Investigative journalists gathered in Brussels on October 12 and 13 for UNCOVERED 2023, IJ4EU’s fourth annual conference dedicated to cross-border investigative journalism in Europe.
Catch up on recordings of the main sessions below. Please scroll the video to the appropriate timestamp (hours:minutes:seconds).
For more information, visit the UNCOVERED website.
Day 1: October 12, 2023
00:00:00 – 00:20:33 | Opening Ceremony
- Dr. Mark Speich, State Secretary for Federal, European, and International Affairs, State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Carlos Perez Maestro, Unit I1 Audiovisual and Media Services Policy, European Commission, DG Communications Networks, Content & Technology
- Timothy Large, Director of Independent Media Programmes, International Press Institute (IPI)
- Zlatina Siderova, Programme Lead Grants, European Journalism Centre (EJC)
- Deniz Bozkurt, IJ4EU Programme and Event Manager, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
00:20:33 – 00:49:17 | Keynote Speech
AI in Journalism: Opportunities, Challenges and ICIJ Insights
- Pierre Romera Zhang, Chief Technology Officer, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)
01:35:15 – 02:32:47 | Ethical Dilemmas of Investigating Migration
- Benjamin Hindrichs, Freelance Journalists
- Tina Xu, Journalist and Filmmaker
- Stanislau Ivashkevich, Investigative Journalist, Belsat TV
Moderator: Elena Ledda, Independent Journalist
03:04:39 – 04:08:20 | Investigating the War in Ukraine: The Promise and Pitfalls of Cross-border Reporting
- Elena Loginova, Investigative Journalist, OCCRP
- Anna Myroniuk, Head of Investigations, Kyiv Independent
- Heorhii Shabayev, Investigative journalist, Schemes
04:36:25 – 05:32:45 | Eyes on the Environment: How Corporate Interests Cost the Earth
- Giada Santana, Investigative Journalist
- Emmanuelle Picaud, Freelance Journalist
- Tim Luimes, Investigative Journalist, The Investigative Desk
Moderator: Jelena Prtorić, Project Coordinator, Arena for Journalism in Europe
Day 2: October 13, 2023
00:00:00 – 01:04:30 | Masterclass: The Murky Funding of European Politics
- Lise Witteman, Team lead of the EU desk, Follow the Money
- Jesse Pinster, Journalist, Follow the Money
01:34:53 – 02:33:05 | Got your Back: MFRR Supporting Investigative Journalism
- Emma Bergmans, Safety Specialist, Free Press Unlimited
- Flutura Kusari, Senior Legal Advisor, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
- Camille Petit, Communications and Project Officer, European Federation of Journalists
- Jamie Wiseman, Advocacy Officer, International Press Institute (IPI)
Moderator: Gürkan Özturan, MFRR Project Coordinator, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
03:08:45 – 04:06:03 | Cross-border Teams: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
- Coco Gubbels, Project and Collaboration Manager, Project Management in Investigative Journalism
- Jelena Ćosić, Training Manager, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
- Jelena Prtorić, Project Coordinator, Arena for Journalism in Europe
Moderator: Timothy Large, Director of Independent Media Programmes, International Press Institute (IPI)
04:06:03 – 04:19:45 | Concluding Remarks
- Lutz Kinkel, Managing Director, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
- Frane Maroević, Executive Director, International Press Institute (IPI)