A separate ticket is required to attend this masterclass. If you would like to attend but haven't yet purchased a ticket, please contact us at info@dataharvest.eu
How do you find people and information online, verify an event’s geolocation, detect AI deepfake images and audio, or identify disinformation? This masterclass will help you identify the best OSINT tools and methods to help you in your investigations.
A separate ticket is required to attend this masterclass. If you would like to attend but haven't yet purchased a ticket, please contact us at info@dataharvest.eu
How do you find people and information online, verify an event’s geolocation, detect AI deepfake images and audio, or identify disinformation? This masterclass will help you identify the best OSINT tools and methods to help your investigations.
A separate ticket is required to attend this masterclass. If you would like to attend but haven't yet purchased a ticket, please contact us at info@dataharvest.eu
How do you find people and information online, verify an event’s geolocation, detect AI deepfake images and audio, or identify disinformation? This masterclass will help you identify the best OSINT tools and methods to help your investigations.
Cross-border collaborative investigations are now an established practice in journalism. As this field evolves, the role of investigation coordinators has become better defined, even moving towards professionalisation. With the proliferation of organisations and journalists working on cross-border investigations, various coordination models have emerged, each presenting unique challenges and opportunities.
Some organisations have staff coordinators, with a focus on coordinating team members, while they are supported in handling admin, logistics, and finance. In other cases, the coordinator is a freelancer, managing all aspects of work independently, or a newsroom staffer receiving limited assistance from their newsrooms. In this session, three experienced coordinators will discuss the different challenges and opportunities that come with their role.
Live journalism is emerging as a powerful global trend, reconnecting audiences with journalism in an engaging, interactive way.
In this session, participants will explore how journalism can transcend traditional formats and captivate live audiences. After an introduction to the genre — its evolution, impact, and the key players worldwide — we’ll dive into Headliner’s unique approach in Germany, showcasing Reporter Slam (a fast-paced, entertaining format) and JIVE (a magazine on stage), alongside inspiring international examples.
Then, we’ll break down the core principles of live journalism, analysing curated clips from live shows to identify what makes them work. Participants are encouraged to bring a story (printed or digital) that they believe could be adapted for the stage. Through hands-on guidance, they will learn to: ✔ Select the appropriate format and tone ✔ Identify visual and auditory elements to enhance storytelling ✔ Structure a compelling narrative arc for a live audience
No prior experience required!
By the end of this session, participants will have a good grasp of different live journalistic formats and first practical tools to start re-imagining their own stories for the stage.
Russian gangsters, fake counts, golden Ferraris and shell companies in Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Investigating the JuicyFields case meant plunging into a wild maze of deception, false leads and spectacular turns. Hundreds of thousands of people were deceived by a group of serial scammers. They claimed everybody could become rich by investing in virtual cannabis. With losses amounting to more than half a billion dollars, the JuicyFields scam is one of the largest pyramid schemes ever investigated by European authorities. Gabriela Keller (Correctiv) and Elisa Simantke (Paper Trail Media) were part of an international team of journalists that uncovered how a bunch of criminals from Russia went on digital raids targeting Europeans again and again. In this panel, Gabriele and Eilsa will explain how they built up sources, what they learnt from OSINT and police documents, how they tracked the path of the criminals from St.Petersburg to Berlin, Switzerland and South America. They will also talk about how they analysed company structures – and learned how to avoid the traps set for them by the criminals. Because, as the investigation built up momentum, the fraudsters were trying to lure the reporters into their network of illusions. And while the JuicyFields website is now defunct, the masterminds behind it are setting up new scams. The business of the fraudsters continues in several countries – as is the international investigation. That means reporters can still learn how to carry on investigating in their own country.
In this session, we will share tips on tracking lobbyists and understanding how the PR campaigns and people behind them influence public policy. We will look into the available databases, registries and other methods that allow us to track lobbyists, their networks, topics they work on and their influence and the EU level and beyond. Lobby watchdog Corporate Europe Observatory will introduce you to the Brussels lobby scene and show you how available lobby data can help you to nail your stories. Ellen Ormesher from De Smog will talk how to investigate corporate influence through the PR industry. It's an industry which is loosely regulated and yet influences the wider public conversation, ensuring some topics are kept off the agenda, while affecting other policies and their implementation.
The arms business is booming. Between 2014 and 2023, EU countries have increased their defense spending by more than half, reaching 632 billion euros annually, and the defence budget is to explode in 2025. With defense budgets surging globally, how can journalists effectively investigate the defense industry during this period of rapid growth? In recent years, two reporters from Investigate Europe have uncovered hidden aspects of the German Rheinmetall Group's operations, including its covert trade in ammunition factories. This workshop will share their insights and techniques, demonstrating how to investigate companies, employees, and trade flows in the defense sector. Participants will gain practical knowledge of investigative tools and strategies to uncover the concealed practices driving the arms industry's expansion.
In recent years, Telegram has evolved beyond a simple messaging application, becoming a platform for audiences to consume information and a tool for journalists to monitor and track conflicts, wars, and other incidents around the world. However, alongside its general use, Telegram has become a widely used platform for malicious actors to spread disinformation and smear campaigns, spread hate speech and fear, and orchestrate influence operations aimed at shaping public opinion. This session will equip journalists with essential investigative techniques tailored for Telegram, providing a comprehensive guide for effective research. Journalists will learn about the tools and methods available to monitor, collect, and analyze Telegram data effectively. Who should join: If you have never conducted an investigation focused on Telegram channels, this session is for you. This session is also valuable for those who occasionally report on manipulation and disinformation on Telegram, as it provides new tools, insights, and available resources. Experienced journalists who have participated in this session have reported learning at least one new tool, method, or tip for investigating Telegram. What to expect:
Learn tools and tips to identify, monitor, and investigate public Telegram channels. Explore methods and tools for collecting Telegram data. Gain insights into the challenges of working with Telegram data and ways to leverage and interpret it. Participate in exercises: If you already have a Telegram account, we will practice exercises together. It is recommended to have API keys if you want to experiment with data collection in real-time.
How do oil, gas, and coal giants manipulate climate narratives to protect their profits? How does climate disinformation shape government policies and delay urgent climate action? In this hands-on workshop, investigative journalist Liubov Velychko will share the methodologies and tools used to track and expose disinformation campaigns financed by major polluters, such as Shell, ExxonMobil, Saudi Aramco, Gazprom, and Coal India Ltd. In this session, you will learn to map the disinformation system, to track connections between fossil fuel corporations, disinformation agents, and policymakers; how to Where to find key data sources on corporate lobbying, campaign funding, and PR influence. analyze financial flows behind disinformation campaign, track disinformation influencers and identify key figures spreading climate disinformation Practical techniques for uncovering covert industry-funded research that distorts climate science.
You will leave the session with a toolkit of investigative methods for tracking climate disinformation, a list of reliable databases and sources for following money and influence., hands-on techniques for fact-checking corporate claims and policy manipulation and a clearer understanding of how climate disinformation impacts global climate action.
Come ready to dive deep into the mechanics of disinformation and learn how to expose those who profit from climate denial. No prior experience required—just bring your curiosity and investigative mindset!
In cities all over Europe, buildings today are treated as investments rather than the increasingly rare spaces for people to live in. Every year, tens of thousands of former family homes, industrial and office spaces are being vacated and demolished – most of them in order for real estate speculators to build expensive replacements for buildings that could have less costly been renovated. With the help of the crowd, investigative media house CORRECTIV has launched the demolition atlas where people share information about planned demolitions and possible speculations, so far in Switzerland, Germany and Greece with partner media Solomon. In this session, we will show you how we reached thousands to participate, what kind of stories came out of it and how you can do the same in your country – no expert skills required.
