Dates: March 27-29
Schedule Day 1 – March 27th
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Time |
Topic |
Specifics |
Trainer |
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9-10 am |
introduction |
project, process, participants |
Birgit Schwarz, IJW |
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10:15-10:30 |
tea break |
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10:30-12:30 |
project brainstorming |
key areas of concern |
Birgit Schwarz, IJW |
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12-30-1:30 pm |
lunch |
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1:30-4:30 |
law & ethics |
roles and responsibilities of the investigative journalist accuracy and fairness conflicts of interest (partiality, bribery, collusion) accessing private records – what can be accessed and when? protection of sources media laws and other relevant legislation |
Glen Penfold, Webber Wentzel Bowens
http://www.kasmedia.org |
Schedule Day 2 – March 28
|
Time |
Topic |
Areas to be discussed |
Trainer |
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9-10:30 am |
access to sources |
public records and archives: how and where to access them information that does not exist in formal records: how to access and handle sources |
Wisani Waka Ngobeni, Sunday Times |
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10:30-10:45 |
tea break |
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10:45-12:45 |
interview techniques |
general interviewing techniques forensic interviewing techniques How to scrutinize sources? How to interview witnesses? |
Wisani Waka Ngobeni, Sunday Times |
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12-45-1:45 pm |
lunch |
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1:45-4:30 |
CAR (computer assisted research) 1 |
Google searches |
Tara Turkington, Wits Journalism |
Schedule Day 3 – March 29th
|
Time |
Topic |
Areas to be discussed |
Trainer |
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9-10:30 am |
CAR (computer assisted research) 2 |
DeedSearch tutorial |
Sam Sole, Mail & Guardian |
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10:30-10:45 |
tea break |
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10:45-12:45 pm |
strategizing an investigation |
contact book investigative diary research plans data collection, management and selection indexing of documents and core issues |
Sam Sole, Mail & Guardian |
|
12:45-1:15 pm |
wrap up |
Birgit Schwarz |
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1:15-2:15 |
lunch |
Sponsored by: CIJ | USAID | IDASA | PACT | David and Elaine Potter
