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Investigative Journalism on the Digital Frontier 16th CLERAUN MEDIA CONFERENCE Friday 11th, Saturday 12th, Sunday 13th November 2016 CLERAUN MEDIA CONFERENCES MEDIA REPORTS Chartered Accountants House, 47-49 Pearse Street, Dublin 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. Conference fees (lunch, available in Chartered Accountants House or nearby, not included): Student: €25 Other: €60 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, Tom Kitt, Pat Leahy, https://goo.gl/5PxZ2k new technologies, new audiences Elaine Byrne, Jack Byrne, Anne Cadwallader, Colman George Lee, Joe Lee, Matt Leigh, Hugh Linehan, Candy, Sarah Carey, Marc Coleman, Bob Collins, Mark Little, 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, Richard Downes, 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, Rachael English, 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, Kevin Rafter, 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 County Dublin 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, Ursula Halligan, 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, The Irish Times, TG4, The Sunday Business Post, 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 London, 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 the Washington Post’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 Belfast, 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
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