The cij summer school 2010 is for anyone who needs to upgrade their investigative skills and techniques. Topics covered include:
In addition to our regular sessions, this year the school will focus on investigating scientific and pseudo-scientific claims made by the pharmaceuticals, academics, governments and NGOs on issues ranging from health to climate change, from GM crops to nuclear energy.
The school is open to all.
| Friday 9 July |
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| 8.15 - 9.00 |
Great Hall Foyer |
Registrations, tea and coffee |
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| 9.00 - 9.40 |
Great Hall |
Welcome: Gavin MacFadyen, cij director; head of journalism at City Univerity George Brock; |
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Talk 1
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Talk 2
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CAR 1
room A220 |
CAR 2
room A308 |
CAR 3
room AG35A+B |
| 09.45 - 10.55 |
understanding company accounts: how to get the most of Companies House.
Robert Miller |
libel and related issues legal update.
Philip Conway and Justin Walford |
CAR intro (B)
David Donald and Jennifer LaFleur |
everything you wanted to know about using statistics but were afraid to ask.
Connie St Louis and Andrew Garratt |
newsgathering online (B) hands on.
Murray Dick |
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| 11.10-12.20 |
understanding company accounts: profits and losses.
Raj Bairoliya |
information is beautiful: data visualisation demo.
David McCandless. |
excel 1: the power of data analysis for stories (B) hands-on.
Cynthia O'Murchu and Elena Egawhary |
programming: the basics - 1 (B) hands on.
Julian Burgess and Jonathan Richards.
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access 1: understanding databases (B)
hands-on James Ball and Luuk Sengers |
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| 12.20 - 13.35 |
Lunch |
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| 13.35 - 14.45 |
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Talk 1
Room AG08 |
Talk 2
Room AG09 |
CAR 1
Room A220 |
CAR 2
Room A308 |
CAR 3
Room AG35A+B |
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| 15.00 - 16.10 |
understanding company accounts: assets and liabilities.
Raj Bairoliya |
SCIENCE: finding the truth behind medical headlines.
Dr Alicia White and Dr Vivek Muthu. |
excel 2: finding the patterns in the data (B), hands-on.
Cynthia O'Murchu and Elena Egawhary |
programming 2: introduction to web scraping (B) hands on.
Julian Burgess and Jonathan Richards. |
access 2: digging for the story (B), hands-on.
James Ball and Luuk Sengers |
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| 16.25 - 17.35 |
understanding company accounts: the small print and Q&A.
Raj Bairoliya |
quick draw: how to visualise news-based data in real time.
Julian Burgess and Jonathan Richards. |
excel 3: summarising data for the big picture (B), hands-on.
Cynthia O'Murchu and Elena Egawhary |
internet 101 (B).
David Donald |
access 3: joining databases for deeper analysis (B), hands-on.
James Ball and Luuk Sengers |
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| 17.45 - 19.00 |
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| Saturday 10 July |
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Talk 1
Room AG08 |
Talk 2
Room AG09 |
CAR 1
Room A220 |
CAR 2
Room A308 |
CAR 3
Room AG35A+B |
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| 09.00 - 10.10 |
exposing spin.
David Miller |
statistics for journalists.
Nigel Hawkes |
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scraping 101.
Julian Todd |
excel 1: the power of data analysis for stories (B), hands-on.
Jennifer LaFleur and Minal Patel |
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| 10.25 - 11.35 |
story-based investigation: methods through the madness.
Mark Hunter |
SCIENCE: reporting global warming
Andy Rowell |
excel 4: applying statistics for journalists (A), hands-on.
David Donald |
newsgathering online.
Murray Dick |
excel 2: Finding the Patterns in the Data (B), hands-on.
Jennifer LaFleur and Minal Patel |
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| 11.50 - 13.00 |
story based investigation: scene setting and source mapping.
Luuk Sengers |
SCIENCE: reporting nuclear issues
Harold Bolter, Paul Brown and (chair) Damian Carrington |
finding people online (B) hands-on.
Murray Dick |
MySQL 1 (A), hands-on.
David Donald |
excel 3: summarising data for the big picture (B), hands-on.
Jennifer LaFleur and Minal Patel |
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| 13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00 - 15.10
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Talk 1
Room AG08 |
Talk 2
Room AG09 |
CAR 1
Room A220 |
CAR 2
Room A308 |
CAR 3
Room AG35A+B |
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| 15.25 - 16.35 |
using the Freedom of Information Act.
Rob Evans |
investigating Romani issues: overcoming challenges.
Georgia Lacatus (Romania), Laszlo Ligeti (Hungary) and Kristina Magdolenova (Czech Republic). Chaired by Jake Bowers. |
story based investigation: practical tools.
Luuk Sengers |
MySQL 2 (A), hands-on.
David Donald |
importing data (B), hands-on.
Elena Egawhary |
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| 16.50 - 18.00 |
story based investigation: crafting the story.
Mark Hunter |
investigative rural reporting: tools and techniques.
P Sainath |
practical information security: part 1
Wojtek Bogusz |
MySQL 3 (A), hands-on,
David Donald |
latest web tools for posting data and visualisation (A).
Jennifer LaFleur |
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| 18.00 - 20.00 |
summer school party |
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| Sunday 11 July |
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Talk 1
Room AG08 |
Talk 2
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CAR 1
Room A220 |
CAR 2
Room A308 |
CAR 3
Room AG35A+B |
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| 09.00 - 10.10 |
town hall finance: investigating local authorities.
Richard Orange |
video investigations: how to film corruption.
Paul Moreira |
practical information security: part 2
Wojtek Bogusz |
social network analysis (A),
Jennifer LaFleur |
excel 1: the power of data analysis for stories (B), hands-on
James Ball and Luuk Sengers |
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| 10.25 - 11.35 |
understanding public accounts.
Sally Gainsbury |
taking on the pharmaceuticals.
Luc Hermann |
mapping for stories 1 (A),
hands-on.
Jennifer LaFleur |
access 1: understanding databases (B), hands-on.
David Donald |
excel 2: finding patterns in the data (B), hands-on.
James Ball and Luuk Sengers |
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| 11.50 - 13.00 |
how to read NHS accounts.
Sally Gainsbury |
winning the World Cup - it won't be the footballers.
Andrew Jennings |
mapping for stories 2 (A), hands-on.
Jennifer LaFleur |
access 2: digging for the story (B), hands-on.
David Donald |
excel 3: summarising data for the big picture (B), hands-on.
James Ball and Luuk Sengers |
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| 13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00 - 15.10
Great Hall |
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Talk 1
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Talk 2
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CAR 1
Room A220 |
CAR 2
Room A308 |
CAR 3
Room AG35A+B |
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| 15.25 - 16.35 |
covert filming
Sky News' undercover reporter
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seeing through the spin: health research findings we can trust.
Prof Doug Altman |
web detecitve.
Paul Myers |
access 3: joining databases for deeper analysis (B), hands-on.
David Donald |
CAR Q&A
Jennifer LaFleur and James Ball |
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| 16.45 - 17.20 |
thank you and goodbye |
