BIRN Summer School of Investigative Reporting
In collaboration with Lighthouse Reports
DAY 1
August 23, Monday
9:00 – 10.00 Opening session and introduction with an outline of the training programme – Marija Ristic, regional director of Balkan Investigative Reporting Network and Ludo Hekman, editor and founder of the Lighthouse Reports
Venue: Room Beterina
10:00 – 11:30 Open Source Investigative Techniques: Basics for Investigative Journalism – Leone Hadavi, investigator and analyst, Lighthouse Reports
Venue: Room Beterina
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 – 13:30 Open Source Investigative Techniques: Basics for Investigative Journalism – Leone Hadavi, investigator and analyst, Lighthouse Reports
Venue: Room Beterina
13:30 – 15:00 Lunch break
15:00 – 17:00 Paper Trails: Tracing Documents Behind Policy Decisions – Lise Witteman, lead investigative journalist, Lighthouse Reports
Venue: Room Beterina
20:00 Dinner at the hotel
DAY 2
August 24th, Tuesday
9:30 – 10:30 An Introduction to Data for Investigations, Max Harlow, Newsroom Developer, Financial Times
Venue: Room Beterina
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 An Introduction to Data for Investigations, Max Harlow, Newsroom Developer, Financial Times
Venue: Room Beterina
12:30-14:00 Lunch break
14:00- 15:30 Working in groups
(Arms – lead Leone Hadavi) Room Vrelo
(Waste – lead Ludo Hekman) Room Bobara
(Surveillance – lead Marija Ristic) Room Beterina
(Agriculture – lead Maud Jullien) Room Tupina
15:30 – 16.00 Coffee break
16:00 – 18:00 Working in groups
(Arms – lead Leone Hadavi) Room Vrelo
(Waste – lead Ludo Hekman) Room Bobara
(Surveillance – lead Marija Ristic) Room Beterina
(Agriculture – lead Maud Jullien) Room Tupina
20:00 – Dinner at the hotel
DAY 3
August 25th, Wednesday
9:30 – 11:00 Working in groups
(Arms – lead Leone Hadavi) Room Vrelo
(Waste – lead Ludo Hekman) Room Bobara
(Surveillance – lead Marija Ristic) Room Beterina
(Agriculture – lead Maud Jullien) Room Tupina
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee
11:30 – 13:00 Working in groups
(Arms – lead Leone Hadavi) Room Vrelo
(Waste – lead Ludo Hekman) Room Bobara
(Surveillance – lead Marija Ristic) Room Beterina
(Agriculture – lead Maud Jullien) Room Tupina
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break
14:30 – 16:00 Working in groups
(Arms – lead Leone Hadavi) Room Vrelo
(Waste – lead Ludo Hekman) Room Bobara
(Surveillance – lead Marija Ristic) Room Beterina
(Agriculture – lead Maud Jullien) Room Tupina
16:00 – 16.30 Coffee break
16:30 – 18:30 Screening of a documentary and talk: Black Trail: the environmental impacts of the shipping industry, Myrto Boutsi, journalist at The Reporters United
20:00 Dinner at the hotel
DAY 4
August 26th, Thursday
9:30 – 11:00 Working in groups
(Arms – lead Leone Hadavi) Room Vrelo
(Waste – lead Ludo Hekman) Room Bobara
(Surveillance – lead Marija Ristic) Room Beterina
(Agriculture – lead Maud Jullien) Room Tupina
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee
11:30 – 13:00 Working in groups
(Arms – lead Leone Hadavi) Room Vrelo
(Waste – lead Ludo Hekman) Room Bobara
(Surveillance – lead Marija Ristic) Room Beterina
(Agriculture – lead Maud Jullien) Room Tupina
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Working in groups
(Arms – lead Leone Hadavi) Room Vrelo
(Waste – lead Ludo Hekman) Room Bobara
(Surveillance – lead Marija Ristic) Room Beterina
(Agriculture – lead Maud Jullien) Room Tupina
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee
16:30 – 18:00 How to BIRD – BIRN Investigative Resource Desk presentation, Sofija Todorovic and Ivana Nikolic
20:00 Dinner at the hotel
DAY 5
August 27th, Friday
9:30 – 11:00 Working in groups
(Arms – lead Leone Hadavi) Room Vrelo
(Waste – lead Ludo Hekman) Room Bobara
(Surveillance – lead Marija Ristic) Room Beterina
(Agriculture – lead Maud Jullien) Room Tupina
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 Working in groups
(Arms – lead Leone Hadavi) Room Vrelo
(Waste – lead Ludo Hekman) Room Bobara
(Surveillance – lead Marija Ristic) Room Beterina
(Agriculture – lead Maud Jullien) Room Tupina
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 18:00 Field trip
20:00 Dinner at the hotel
DAY 6
August 28th, Saturday
10:00 – 11:00 Investigating Border Management: Maximilian Popp, journalist at Spiegel
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12: 30 Investigating Border Management: Maximilian Popp, journalist at Spiegel
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Working in groups
(Arms – lead Leone Hadavi) Room Vrelo
(Waste – lead Ludo Hekman) Room Bobara
(Surveillance – lead Marija Ristic) Room Beterina
(Agriculture – lead Maud Jullien) Room Tupina
16:00 -16:30 Coffee break
16:30- 18:30 Working in groups
(Arms – lead Leone Hadavi) Room Vrelo
(Waste – lead Ludo Hekman) Room Beterina
(Surveillance – lead Marija Ristic) Room Beterina
(Agriculture – lead Maud Jullien) Room Tupina
20:00 Joint dinner
DAY 7
August 29, Sunday
9:30 – 11:00 Working in groups
(Arms – lead Leone Hadavi) Room Vrelo
(Waste – lead Ludo Hekman) Room Bobara
(Surveillance – lead Marija Ristic) Room Beterina
(Agriculture – lead Maud Jullien) Room Tupina
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 Working in groups: Next steps
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
15:30 – 16:30 Visit to the War Photo Limited Dubrovnik ( Group 1)
17:00 – 18:00 Visit to the War Photo Limited Dubrovnik (Group 2)
August 30, Monday – departure