TechCamp Riga

Clearing the Noise

Riga, Latvia View Map
May 18-19, 2015

Participants from

Belarus; Czechia; Estonia; Germany; Latvia; Lithuania; Moldova; Poland; Ukraine

Description

TechCamp Riga, an initiative from the U.S. Department of State, brought together journalists in the Baltic/Eastern European region with local and international technologists to help increase investigative journalism skills, digital and media literacy, and explore how digital tools are helping expand outreach capabilities in the 21st century.

Agenda

May 18th, 2015 | TechCamp Day 1

  • 8:00am - 9:00am - Registration, networking, coffee / tea
  • 9:00am - 9:10am - Overview of TechCamp & Logistics Info
  • 9:10am - 9:30am - Welcome Remarks:
    Sharon Hudson-Dean, Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Riga
    Macon Phillips, Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
  • 9:30am - 9:40am - What is a TechCamp and Why Do I Care:
    Raheel Khursheed, Twitter and Luisa Ortiz Perez, Nova Mexico
  • 9:40am - 10:30am - Fast-paced Project Presentations (Case Studies) also known as “Speed-Geeking” Session
  • TechCamp Riga 2015 - Speed Geeking Sessions

    Team NumberTopicTech-Trainer/s and Organization/s
    1Rapid Response by Informal Networks via Social MediaVitaliy Moroz - Internews
    2 Fact Checking for Photos/VideosIggy Ostanin - Bellingcat
    3Digital Storytelling for FundraisingLuisa Perez Ortiz - Nova Mexico
    4FOIA/Data GatheringGavin Sheridan - VizLegal
    5Research, Engage & Promote your Work OnlineSarah Granger, The Digital Mystic
    6Practice of TV- investigationsDmytro Gnap - Personal Democracy Forum
    7Innovative/Effective VideosMarko Zoric - BBC News
    8Digital SecurityCarol Waters - Columbia School of Journalism
    9Twitter for Investigative JournalismRaheel Khursheed - Twitter
    10Building Networks with MatryoshkaJoachim Ciecierski - Polskie Radio
    11Data VerificationRavin Sampat - BBC News
  • 10:30am - 10:40am - Coffee break
  • 10:40am - 10:45am - Facebook Group Announcement
  • 10:45am - 11:15am - Interactive Session with journalists:
    Journalists share their challenges/stories guided by the results of the pre-survey
  • 11:15am - 11:30am - Interactive Training Explained
  • 11:30am - 12:30pm - Interactive Training Sessions 1 on the Following Topics:
  • TechCamp Riga 2015 - Interactive Training Sessions 1

    Team NumberTopicTech-Trainer/s and Organization/s
    1Rapid Response by Informal Networks via Social MediaVitaliy Moroz - Internews
    2Fact Checking for Photos/Videos & Data Verification
    Iggy Ostanin - Bellingcat;
    Ravin Sampat - BBC News
    3Digital Storytelling for FundraisingLuisa Perez Ortiz - Nova Mexico;
    Valdis Pornieks - IT House
    4FOIA/Data GatheringGavin Sheridan - VizLegal
    5Research, Engage & Promote your Work OnlineSarah Granger - The Digital Mystic;
    Marta Cerava
    6Practice of TV- InvestigationsDmytro Gnap - Personal Democracy Forum;
    Sandijs Semjonovs - Freelance
    7Innovative/Effective VideosMarko Zoric - BBC News;
    Uldis Stīpnieks - Freelance
    8Digital Security Carol Waters - Columbia School of Journalism;
    Agris Krusts - ITCentrs
    9Twitter for Investigative JournalismRaheel Khursheed - Twitter
  • 12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch Break
  • 1:30pm - 1:40pm - Interactive Training 2 Explained
  • 1:40pm - 2:40pm -  Interactive Training Sessions 2
  • 2:40pm - 3:00pm - Coffee / Tea Break
  • 3:00pm - 3:15pm - Rick Tulsky, Director of Medill Watchdog (Former Philadelphia Inquirer, LA Times & San Jose Mercury News Reporter) - Pulitzer prize winner in investigative reporting
  • 3:15pm - 3:30pm - Discussion: How Might We?
  • 3:30pm - 4:30pm - A particular technological tool/concept is paired with a specific challenge/issue:
  • TechCamp Riga 2015 - Technological tool/concept paired with a challenge/issue

    Team NumberTopicTech-Trainer/s and Organization/s
    1Challenges that can be solved by Rapid Response by Informal Networks via Social MediaVitaliy Moroz - Internews
    2Challenges that can be solved Fact Checking for Photos/Videos & Data VerificationIggy Ostanin - Bellingcat;
    Ravin Sampat - BBC News
    3Challenges that can be solved by Digital Storytelling for FundraisingLuisa Perez Ortiz - Nova Mexico;
    Valdis Pornieks - IT House
    4Challenges that can be solved by FOIA/Data GatheringGavin Sheridan - VizLegal
    5Challenges that can be solved by Research, Engage & Promote your Work OnlineSarah Granger - The Digital Mystic; Marta Cerava
    6Challenges that can be solved by Practice of TV- InvestigationsDmytro Gnap - Personal Democracy Forum; Sandijs Semjonovs, Freelance
    7Challenges that can be solved by Innovative/Effective VideosMarko Zoric - BBC News;
    Uldis Stīpnieks - Freelance
    8Challenges that can be solved by Digital SecurityCarol Waters - Columbia School of Journalism;
    Agris Krusts - ITCentrs
    9Challenges that can be solved by Twitter for Investigative JournalismRaheel Khursheed - Twitter
  • 4:30pm - 4:45pm - Brief announcements. Setting the tone for day 2 (emcees)
  • 4:45 pm - 5:30pm - Tech-trainer meeting/discussion with organizers

May 19th, 2015 | TechCamp Day 2

  • 8:00am - 9:00am - Networking, coffee & tea (Solution Sign-up Time)
  • 9:00am - 9:15am - Opening
  • 9:15am - 9:45am - Discussion on the problem statements / challenges brainstormed on Day 1
  • 9:45am - 10:30am - Remarks & Q&A
    Richard Stengel, Under Secretary for Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State
  • 10:30am - 10:45am - Coffee Break
  • 10:45am - 12:00pm - Small Group Work on Identifying Solutions
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch
  • 1:00pm - 1:15pm - Plenary / Instructions and Announcements (if required)
  • 1:15pm - 3:00pm - Small Group Problem Definition Refinement and Action Planning
  • 3:00pm - 3:15pm - Coffee / Tea break
  • 3:15pm - 4:30pm - Final Presentations – Groups present the outcomes
  • 4:30pm - 5:00pm - Closing Remarks:
    Sharon Hudson-Dean, Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Riga
    Richard Stengel, Under Secretary for Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State
  • 5:00pm - “TechCamp Riga Group Photo” with all participants
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