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We’re just a few days away from the 9th Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Lillehammer, Norway. You’ve probably started packing already. The weather forecast tells us we can expect a typical Norwegian autumn. Daytime temperatures will be around 6 to 8 degrees Celsius (44F), with some light wind. The forecasts don’t mention rain, but we suggest you bring a raincoat to be sure.
We’re gearing up for the Global Investigative Journalism Conference with coverage that is multimedia, multilingual, and multinational. Here’s one of our new features: a social media wall that integrates #GIJC15 tweets and other items in a continuous flow. We’re a week away and the wall is already buzzing. Plus we’ll have four streaming video channels and an international team posting stories, interviews, photos, video, and lots of social media from GIJC15’s +170 sessions. You can also stay tuned to events through our conference app Sched, which lets users create their own schedule at the conference.
Welcome to the Global Investigative Journalism Conference! Our co-host SKUP, Norway’s Foundation for Investigative Journalism, put together this magazine packed with information on this unique event. Inside you’ll find a guide to GIJC15’s more than 170 sessions, plus tips on logistics, networking, and special events. There’s plenty of great reading material, too. The cover story features imprisoned journalist Khadija Ismayilova, and shows how her arrest sparked an investigative project exposing the ruling family’s hold on economic and political power in Azerbaijan.
GIJC-2015 and SKUP is offering an exclusive Masterclass in Mojo video making on Saturday 10th October between 11.00 and 14.00. This is three hour workshop that requires registration – on a first come first served basis. It is for maximum 40 participants.
If you’ve been to any of the last four Global Investigative Journalism Conferences, chances are you saw GIJN’s own band, The Muckrakers. Formed at a jam at the first Lillehammer conference in 2008, the group quickly came together with a hard-drinking crowd of journalists from around the world for a great night of R&B, blues, and rock. Since then, The Muckrakers have played to packed crowds at every Global Investigative Journalism Conference, rockin’ the house in Geneva, Kiev, and Rio. Drawn from four countries, The Muckrakers showcases the talents of four veteran musicians – Ana Simonovska on vocals (Macedonia), Mark Hunter on guitar (France/US), Dave Kaplan on harmonica (US), and Geir Aage Vollan on bass (Norway). This is the band’s reunion gig, as they return to where it all began seven years ago.
Yes, we’ve got more than 150 panels, workshops, training sessions, and keynote speakers. But it wouldn’t be a GIJC if we didn’t find the time, as the Norwegians say, to “lower the shoulders,” socialize, and have a great time. We know from experience that sitting down and talking informally can be the beginning of your next big scoop. Gala Dinner
All participants are welcome to the main gala dinner on Saturday evening, October 10. Join us for a sumptuous meal, drinks, and some great entertainment arranged by our hosts at SKUP.
We’ve passed the 100 country mark! That’s how many nations will be represented when investigative journalists gather in Lillehammer this October for the Global Investigative Journalism Conference. What that means is GIJC15 will be the most diverse international gathering ever of muckrakers from around the world. Check out the map of attendees that SKUP’s Jens Egil Heftoy put together. This is not yet complete — we’re still working to bring people from the rest of the world.
From Seoul to Bogotá. From Tromsø to Johannesburg. The list of speakers and participants for GIJC15 at Lillehammer is filling up. There are just over 100 days before the opening of the ninth Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Lillehammer, Norway. So far we’ve confirmed 61 sessions at the conference, with dozens more to come over the next few weeks.