Jakub Górnicki is a reporter and co-founder of Outriders, an award winning media publication combining art, journalism, and technology to create stories about global issues and events. Jakub covered the migration crisis in 2015, Belarusian protests in 2022 and war in Ukraine. He remains focused on migration and conflict. He is the winner of Paszporty Polityki, INMA Global Media Awards and European Press Prize nominee.
Previously, as a COO and board member of ePaństwo Foundation, he developed it into a leading open data/transparency NGO globally. Over six years he established Code for Poland and took it into Code for All together with Code for America Open Cities – a programme helping European cities adopt open data policies.
Summer School of Investigative Reporting 2024 Sessions
Visual Storytelling: What is There to Learn From Outriders?
Outriders team, Jakub Górnicki and Anna Gornicki, will provide participants with knowledge on mobile-first visual storytelling projects, including a mobile-first approach to design and content creation, showcasing five innovative projects that integrate mobile, 360, and illustrative journalism, explaining their construction, and discussing how teams manage cross-border technological projects and diverse methods to convey complex global stories.