More than 400 journalists, funders, policymakers and activists registered to attend #UNCOVERED, IJ4EU’s second conference dedicated to exploring the highs and lows of cross-border investigative journalism in Europe.
Over the course of two afternoons on April 14 and 15, participants took part in debates, workshops and exclusive documentary screenings, plus a ceremony for the inaugural IJ4EU Impact Award.
Catch up on recordings from #UNCOVERED’s main channel below.
Recordings from Channel 2 — including panels on investigating the pandemic and the environment as well as a workshop on the use of artificial intelligence — will be available soon.
For more information, visit the #UNCOVERED website.
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Day 1: Wednesday, April 14
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The schedule is outlined below. Please scroll the video to the appropriate timestamp (hours:minutes:seconds).
Opening Remarks
(00:00:00 – 00:18:25)
- Lutz Kinkel, Managing Director, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom
- Barbara Trionfi, Executive Director, International Press Institute
Where’s My Money Going? Funding Cross-Border Journalism
(00:18:25 – 01:00:00)
- CHAIR: Lutz Kinkel, Managing Director, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom
- Sabine Verheyen MEP, Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education at the European Parliament
- Anna Herold, Head of Audiovisual and Media Services Policy Unit at the European Commission
- Knut Olav Åmås, Executive Director, Fritt Ord
- Ondrej Jurik (Programme Officer on the Programme on Independent Journalism, Open Society Foundations
- Kitty von Bertele, Principal, Luminate
The FinCEN Files: The Power of Networks to Enable Cross-Border Journalism
(01:08:40 – 01:53:00)
- CHAIR: Kathryn Geels, Director of Grants Programmes, European Journalism Centre)
- Fergus Shiel, Managing Editor, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
- Eva Jung, Investigative Journalist, Berlingske
- Ariel Kaminer, Global Investigations Editor, BuzzFeed News
Reporting on Influence: ‘Following the Money’ Across Borders
(02:07:00 – 02:55:00)
- CHAIR: Timothy Large, IJ4EU Project Coordinator, International Press Institute
- Zoltán Sipos, Editor-in-Chief, Átlátszó Erdély, and IJ4EU grantee on Hungarian Money, Orban’s Control
- Anastasia Kirilenko, Freelance investigative journalist and IJ4EU grantee
- Anna Gielewska, Vice Chair and Editor, Fundacja Reporterow, and IJ4EU grantee on Radicals with Reach
IJ4EU Impact Award Ceremony
(03:05:00-03:50:00)
Remarks from Jörg Wojahn, Head of Representation, European Commission in Germany
Jury members
- CHAIR: Shaun Walker, Central and Eastern Europe Correspondent, The Guardian
- Teresa Ribeiro, Representative on the Freedom of the Media, OSCE
- Christian Jensen, Editor-In-Chief, Politiken
- Nassira El Moaddem, French Journalism Prize 2020 Nominee
- Andrzej Rojek, Philanthropist focusing on freedom of speech
Day 2: Thursday, April 15
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The schedule is outlined below. Please scroll the video to the appropriate timestamp (hours:minutes:seconds).
SLAPPs: A Legal Threat to Cross-Border Journalism
(00:00:00 – 00:47:15)
- CHAIR: Flutura Kusari, Legal Advisor, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom
- Maria Ordzhonikidze, Director, Justice for Journalists Foundation
- Per Agerman, Freelance journalist and writer for Realtid
- Viola von Cramon MEP, Member of the Media Working Group at the European Parliament
Lessons for Europe: Cross-Border Journalism Around the World
(01:00:00 – 01:47:00)
- CHAIR: Barbara Trionfi, Executive Director, International Press Institute
- Catherine Gicheru, Founder, African Women Journalism Project
- Carlos Eduardo Huertas, Director, CONNECTAS
- Karol Illagan, Editorial Director, Philippines Centre for Investigative Journalism
What’s Next? Innovation in Cross-Border Journalism
(02:00:00 – 02:45:00)
- CHAIR: Yannis Kotsifos, Director General, Journalists’ Union of Macedonia and Thrace, and Chair, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom
- Bashar Deeb, OSINT specialist, Lighthouse Reports, and IJ4EU grantee on Frontex At Fault
- Kishan San, Researcher, Forensic Architecture
- Hazel Sheffield, Freelance journalist and IJ4EU grantee on Money To Burn
The Ibiza Affair: Behind The Headlines
(03:00:00 – 03:52:00)
- CHAIR: Brigitte Alfter, Director, Arena for Journalism in Europe and Dataharvest – The European Investigative Journalism Conference
- Frederik Obermaier, Deputy Head of Investigations, Süddeutsche Zeitung
- Bastian Obermayer, Head of Investigations, Süddeutsche Zeitung
- Florian Klenk, Editor-In-Chief, Falter