EIJC18 & Dataharvest: Full Schedule

EIJC & Dataharvest is an annual, four-day conference, organised by Journalismfund.eu, which brings together journalism heavyweights, data specialists and coding whiz-kids to exchange skills and story ideas. EIJC18 & Dataharvest will take place on Thursday 24, Friday 25, Saturday 26 and Sunday morning 27 May 2018. Like last year, place to be is the charming city of Mechelen, 20 minutes outside of Brussels and very easily accessible! Address is Zandpoortvest 60, 2800 Mechelen at Thomas More University College - Campus De Vest.

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Journalismfund.eu vzw is an independent non-profit organisation under Belgian law that aims to promote quality in-depth and cross-border journalism by giving working grants to journalists, by providing networking opportunities and by organising training sessions.

1:00pm CEST

Digital security I: Self defence basics

Digital Security: How do I protect my equipment, my communication, my research and my material? Get started with digital self defence for journalists and learn how to protect yourself and your sources against digital attacks and mass surveillance at this workshop. Participants learn how to include security considerations in their journalistic project and to get a good baseline security for everyday practice. The workshop also covers how to create strong pass phrases and protect yourself from phishing mails and other attacks.

Speakers

Aslak Ransby

Programmer and security trainer.

I'm @aslakransby on twitter.

Freja Wedenborg

Journalist

Danish journalist and author of Cryptoguide for journalists. Teaching journalism and digital self defence atVallekilde Folk High School and the Danish School of Media and Journalism and freelancing investigative journalism. Also a board member in The Danish Union of Journalists. @FrejaWedenborg... Read More →

Friday May 25, 2018 1:00pm - 2:15pm CEST
C223

Investigative Journalism, Digital Security

2:45pm CEST

Digital security II: Secure messaging

Digital Security: How do I communicate securely with sources on my phone, and how do I make sure no one is tracking my movements through it? What’s the difference between Signal, WhatsApp and other secure messaging apps? Get a security check up for your smartphone and learn how to install and use simple tools for secure communication with sources, colleagues and others.

Speakers

Aslak Ransby

Programmer and security trainer.

I'm @aslakransby on twitter.

Freja Wedenborg

Journalist

Friday May 25, 2018 2:45pm - 4:00pm CEST
C223

Investigative Journalism, Digital Security

4:30pm CEST

Digital security III: Threat Assessment

Digital Security: How to Stop Worrying and Love the Internet Again. Learning how to asses your adversaries, assets and threat situation is essential in order to pick the right security tools. In this workshop, Henrik Chulu will go through the mental models and digital literacy requirement needed for making the digital security decisions that allow journalists to achieve their goals. Because for a journalist, the goal is not having absolute impenetrable security against all adversaries, but to get the story out while making sure their sources stay safe.

Speakers

Henrik Chulu

Independent researcher, writer, speaker, and trainer on digital literacy and safety. I focus on infrastructural literacy as a core skill set and will help you make sense of your digital environment in order for you to make better decisions about the safety and effectiveness of you... Read More →

Friday May 25, 2018 4:30pm - 5:45pm CEST
C223

Investigative Journalism, Digital Security

9:00am CEST

Digital security IV: Get your PGP right - send your mails with encryption

Digital Security: Much maligned for its complicated setup and use, PGP encryption nonetheless continues to be the best way to send confidential information by email. In this session we will get set up with PGP encryption and start to exchange encrypted email. We will discuss the basics of public key cryptography, key management, and look at some of the recent advances in usability that will hopefully lead to more widespread adoption of email encryption.. Attendants MUST bring their computers to get in: This is a hands-on workshop.

Speakers

Fredrik Laurin

Saturday May 26, 2018 9:00am - 10:15am CEST
C230 Zandpoortvest 60, 2800 Mechelen

Investigative Journalism, Digital Security

10:00am CEST

Security Café

Digital Security:We are there for you! Come and get help with your digital security problems. We will help you install the programs, that are mentioned in the security workshops (among others Signal, PGP, ToR and Full Disk Encryption), and do our best to solve other security worries and problems.

Speakers

Henrik Chulu

Marcel Oomens

Program Manager IT, Zamaneh Media

Aslak Ransby

Programmer and security trainer.

I'm @aslakransby on twitter.

Serena Tinari

Founder, Re-Check

I’m an investigative journalist interested in health, human rights and cyber security. Along with fellow Catherine Riva I founded www.re-check.ch.We are two experienced Swiss muckrakers that like to scoop in the backstage of public health: Re-Check specializes in investigating and... Read More →

Albrecht Ude

Recherche-Trainer, Netzwerk Recherche

Albrecht Ude is based in Berlin (Germany) and Friesland, works as freelancing journalist, researcher and research-trainer (online-researches, source checking, fact checking and security issues).writes for several newspapers and magazines, print and online. focusses on structured internet... Read More →

Freja Wedenborg

Journalist

Saturday May 26, 2018 10:00am - 5:00pm CEST
Cafeteria Zandpoortvest 60, 2800 Mechelen

Investigative Journalism, Digital Security

2:45pm CEST

Implementing security in the newsroom: the approach at Le Soir

After starting the whistleblowing platform Source sûre with seven other French speaking medias in Belgium, France and Switzerland, Le Soir realized that they had to rethink their security practices from the ground to preserve the chain of trust initiated on the platform. In this session, Alain Jennotte explains the incremental approach of this relation between security and a newsroom. From basic daily practices like dealing with passwords or networked printers to PGP trainings and metadata awareness, it's a work in progress, trying hard to overcome technical hurdles and to be convincing that this cultural change is imperative.

Speakers

Vincent Breitmoser

Confidential Technologies

I'm a software engineer and consultant with a focus on security, usability and mobile applications. For the past four years I have been working on email encryption and mobile application security, especially the de facto OpenPGP implementation for Android, OpenKeychain.In 2016 I was... Read More →

Alain Jennotte

Journalist, Le Soir

Journalist at Le Soir (Brussels)

Marcel Oomens

Program Manager IT, Zamaneh Media

Saturday May 26, 2018 2:45pm - 4:00pm CEST
Auditorium 2 (Aula 2) Zandpoortvest 60, 2800 Mechelen

Investigative Journalism, Digital Security

2:45pm CEST

Travel OpSec for journalists

Digital Security: How do I prevent authorities from searching my equipment when crossing borders, and should I use the hotel wifi? This workshop covers the essential digital security considerations you need as a travelling journalist or photographer. Participants learn how to make a security plan before, during and after travelling.

Speakers

Serena Tinari

Founder, Re-Check

Freja Wedenborg

Journalist

Saturday May 26, 2018 2:45pm - 4:00pm CEST
C228

Investigative Journalism, Digital Security

9:30am CEST

What makes a whistleblower platform tick?

Digital Security: Whistleblower platforms come in many shapes and sizes. Some aim to provide information and support for whistleblowers, while others provide digital channels to connect prospective whistleblowers to investigative journalists. Examples of the first are Public Concern at Work in the United Kingdom and House for Whistleblowers in the Netherlands, examples of the second Filtrala in Spain and Publeaks in the Netherlands. What makes these platforms successful, and which consideration should go into developing whistleblower platforms?

Speakers

Stéphane M. Grueso

Coordinator, Associated Whistleblowing Press / Fíltrala

Coordinator of Fíltrala, the Associated Whistleblowin Press' secure and anonymous whistleblowing platform in Spain.------Filmmaker and social activist. I lived and worked in Spain and Germany. I worked in Berlin for TVE (Spanish Public Broadcaster). I directed and produced several... Read More →

Marcel Oomens

Program Manager IT, Zamaneh Media

Sunday May 27, 2018 9:30am - 10:45am CEST
C227

Investigative Journalism, Digital Security

11:15am CEST

State of source/whistleblower protection in the EU

Digital Security: The European Commission will soon publish its proposal for an EU-wide protection mechanism for whistleblowers, and in the Parliament the EPA/Greens are pushing the agenda around this topic. What is the current state of whistleblower protection and legislation around Europe? The non-profit Blueprint for Free Speech has just published its findings into the legal frameworks of each EU member state and will present it in this session. The European Federation of Journalists will join the panel to provide a journalist's view of the state of whistleblower protection in the EU.

Moderators

Freja Wedenborg

Journalist

Speakers

Nick Aiossa

TI EU Interim Director, TI EU

Ricardo Gutiérrez

General Secretary, The European Federation of Journalists

General Secretary of the European Federation of Journalists @EFJEUROPE - Member of @DeontoloJ & the Executive Committee of @etuc_ces - Docent @ULBruxelles... Read More →

Anna Myers

Director, Whistleblowing International Network

Anna Myers is Director of the Whistleblowing International Network (WIN). Founded by the world’s leading whistleblower protection experts, WIN connects and strengthens civil society organizations that defend and support whistleblowers. Anna is a lawyer with over 15 years’ experience... Read More →

Veronika Nad

Project Manager Germany, Blueprint for Free Speech

Trained anthropologist and philosopher, now campaigning in anti-corruption, freedom of information and whistleblower protection.Interested in solutions and frameworks to protect sources, especially in the context of national security, and culturally conditioned elements thereof.

Sunday May 27, 2018 11:15am - 12:30pm CEST
C221 Zandpoortvest 60, 2800 Mechelen

Investigative Journalism, Digital Security