@revealnews.org; Katie Simon, NPR; Ike Sriskandarajah, This American Life
Broadcast track: Me, myself & I-Team: Uplevel your investigation with or without a photographer | 5 p.m.
Ashley Graham, KSLA-TV; Melanie Woodrow, KGO
Covering immigration on any beat | 5 p.m.
Alfredo Corchado, Puente News Collaborative; Kristian Hernandez, The New York Times; Mary Sanchez, Independent reporter
Finding stories hidden in your local government’s meeting agenda | 5 p.m.
Kate Huangpu, Spotlight PA; McKenna Oxenden, independent journalist; Mark Puente, The Marshall Project
Reporting on mass shootings, responsibly | 5 p.m.
Manny Garcia, Independent journalist; Natalia Martinez, GRAY TV; Naseem Miller, The Journalist's Resource
Reporting on stigmatized public health issues | 5 p.m.
Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune; Shefali Luthra, The 19th; Amy Silverman, KJZZ-NPR
Spinning story gold from piles of data and docs | 5 p.m.
Jason Grotto, Bloomberg News; Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com; Craig Lyons, Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism; Taylor Mirfendereski, Independent journalist
Tracking prices and stock in the wake of economic uncertainty | 5 p.m.
Jennifer Burns, Bright Data; Alexander Cohen, Independent consultant
Audio track: Driveway moments: Crafting stories that stop listeners in their tracks | 9 a.m.
Lauren Chooljian, New Hampshire Public Radio; Meribah Knight, Nashville Public Radio; Julieta Martinelli, Futuro Media/Futuro Studios; Paige Pfleger, WPLN News and ProPublica
Belonging under fire: In an era of backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts | 9 a.m.
Manny Garcia, Independent journalist; Marla Jones-Newman, The Center for Investigative Reporting; Denise-Marie Ordway, The Journalist's Resource at Harvard Kennedy School; Martin Reynolds, Maynard Institute
Broadcast track: Visual data on deadline | 9 a.m.
Robin Carter, KXAS NBC 5; Ryann Grochowski Jones, ABC News & Owned Stations; Aubry Killion, WDSU-TV
Ethically covering the impact of abortion bans | 9 a.m.
Ziva Branstetter & Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica; Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune; Shefali Luthra, The 19th
Investigating the impact of alternative energy | 9 a.m.
Annie Burns-Pieper, Inclusive Development International/Freelance; B. Toastie Oaster, High Country News; Sheridan Prasso, Bloomberg
Lights! Camera! Investigation! | 9 a.m.
Jennifer Forsyth, The New York Times; Elizabeth Koh, The Boston Globe; J. David McSwane, ProPublica
Navigating interviews on sensitive topics and in challenging settings | 9 a.m.
Lauren Caruba, The Dallas Morning News; Greg Fisher, CBS News 48 Hours; Kelly Garcia, Injustice Watch; Neal Morton, The Hechinger Report
Unsung documents | 9 a.m.
James Grimaldi, National Catholic Reporter; Cheryl W. Thompson, NPR
Using OpenRefine, a power tool for cleaning data | 9 a.m.
Christian McDonald, University of Texas at Austin
A year in local investigations: Watchdog story ideas | 10:15 a.m.
Bethany Barnes, Tampa Bay Times; Joey Cranney, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
Audio track: “Getting to yes” with NPR’s Embedded: Writing the perfect podcast pitch | 10:15 a.m.
Addie Lancianese & Katie Simon, NPR; Luis Trelles, NPR’s Embedded Podcast
Broadcast track: Art of the interview | 10:15 a.m.
Scott Friedman, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth; Andy Pierrotti, WANF-TV, CBS ATLANTA; Darcy Spears, KTNV (ABC Las Vegas)
How to write character-driven features about climate change and the environment | 10:15 a.m.
Adam Mahoney, Capital B; Naveena Sadasivam & John Thomason, Grist; Boyce Upholt, freelance writer
Leveraging AI to enhance political accountability | 10:15 a.m.
Matt DeFour, Wisconsin Watch; Justen Fox, American Journalism Project; Chandran Sankaran & Robyn Sundlee, Gigafact
Me Too isn’t over: Lessons from both sides of sexual harassment and violence investigations | 10:15 a.m.
Cara Kelly & Olivia Messer & Leslie Rangel, The Barbed Wire
SHOWCASE: Finding inspiration in the face of change | 10:15 a.m.
Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle; Len Downie Jr., ASU Walter Cronkite School; David Fahrenthold, The New York Times; Kevin Merida, ; Lea Thompson, Retired - NBC News
Strategies for investigating offshore companies | 10:15 a.m.
John Dell'Osso, Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa; Douglas Gillison, Reuters
Audio track: Evolving narratives in audio storytelling about crime | 11:30 a.m.
Nicole Dungca, The Washington Post; Sukey Lewis, KQED; Julieta Martinelli, Futuro Media/Futuro Studios; Parker Yesko, The New Yorker
Broadcast track: Secrets for success: IRE Award winners show how to elevate your investigation | 11:30 a.m.
Amy Davis, KPRC 2 News; Melissa Del Bosque & Jack Sapoch, Lighthouse Reports; Jeremy Finley, WSMV-TV; Andrea Slaydon, KPRC-TV, NBC Houston
Crowdsourcing data for your next investigation | 11:30 a.m.
Cassandra Garibay, ProPublica; Sergio Olmos, CalMatters; Leon Yin, Bloomberg News
Deep dive: Two friends on what they’ve learned along the way | 11:30 a.m.
Ken Armstrong, Bloomberg News; Ginger Thompson, ProPublica
How student journalists are leading real-world investigative reporting across the U.S. | 11:30 a.m.
Lee Ann Anderson, University of Florida; Christopher Drew, Louisiana State University; Sarah Gamard, Center for Community News; Rick Hirsch, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications
How to background people in an hour | 11:30 a.m.
Michael Biesecker, Associated Press; Jennifer Gollan, San Francisco Chronicle ; Yami Virgin, KABB WOAI
Staying alive: Inside secrets on how to thrive through job moves, layoffs and newsroom drama | 11:30 a.m.
Daphne Duret, The Marshall Project; Larry Graham, The Diversity Pledge Institute
Writing short: Narratives don't have to be long! | 11:30 a.m.
Walt Bogdanich, The New York Times; Jenifer McKim, GBH News; Robbie Morganfield, Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting
Audio track: Editing the investigative podcast | 3 p.m.
Kate Howard, khoward@revealnews.org; Brendan McCarthy, The Boston Globe; Peniley Ramírez, Futuro Media
Automating your beat | 3 p.m.
Jill Castellano, The Marshall Project
Broadcast track: AI AI AI: Three fakes and a real | 3 p.m.
Jamie Grey, InvestigateTV; Andrew Lehren, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY; Rhona Tarrant, CBS News
Covering economic development incentives: What it really means to give companies public dollars | 3 p.m.
Paula Gardner, Bridge Michigan; Arlene Martinez, Good Jobs First; J. Dale Shoemaker, Investigative Post
Covering science in the political spotlight | 3 p.m.
Jen Christensen, CNN and NLGJA; Elena Renken, SciLine; Lisa Song, ProPublica; Alison Young, Independent journalist
Deep dive: Dealing with pushback | 3 p.m.
Lauren Chooljian, New Hampshire Public Radio; David Enrich, The New York Times
How to investigate digital threats | 3 p.m.
Anna Massoglia, Influence Brief; Craig Silverman, Indicator
Investigating DOGE | 3 p.m.
Sophie Alexander, Bloomberg News; Sophia Cai, Politico; David Fahrenthold, The New York Times; Jenna McLaughlin, NPR; Annie Waldman, ProPublica
Master class: Under pressure: Real life in real time with breaking news | 3 p.m.
Stephen Stock, WVUE Gray TV
What the Real Housewives can teach you about investigative journalism | 3 p.m.
Cary Aspinwall, The Marshall Project; Ko Bragg, ; Marissa Evans, Investigative Project on Race and Equity; Arionne Nettles, Florida A&M University
Audio track: Carving out space for local audio investigations | 4:15 p.m.
Alex Hall, KQED Public Radio; Anna King, Northwest Public Broadcasting; Paige Pfleger, WPLN News and ProPublica; Camille Phillips, Texas Public Radio
Broadcast track: Lightning Talks | 4:15 p.m.
Dawn Clapperton, NBC6 South Florida; Greg Fisher, CBS News 48 Hours; Rick Gevers, Rick Gevers & Associates; Charlie McLravy, Inside Edition; Nate Morabito, WCNC Charlotte; Leslie Rangel, The Barbed Wire; Dorothy Tucker, WBBM-TV; Katie Wilcox, 12News
Campus wars: Tools & techniques to investigate the battle over higher ed | 4:15 p.m.
Torsheta Jackson, Mississippi Free Press; Vimal Patel, The New York Times; Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune; Joe Stephens, Princeton University
Finding and using historical documents in investigative stories | 4:15 p.m.
Steve Eder & Cam Rodriguez, The New York Times; Alexia Fernández Campbell, Bloomberg Industry Group; Nadia Hamdan, Center for Investigative Reporting; Mc Nelly Torres, Independent Investigative Reporter and Editor
International journalists, American press freedom and what's happening now | 4:15 p.m.
Iram Abbasi, Multimedia journalist; Mariana Belloso, Inter-American Press Association / Latin American Network for Journalism in Exile; Kathy Jones, Committee to Protect Journalists; Louise Kiernan, Northwestern University; Lisa Zycherman, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Policing by algorithm: Covering AI in law enforcement | 4:15 p.m.
Jamiles Lartey, The Marshall Project; Beryl Lipton, Electronic Frontier Foundation; Doug MacMillan, The Washington Post; Hannah Riley Fernandez, Center for Just Journalism
Regular expressions: Puzzling out clean data | 4:15 p.m.
Christian McDonald, University of Texas at Austin
Reporting on corporate-driven health crises | 4:15 p.m.
Ben Hallman, The Examination; Christina Jewett, The New York Times; Sharon Lerner, ProPublica; Zoya Teirstein, Grist
Telling the human story behind the investigation: Crafting a stand-alone narrative within a global reporting project | 4:15 p.m.
Lynette Clemetson, University of Michigan; Nicole Sadek, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
International collaborations for global investigative impact | 9 a.m.
Amruta Byatnal, Thomson Reuters Foundation/Context; Melissa Del Bosque, Lighthouse Reports; Reed Richardson, Global Investigative Journalism Network; Maryam Saleh, Rest of World
Resilience by design: Mindset interventions for journalists | 9 a.m.
Aaron Glantz, Stanford University; Parul Somani, Mindset coach
The art of fact-checking | 9 a.m.
Ethan Corey, The Appeal; Mariam Elba, ProPublica; Nina Zweig, Type Investigations
Demystifying crime data: Learning the tools to effectively evaluate crime trends | 10:15 a.m.
Jeff Asher, AH Datalytics
Developing curriculum for the next generation of journalists | 10:15 a.m.
Maud Beelman, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism; Christopher Drew, Louisiana State University; Angela Hill, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism; Jennifer LaFleur, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism; Andrew Lehren, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Everything you want to know about tracking political influence and money in politics | 10:15 a.m.
Soorin Kim, ABC News; Robert Maguire, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW); Anna Massoglia, Influence Brief
Organizing your investigation | 11:30 a.m.
Daniela Ibarra, KSAT; Katey Rusch, Investigative Reporting Program
The lasting effects of extreme weather | 11:30 a.m.
Keely Arthur, WRAL NEWS; Justin Garcia, Tampa Bay Times; Sam Karlin, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate; Gordon Russell, The Boston Globe
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