Most investigative journalists have by now become used to getting data and building up datasets and databases as part of their research. And that's also most often the case in cross-border collaborative investigations, where data is normally the common language of the journalists and media participating (as well as English).
What is less common is then publishing or making those databases accessible, and using them as part of the storytelling when presenting and disseminating our investigations. And that's a shame, because the databases behind our research can provide us with an opportunity to reach and engage our audiences in interesting and novel ways.
In this session, two [OR three] investigative journalists, from two very different contexts, Serbia and Switzerland, will present how they went about building up or compiling complex databases as part of their investigations, and then making those databases publicly available and accessible to their audiences, and using the databases as part of their storytelling.
Come to this session to get inspired and learn how you can compile and use databases, not only as part of your research, but also making them part of the story to increase the reach and engagement of your investigations.
