Emilia Diaz Struck
Research editor & Latin America coordinator, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Emilia is ICIJ’s research editor and Latin American coordinator. She oversees the data accuracy and integrity of all ICIJ projects. She has taken part in cross-border projects such as ICIJ's Implant Files, Paradise Papers and the Pulitzer winner investigation Panama Papers. Emilia was previously the investigative reporting coordinator at the Press and Society Institute of Venezuela, and in 2012 was Reporter in Residence at the New England Center for Investigative Reporting at Boston University. She pioneered in data journalism and investigative collaborations in her native Venezuela and has been a mentor to hundreds of Latin American reporters. Emilia has taught summer seminars on data journalism and collaborations at Columbia University in New York. She has been a professor at the Central University of Venezuela and a contributor for the Washington Post, the magazine Poder y Negocios, Venezuelan media El Universal, El Mundo and Armando.info, which she co-founded.
Emilia is speaking at
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Room 2.105, HafenCity Universität (HCU)
Speakers
- Elena Erdmann (Speaker) Data journalist, Zeit Online
- Emilia Diaz Struck (Speaker) Research editor & Latin America coordinator, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Description
Big Data, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence… wait a second. Let's take a step back. Machine learning expert Elena Erdmann explains, what an algorithm actually is, how "intelligent" artificial intelligence actually is and how to avoid the most common mistakes when reporting on it.
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Room 2.103, HafenCity Universität (HCU)
Speakers
- Margot Williams (Speaker) Investigative researcher and trainer, Freelance
- Karina Shedrofsky (Speaker) Head of research, Organized Crime & Corruption Reporting Project
- Emilia Diaz Struck (Speaker) Research editor & Latin America coordinator, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
- Toby McIntosh (Moderator) Editor, GIJN
Description
Have a reporting question? Can't find data on something? It's your lucky day. We've brought together some of the best researchers at GIJC19 on one panel. Come prepared with a question to stump our panel, and they'll get to work solving it. In the meantime, they can show off an extraordinary toolbox of databases, search engines, tools and tricks drawn from GIJN, ICIJ, OCCRP and elsewhere.
10:45 am - 12:00 pm
K89, Der Spiegel
Speakers
- Amal Mekki (Speaker) Freelance Journalist
- Emilia Diaz Struck (Speaker) Research editor & Latin America coordinator, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
- Toby McIntosh (Speaker) Editor, GIJN
- Kevin Goldberg (Moderator) Attorney, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth
Description
In this panel, three experts will describe their success in requesting government information using FOI and RTI laws, including ICIJ, which coordinated requests in scores of countries for its medical devices project. Tips and tricks will be shared along with practical ideas for fruitful inquiries.
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Room 2.108, HafenCity Universität (HCU)
Speakers
- Doug Haddix (Speaker) Executive director, Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)
- Emilia Diaz Struck (Speaker) Research editor & Latin America coordinator, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Description
Data stories require guidance from editors and producers at every stage of the work. It's risky to start editing a data story only when it's submitted by the reporter. In this panel, you'll learn a step-by-step approach to shepherding a data-driven story from idea to publication. Reporters, too, will learn how to partner with their supervisors to make sure their data story is accurate, fair and compelling.
Sep 25 - 29, 2019