2014 Polis Journalism Conference Schedule- Friday, March 28th 2014

Time Sheikh Zayed Theatre Wolfson Theatre Thai Theatre 830-900 Breakfast 900-1000 Crossing the line: How far would you go for a story LSE Media Policy Project session: Watching the Showcase Session 1: SESSION 1 Journalists sometimes have to ‘cross the line’ in pursuit of a watchdogs Technology startups with products story to hold power to account. In this session some Leveson's recommendations have split civil society. geared towards journalists present outstanding journalists talk with veteran broadcast editor The panel will discuss how civil society their ideas and platforms and journalism professor Stewart Purvis about how they organisations reach important policy decisions, make judgements. who they aim to represent and speak for, and to Chair: Svenja whom they are responsible Ottovordemgentschenfelde Chair: Stewart Purvis, City University Panellists: , Presenter, Chair: Mark Thompson, Open Society PageDial: Mariam Cook Tom Giles, Editor, BBC Panorama Foundations Sourcefabric: Daniel James James Dean, Investigative Reporter, The Times Panellists: Thomas Hughes, Article 19 Cura: Wessel van Resburg David Aaronovitch, Index on Curator: Daniel Nordh Censorship 1000-1100 Journalism after Snowden: Watchdog or thug? Reducing the cost of investigations Egyptian media after the uprising: SESSION 2 In the wake of the Snowden story and the Leveson Inquiry Does all investigative journalism have to be done by Transparency in transition time? into the press, we ask whether British journalism is too big teams of well-resourced journalists in big media Fatima El Issawi launches Polis supine or too aggressive? Was the publication of state secrets organisations? This session will provide some report on Egyptian media justified? practical tools and examples of successful investigative data journalism. Chair: Rasha Qandeel, BBC Chair: Anne McElvoy, BBC and The Economist Panellists: Fatima El Issawi, Polis Panellists: Annette Dittert, ARD Paul Bradshaw, City University Reem Maged, ONtv Michael Crick, Channel 4 News Lyra McKee, Investigative reporter Egypt Ed Lucas, The Economist Jonathan Stray, Columbia University 1100-1130 Coffee Break 1130-1230 #FreeAjStaff Update: Al Anstey, Managing Director, Al Social media in the newsroom No session SESSION 3 Jazeera English (1100) Experts explain how you can use social media to Taking on the world: (1130) promote engagement with your audience and to dig In the last 12 months The Guardian has published one the for data that will improve your journalism biggest scoops in its history. The Snowden revelations Chair: Sue Llewellyn, social media brought intelligence officials into its offices to smash up consultant hard-drives. At the same time it is re-inventing itself as the Panellists: Paul Myers, Internet Research Clinic radical liberal journalism platform for the world. Steve Cordelia Hebblethwaite, BBC Hewlett puts its editor under the spotlight. Trending Dr Claire Wardle, Tow Center Chair: Steve Hewlett, BBC Media Show Keynote: Alan Rusbridger, Editor, The Guardian 1230-1330 Lunch

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Time Sheikh Zayed Theatre Wolfson Theatre Thai Theatre 1330-1430 A new dawn for ? Talk! The art of the interview Making elections more SESSION 4 The BBC has brought in former Guardian deputy editor Ian It might be the oldest formula in journalism but the transparent Katz to revive its flagship news debate programme interview is still the best way to hold someone to Can voting aid applications transform Newsnight. Krishnan Guru-Murthy asks if he can make it the account - ask them good questions. election coverage? BBC’s top transparency programme again. Panellists: Eleanor Mills, Sunday Times Chair: Mike Mullane, Chair: Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Channel 4 News Camilla Long, Sunday Times Eurovision Keynote: Ian Katz, Editor, BBC Newsnight Panellists: Kamila Varadzinová, Czech Radio Jaakko Alasaarela, ZEF 1430-1530 The future of transparency journalism Investigative journalism today Showcase Session 2 (1430) SESSION 5 A new generation of journalists is emerging, finding fresh Three very different investigative journalists talk Technology startups with products ways to hold power to account. What skills do they need? about how they are using new techniques alongside geared towards journalists present How will their work change? We bring together former top traditional skills to dig for stories in finance, politics their ideas and platforms news professionals and journalism educators to debate the and government. way forward. Chair: Svenja Chair: Rose Waterhouse, City University Ottovordemgentschenfelde Chair: Richard Gizbert, Al Jazeera Listening Post Panellists: Mark Watts, Exaro The News Hub: William Stolerman Panellists: Eric Newton, Knight Foundation Solomon Hughes, Private Eye ShouldWe: George Bevis George Brock, City University Alice Ross, Bureau of Investigative Gender and Innovation (1500) Richard Sambrook, Cardiff University Journalism We investigate whether women can Angela Phillips, Goldsmiths University be seen as ‘innovators’ and ‘risk takers’ in media enterprises Panellist: Laurie Penny, New Statesman 1530-1630 Holding Europe to account Innovation in transparency No session SESSION 6 As Europe prepares to go to the polls in a month’s time it is Cutting edge journalists and a journalism facing a political crisis. How can journalists get citizens to foundation expert talk about how they are using engage with European issues and how should they report on new technology to report in fresh ways from war the growth of scepticism? zones, for general journalism and for fact-checking.

Chair: Ray Colgan, Eurovision News Chair: Samantha Barry, BBC Panellists: Sarah Marshall, Wall Street Journal Susanne Gelhard, ZDF Will Moy, FullFact Jukka Niva, YLE TV Eric Newton, Knight Foundation Barbara Serra, Al Jazeera English Luke Lewis, Buzzfeed UK 1645- Drinks Reception

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