SITU Research organizes panel on innovation in investigative human rights reporting for RightsCon 2021
June 11th 2021As visual investigations teams proliferate and become a more standard part of media, advocacy, and legal organizations, this panel provides an opportunity to survey a variety of work being generated by these groups. Among the topics discussed are data acquisition and authentication, open-source research, 3D reconstructions, and other emerging evidentiary formats. Other topics of discussion include cross-disciplinary workflows, managing large volumes of data and emerging narrative strategies.
Panel:
Elizabeth Eagen (Facilitator)
Brad Samuels, Director of SITU Research
Adriano Belisário, Associated Researcher, MediaLab.UFRJ
Sarah Cahlan, Visual Forensics Video Reporter, The Washington Post
Christoph Koettl, Senior Video Journalist, Visual Investigations, The New York Times
Lucas Waldron, Visual Investigations Producer, ProPublica
Read more about the panelists here.
Event details:
The Anatomy of a Visual Investigation: Innovation in Human Rights and Investigative Reporting
Friday, June 11, 2021 at 2:45–3:45 pm EST