How to sell Europe?

Dutch bestselling author Geert Mak reaches an audiance of millions with his books and documentaries on Europe. Why is he succesful, while others fail to “sell Europe”? This workshop opens the discussion with our Key-note speaker. NOTE: language will be Dutch. Spreker: Geert Mak Moderator: Ad van Liempt When? Friday November 21st, 02.00 PM Where? […]

How to be creative?

Finding good ideas, is first of all finding a lot of ideas. That brainstorming can be an art, proves Marcus Geers of Inspiralia. This Belgian creativity trainer has lots of experience all over Europe. His workshop handles about techniques for finding creative ideas – yes, they exist – and how to develop a creative climate […]

Cross-border journalism

Cross-border journalism: opportunities or problems? Few journalists collaborate in investigative projects while working in different European member states. Investigative Reporters Network Europe tries to stimulate cross-border projects by organizing concrete cross-border laboratory experiments. In many fields the situation indeed differs from country to country. Is in such a context cross-border collaboration still possible? Is it […]

In bath with Islam

Investigative journalist Patrick Pouw attended orthodox Islam-school form almost a year, and wrote the book Salaam! Janny Groen from de Volkskrant got friendly with radical young Moslim women and wrote Allahs’ Women Warriors (with Annieke Kraneberg). Does going “in Bath wit Islam” lead to succesfull reporting on radicalism? Speakers: Patrick Pouw & Janny Groen Moderator: […]

Wobbing Europe

What is wobbing? Wobbing is a verb, it derives from the name of the Dutch and Flemish laws: Wet Openbaarheid van Bestuur, which means Law about the Openness of the Administration. The volunteer journalists behind the website Wobbing.eu aim to inspire and support journalists to use their right of freedom of information as a journalistic […]

Conference fee

Registration fee: € 195,00 (including all plenary and panel sessions, workshops and training sessions, two lunches, two receptions, Friday night celebration dinner) Early Bird! Registration fee before the 31st of August 2008: € 165,00 (including all plenary and panel sessions, workshops and training sessions, two lunches, two receptions, Friday night celebration dinner) Registration fee for […]

Speakers Brussels 2008

A 65 speakers (S), trainers (T) and moderators (M) from the EU and the USA will take care of the panel sessions, demonstrations, CAR classes and round table sessions. We are still working on the program. These are the people who have pledged: Peter Aldhous (USA) – S Brigitte Alfter (Denmark, Germany, Belgium) – S […]

Panel sessions

The panel sessions at this European Investigative Journalism Conference will host a fine selection of journalists willing to share their work experience on issues as diverse as the mafia, stress-on-the-job, investigating in science, and –of course- Europe and its many institutions. Combine several sessions in the ‘Europe track’ and leave with a clear sense of […]

About Brussels

Brussels is the capital and largest city of Belgium, and the administrative heart of the European Union. Brussels is a city of over one million inhabitants. Brussels is considered the de facto capital of the European Union, and hosts many of its key institutions (amongst them, the International Federation of Journalists and the European Federation […]

Power of One, de kracht van het getal

VVOJ Nederlands-Vlaamse conferentie onderzoeksjournalistiek 2007 Groningen Klik hier voor meer conferentieverslagen Werkgroep: The Power of One, de kracht van het getal Instructeur: David Cay Johnston, New York Times Datum: 16 november 2007 Verslag: Marlies Klooster, freelance journalist In deze workshop legt David Cay Johnston van de New York Times uit hoe je bedragen en getallen […]