You don't want to miss these sessions this week!

Week 2 of #AIJC2020 starts this afternoon and we are looking forward to all the session coming up this week. We may have gone through four days of programming, but there's still time to register for Week 2 through to four at 50% discount (and you can apply for a waiver if you are a student, freelancer or NGO). Once you've registered you can access all of the sessions you missed via replays, including all the training sessions reserved for registered delegates only. 

We look forward to the first of two training sessions (the first today and the second on Wednesday) with Bellingcat's Youri van der Welde and Narine Khachatryan for a masterclass on verification of online content, geolocation and chronolocation. These sessions will not be recorded, so don't miss out. 

Register here

Here's a preview of what to expect during Week 2 to bring you up to speed.

Coming up during Week 2
Mon, Oct 12 & Wed, Oct 14 at 14:00GMT+2
Bellingcat Master Class 1/2 - Verification of online content, geolocation and chronolocation

 

Bellingcat are world leaders in using open source data to do forensic investigations. How can you verify online content such as videos and images? This workshop will look at questions that can help verify whether the video or image you are looking at is genuine. 
 
Tues, Oct 13 at 14:00GMT+2
Journalism in the time of Covid
Covid-19 turned journalists into health reporters overnight. Political and business journalists, news editors and television anchors were expected to report and assign stories based on fast-tracked science and health policies they were unfamiliar with. This challenging situation has frequently resulted in misinformation, later shown to be inaccurate.
 
Thurs, Oct 15 at 15:30GMT+2
Online Safety for Journalists
It is becoming increasingly important that journalists keep themselves and their data safe and secure online. An expert takes your through what you have to know and do.

Fri, Oct 16 at 14:00GMT+2
Campus Corruption
Fake degrees, sex for marks, phony professors ... there has been a spate of exposes from the continent's campuses. Here we look at three case studies.
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