16th CLERAUN MEDIA CONFERENCE Friday 11th, Saturday 12th, Sunday 13th November 2016 CLERAUN MEDIA CONFERENCES MEDIA REPORTS Chartered Accountants House, 47-49 Pearse Street, 2 Scheduled to take place every two years, the professional issues which arise in the course of Cleraun Media Conferences began in 1986 their work in a positive and constructive way. The and have gradually grown in stature. They now Cleraun Media Forum, with its evening seminars constitute an important forum where media between conferences, has helped to make this an practitioners can address and discuss ethical and on-going process. Investigative Journalism on the Digital Frontier REGISTRATION Earlier conferences led to the publication of the following books: To attend the conference, prior registration is required. Only those who have registered and paid in advance can be guaranteed a place.

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Speakers from Ireland at the Cleraun media events have included (in alphabetical order): Register at: www.cleraunmedia.com David Adams, Tony Allwright, Rolande Anderson, Peter Johnston, Peter Kelly, Mary Kenny, John Kerry New sources, new tools, Kevin Bakhurst, Michael Beattie, David Begg, Trevor Keane, Colm Keena, Damien Kiberd, Lauren Kierans, On venue and parking see: Birney, Conor Brady, Mark Brennock, John Burke, Stephen Kinsella, Ian Kirk-Smith, , Pat Leahy, https://goo.gl/5PxZ2k new technologies, new audiences Elaine Byrne, Jack Byrne, Anne Cadwallader, Colman , Joe Lee, Matt Leigh, Hugh Linehan, Candy, , Marc Coleman, Bob Collins, , Andrew Lynch, Alf McCreary, Dearbhail Frank Connolly, Tim Pat Coogan, Farrel Corcoran, McDonald, Michael McDowell, Juno McEnroe, Eugene Professional integrity and ethics Carol Coulter, Carmel Crimmins, Paul Cullen, Noel McGee, Louis McRedmond, Julien Mercille, Adrian Curran, Mary Curry, Jim Cusack, David Davin-Power, Moynes, Joe Mulholland, Mags Murphy, Paddy Murray, Jamie D’Alton, Jamie Delargy, Richard Delevan, Noel David Nally, Breda O’Brien, Dan O’Brien, Mark O’Brien, Dempsey, Stephen Desmond, Seamus Dooley, Noel Pádhraic Ó Ciardha, Ciaran O’Connor, Rory O’Connor, CONTACT Doran, Jim Dougal, , Paul Drury, Joe Brian O’Donovan, Maggie O’Kane, Emily O’Reilly, Rita CLERAUN Duffy, Roisín Duffy, Clare Duignan, Sean Duignan, O’Reilly, Barbara O’Shea, Tomás Ó Síocháin, Kevin Cleraun is a university centre for third level students. It Cleraun Media Conferences Martina Durac, Ryle Dwyer, , Mick O’Sullivan, Julia Paul, Andy Pollak, Martina Purdy, has study rooms and seminar facilities. Opened in 1982, it 90 Foster Avenue Masterclass with 2015 Pulitzer Prize Winner Fealty, Brian Feeney, Peter Feeney, Mary Fitzgerald, David Quinn, , Colm Rapple, Richard has organised many cultural and educational activities for Mount Merrion Masterclass with renowned British filmmaker Jim Fitzpatrick, Martin Fitzpatrick, Angelina Fusco, Roche, John Rosborough, Des Rushe, Stephen Ryan, students, including aid projects in rural Uganda, in the Andes Philip Gallagher, Alan Gilsenan, Cathal Goan, Leo Gerard Ryle, Kate Shanahan, Helen Shaw, Gavin mountains of Peru, in Russia and in the Baltic countries. Cleraun Award for Outstanding Contribution to Journalism Goodstadt, Bernie Grogan, , Hugh Sheridan, Maurice Sweeney, Ronan Tynan, Margaret E Tel: +353 86 859 6052 Hannigan, Noirin Hegarty, Mark Hennessy, Ward, Mary Wilson, Kieron Wood, Joe Zefran. Cleraun has a small oratory and a resident chaplain. Sponsorships for 2016 are gratefully acknowledged from: Activities of Christian formation are entrusted to Opus Dei Email: [email protected] The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, RTÉ, , TG4, The Sunday , The Irish Farmers (www.opusdei.ie), a prelature of the Catholic Church, which Web: www.cleraunmedia.com Journal, The Irish News, Amárach Research, Village Magazine, The Press Council and the Office of the Press offers pastoral care and spiritual guidance to help people Ombudsman, Screen Training Ireland, DCU, DIT and Hacks/Hackers Dublin. encounter God in everyday life. @Cleraunmedia 16th CLERAUN MEDIA CONFERENCE Investigative Journalism on the Digital Frontier 16th CLERAUN MEDIA CONFERENCE Friday 11th to Sunday 13th November 2016 New Sources, New Tools, New Technologies, New Audiences Chartered Accountants House, 47-49 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 SPEAKERS Professional Integrity and Ethics SPEAKERS

George Carey is a British documentary-maker Steve Dempsey is a columnist with the Suzanne Kennedy is a designer and Eliza Mackintosh is UK Duty Editor at Storyful, and television journalist whose films have aired Sunday Independent, and Head of Product at FRIDAY entrepreneur who began her career in 2003 the world’s first social media news agency. She on major television channels in Britain and around Independent News & Media (INM). He has over 19:30 Masterclass on producing an independent investigative documentary: storytelling, research, financing, production, working for a prominent design company, and recently moved from New York City to , the world. Among his many credits as producer 15 years’ experience in a wide variety of media distribution went on to launch One Look Design. She is co- where she is managing news partnerships as part or executive producer are award-winning films and communication roles. He is an award- Screening of Masterspy of Moscow — George Blake founder of Newslinn, a citizen to journalist photo of Storyful’s expansion in the UK. During her time like Terror in the Mall, Babitsky’s War and The winning copywriter and radio producer, and has GEORGE CAREY sharing network, designed to help journalists with Storyful, she has given talks on social media Valley — which won the Prix Italia and the Golden Nymph in also worked as a print journalist, digital strategist, and in political Chair: Stephen Desmond, Senior Lecturer in Film & Television, Southampton Solent University receive photos from their readership and online followers. It is verification at institutions and conferences including MIT Media Monte Carlo — and landmark documentary series including communications and PR. building smartphone apps, virtual text message numbers and Lab, the London School of Economics, and the Global Editor’s Russia with Jonathan Dimbleby, The Plague, Century Road, a database and search tools for journalists. Its technology uses Network Summit. Previously, she worked for the Washington Visions of Heaven and Hell and Testing God. Before becoming Mark Dooley has worked as a cultural and SATURDAY SUNDAY two-factor user authentication, proprietary UGC photo validation, Post as a special correspondent in London, reporting on an independent producer, he worked at the BBC where he political columnist since 2006 for the Irish Daily and real-time photo search engine technology. The service is culture, austerity measures, and rising rent prices. She also was the creator and first Editor of Newsnight and later Editor of Mail, writing the paper’s “Moral Matters” column free for any journalist. covered the London 2012 Olympics on social media, appearing Staring at the Sun: What kind of news and Genesis of an investigation from initial idea to Panorama. After twenty years running a successful independent and occasional “Saturday Essays”. Between 2003 10:00 11:00 in video clips for ’s “London Eyes” news information society do we need? finished documentary company, he returned to shooting and directing his own and 2006 he wrote a column on foreign affairs for is a reporter with BBC Current partnership with Socialcam. She graduated from the University MARK DOOLEY MARK COUGHLAN Declan Lawn films, many of them in Russia. His most recent documentary, the Sunday Independent. He is also a regular Affairs, working mainly for Panorama and BBC of New Hampshire in 2012, where she was a journalism and Chair: Bernadette O’Sullivan, PHILIP GALLAGHER Masterspy of Moscow — George Blake, was nominated for the radio broadcaster and guest on TV shows, and has in addition Lecturer in Journalism, NUI, Galway Chair: Barry Finnegan, Lecturer, NI’s Spotlight programme. He has also produced communication double major focusing on the impact of social 2015 Grierson award. served as a speech writer. He has led a journalistic and an and directed several programmes, including Petrol media on the news cycle. How the International Consortium of Investigative Faculty of Journalism, Griffith College Dublin academic career simultaneously, and is a specialist in continental 10:45 Bombs and Peace for BBC Three, a documentary Journalists used Neo4j to unravel the Panama Data banks — a treasure trove for journalists is the UK, Ireland and Nordics lead philosophy, philosophy of religion and theology, publishing ten 12:00 about the marching season in , presented is Chairman of Amárach Matt Cooke Papers GERARD O’NEILL Gerard O’Neill for the Google News Lab, a team dedicated books — among them studies on Kierkegaard, Derrida, and CÉCILE SCHILIS-GALLEGO SEÁN MCCÁRTHAIGH by Alys Harte. He also presents radio programmes and has a Research. He is a graduate of the London School to working with publishers to provide training, three works on English philosopher Sir Roger Scruton. His most Chair: Bahareh Heravi, Assistant Professor, Chair: Paul McNamara, Lecturer, screenplay in development with the BBC. of Economics and was previously Business discuss innovative partnerships and experiments. recent books were Why be a Catholic? (Continuum, 2011), Moral Information & Communication Studies, UCD School of Communications, DCU Planning Manager in An Post. He leads the He has been at Google for 4 years, and recently Matters: A Philosophy of Homecoming (Bloomsbury, 2015), and is a Pulitzer Prize winning strategic consulting practice in Amárach, working Investigative journalism across platforms: Lunch Carol Leonnig led Google’s UK election and EU referendum Conversations with Roger Scruton (Bloomsbury, 2016). 11:30 13:00 investigative reporter who has worked at the with senior management teams to create resilient opportunities and challenges Authenticating your story — verification resources projects, and also launched ’s first News Lab Fellowship 14:00 Washington Post since 2000. Her work revealing strategies for the future. In 2014, he was appointed a member ALYS HARTE for journalists scheme. Before that he was a television reporter and producer Philip Gallagher has directed and produced Chair: Rosemary Day, Head, Department of ELIZA MACKINTOSH that President Obama’s security had been of the National Statistics Board, which is responsible to the at BBC News for 8 years. Whilst at BBC News, he reported a range of TV documentaries for RTÉ One and Media & Communication Studies, SUZANNE KENNEDY compromised by the misconduct and failures of Government for developing its statistical strategy. He is a Fellow on a range of stories including London’s preparations for the TV3, focusing on subjects such as emigration, Mary Immaculate College, UL Chair: Laura Slattery, journalist, The Irish Times, the Secret Service won her the Pulitzer Prize for of the Marketing Institute of Ireland as well as a board member Olympics, the Royal wedding and the 2010 UK election. He social housing, welfare and debt. He has also National Reporting in 2015. She was part of a team of national of the Institute, and was previously chairman of the Marketing Investigative journalism in a post-factual world writes about media and marketing started his career as a student journalist for . worked in current affairs as a producer on UTV 12:15 security reporters that won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in Society. He was a co-founder of Hireland.ie, the job creation DECLAN LAWN 15:00 Feeling the pulse of the nation: 2009 to 2016 Insight and as assistant producer on Tonight with Chair: Kate Shanahan, Head, Journalism & DIT DATA RESEARCH PROJECT 2014 for documenting the NSA’s expanded spying on innocent initiative, and is a director of the Third Space community initiative Colin Coyle is News Editor at the Sunday Times . He graduated from Queen’s University Belfast Communications, DIT School of Media BY FINAL YEAR STUDENTS Americans. She is the two-time winner of the George Polk award, in Smithfield, Dublin. His book –2016: A New Proclamation for A in Dublin. With Justine McCarthy, he won the in Modern History and Politics, and has a Master’s degree in Lunch Chair: Ken Foxe, Lecturer, DIT School of Media for her Secret Service investigation, and for her part in a team New Generation – is published by Mercier Press. Business Story of the Year at the 2016 Smurfit Journalism from DCU. 13:00 that uncovered the gifts and cash that Virginia Governor Bob View from the newsroom: the value of FOI requests Coffee break Media Awards for an investigation into the Siteserv 14:00 15:30 McDonnell and his wife took from a businessman while helping has been a data journalist and of other publicly available data Masterclass on investigative journalism: Cécile Schilis-Gallego company. After graduating from DCU with a is currently a Senior Broadcast Journalist 16:00 his company with state support. Their coverage culminated in and researcher since 2014 for the International Alys Harte COLIN COYLE Pulitzer prize winner on one of her major scoops: degree in journalism, he worked at the Sunday at BBC Radio Four’s flagship investigative strand, the couple being indicted on bribery and corruption charges and Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), an Chair: Jane Last, Head of News, development of the story, challenges, unfriendly Tribune in news and features from 1998 to 2000. He then joined File on Four. Most recently, she presented Unsolved: then convicted on 20 felony counts. She helped lead a reporting organization that brings investigative reporters from Independent News & Media sources, verification, pitching to editors, strategies the Sunday Times, working in features and property, becoming The Boy Who Disappeared, an investigation into team that uncovered how city and federal officials for years left around the world to work on major cross-border Reaching new audiences: power of social media, that did and did not work a news reporter in 2004 and News Editor in 2011. a teenage boy who mysteriously vanished on 15:00 Washington DC residents in the dark as the levels of lead in their projects. As part of her ICIJ work, she did research digital tools, visualisation CAROL LEONNIG the Isle of Wight in 1996. The eight-part series for MATT COOKE Chair: Tom Lyons, Deputy Editor, drinking water reached record-breaking, toxic levels; this year- on the World Bank, counting the number of people displaced by Mark Coughlan is an investigations and current BBC Three was an innovative and hugely successful project for STEVE DEMPSEY The Sunday Business Post long coverage won the Selden Ring award for public service in projects financed by the institution. She also worked on assessing affairs reporter with RTÉ. He graduated from the new digital-only channel. This year, she was longlisted for an investigative journalism. She previously worked at The Charlotte the presence of Australian mining companies on the African Chair: Jane Suiter, Director, Institute for Future 17:30 Finish Ballyfermot College of Further Education in Orwell Prize for her BBC Panorama investigation into how rogue Media & Journalism, DCU Observer in North Carolina and The Philadelphia Inquirer. A continent for a project called “Fatal Extraction”. More recently, 2009. That same year, with Gavin Sheridan, he landlords make millions out of cramped and unsafe housing – a Coffee break graduate of Bryn Mawr College, she lives in Washington, D.C. she contributed to the investigation, a project co-founded TheStory.ie, a blog which focused film described by the housing charity Shelter as a “masterpiece” 16:00 with her husband and two daughters. that exposed how the offshore system enables crime, corruption KEYNOTE ADDRESS: on obtaining and publishing government data and “the best exposé of this issue”. The Sunday Times said her 16:30 and wrongdoing, through a leak of 11.5 million documents from The one and only formula — notice the symptoms and documents. He joined RTÉ as a freelance researcher in BBC Three film, Petrol Bombs & Peace: Welcome to Belfast, is news editor of the Ireland the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. She graduated in of a problem, meet the sources, develop trust Seán McCárthaigh 2010, becoming a reporter for Prime Time in 2012, where his “underlined the enduring need for engaged, alert journalism that CAROL LEONNIG edition of The Times. He is the former head of the 2014 from Columbia Journalism School (USA) and Sciences Po investigations have been raised at Leaders’ Questions in the refuses to accept conventional wisdom.” Alys has also made Chair: Michael Smith, Editor, Village Magazine Dublin office of the Irish Examiner, and has over 25 Journalism School (France) with a master’s degree in investigative Dáil and caused Government departments and State bodies films for Spotlight (BBCNI) on the Syrian refugee crisis and an years’ experience of covering politics, courts, tribunals reporting. She was a 2014-2015 Brown Institute Magic Grantee, 17:30 Presentation of the 2016 Cleraun Award for to launch internal inquiries, change their spending oversight investigation into one of the biggest environmental crimes in Outstanding Contribution to Journalism and other major news stories. He is also the former which enabled her to work on an investigative data project policies, and review their relationship with private individuals. Europe discovered in Co. Derry. Before joining the BBC in 2008, Follow us on @Cleraunmedia producer of TV3’s Tonight with Vincent Browne. aimed at making financial statements of public companies more she was a journalist at RTÉ and at Newstalk. transparent and more accessible to journalists.