RE:Cover Conference

Day 1 (December 9, Friday)

Participant registration

Opening of the conference

Welcoming from organisers and donors: Henrik Kaufholz (Politiken), Embassy of Germany in Slovak Republic (Ambassador)

Keynote speech

Speaker: Sevhil Musaieva (Ukrayinska Pravda, editor-in-chief), introduction by Rebecca Harms, Former MEP and Vice Chair of ECPMF

Coffee break

Journalists in Flak Jackets. War reporting February 24

War reporting has never been an easy task. What has changed after the 24th of February and what is it like to be a modern day war reporter?

Moderator: Andriy Kulykov (Commission on Journalistic Ethics)
Speakers: Tomas Avenarius (Süddeutsche Zeitung), Anastasiya Stanko (hromadske)

Break

How war has changed the media landscape in Ukraine?

The Russian invasion affected all aspects of life in Ukraine. Media is not an exception. Media expert Diana Dutsyk will analyse in detail what has changed since February 24.

Moderator: Liza Kuzmenko
(Women in Media NGO/Commission on Journalistic Ethics)
Speaker: Diana Dutsyk (Ukrainian Institute of Media and Communication/Commission on Journalistic Ethics)

Tools for uncovering hidden assets (Hands-on Session)

The Ukrainian team from Youcontrol will teach participants how to use their instrument Ruassets to discover hidden connections with Russian businesses and politicians.

Speaker: Veronika Boyko (YouControl)

Break

How to help Ukrainian reporters

Western journalists have been supporting Ukrainian journalists with money and equipment almost immediately from the day of the Russian invasion. What do Ukrainian media need now as the war will likely continue for months?

Moderator: Mathias Brügmann
Speakers: Tetiana Stepykina (Internews), Olha Huzhva (Institute for War & Peace Reporting), Eugene Zaslavskyy (Media Development Foundation)

Legal defence and protection of journalists in a war

On this panel, experts will discuss how to protect your rights while working during a war.

Moderator: Liudmyla Pankratova (Regional Press Development Institute)
Speakers: Gulnoza Said (Committee to Protect Journalists), Serhii Zayets (an international defense lawyer)

Digital Security tools and techniques

A workshop dedicated to digital security for journalists who work in a warzone

Speaker: Alina Elevterova (Digital Security Laboratory)

Dinner

Day 2 (December 10, Saturday)

Disinformation and propaganda in a war

The Russian-Ukrainian war has shown that a fight for people’s mind comes before the first shots are fired. What are the common narratives of Russian propaganda and how can they be counteracted?

Moderator: Anne Haubek
Speakers: Alexander Zamkovoi (StopFake), Serhii Odarenko (Behind the News), Vladimir Snidl (Denník N), Stanislav Ivashkevych

Break

Speech: Reporting about ‘peace’: Georgia and Kosovo

Wars end very differently. We take a look at recent wars and analyse the situation today. Speakers from Kosovo, Moldova, and Georgia will tell their own stories

Moderator: Milorad Ivanovic

Speakers: Una Hajdari, Temur Kiguradze, Alina Radu

How to document war crimes and identify war criminals

Many Ukrainian investigative journalism centers started to document war crimes after the Russian invasion. How to do they to succeed and what are the problems?

Moderator: Olena Loginova (Slidstvo.Info)

Speakers: Natalia Humeniuk (The Reckoning Project), Oleh Ohanov (Mykolaiv Center for Investigative Reporting), Oleksandra Hubytska (Our Money. Lviv)

Coffee break

Psychological recovery

Stress and trauma are common issues in war reporting. How can you stay sane and quickly recover from the consequences?

Gavin Rees, DART Center.

OSINT tools to identify war criminals

A Speaker from Bellingcat will present the newest OSINT tools with which you can search for data and effectively conduct journalistic investigations.

George Katz Bellingcat

Lunch

How to avoid trauma after dangerous situations

On this panel, speakers will talk about the nature of trauma and how to reduce harm while reporting from a warzone.

Moderator: Henrik Kaufholz (Politiken-Fonden)

Speakers: Gavin Rees (Dart Center), Natalia Stoietska (psychologist)

Investigating Stolen Ukrainian Grain trade

A panel dedicated to investigations of stolen Ukrainian grain

Moderator: Anne Haubek

Speakers: Maria Korenyuk (BBC), Kyrylo Ovsianyi (Schemes Program, Radio Liberty), Michael Biesecker (AP)

How to get information from outside of a country? How to conduct cross-border investigations?

What is working? What are the needs? What are known approaches and even some hints at what to think about when entering such collaborations (signed agreements, access control to technologies used, etc.)

Moderator: Stefan Candea
Speakers: Jeanna Kromer, Felicia Cretu

How to interview traumatized people

How to contact casualties of war? How to remain unbiased and not hurt people more?

Gavin Rees, DART

Screening of war documentaries

Screening of war documentaries recently produced in Ukraine with further discussion

Moderator: Danylo Mokryk (Bihus.Info)

Networking

Dinner

Day 3 (December 11)

The big and the small picture: How will the new Iron Curtain in Europe influence politics and daily life

Moderator: Börge Nilsson (Scoop)

Speakers: Rebecca Harms (ECPMF/ European parliament), Thomas Ubbesen (Scoop), Michal Horecky (independent author, Slovakia)

Sustainability of local media in a war

How local media in Ukraine are surviving in the new media landscape which was created by war

Moderator: Olha Myrovych (Lviv Media Forum)

Speakers: Sofia Skyba (Pershyy Kryvoryzkiy), Anastasia Rudenko (Eastern Variant / Rubryka), Zakhar Protsiuk, Serhii Pervozvanskyy, Eugene Zaslavskyy (Media Development Foundation)

Reporting from the occupied territories – security and threats

Moderator: Olga Simanovych (GIJN)

Speakers: Kostyantyn Ryzhenko, Oleh Baturin (Center for Investigative Reporting), Valentyna Samar (Center for Investigative Reporting)

Moderator: Olga Simanovych (GIJN)
Speakers: Kostyantyn Ryzhenko, Oleh Baturin, Valentyna Samar

Break

Ukrainian Refugees and IDPs investigating and coverage

Ukrainian refugees and IDPs, especially women and children is a delicate topic to report on. On this panel you will know more how to do it right from Ukrainian journalists who are writing on this topic.

Moderator: Olena Demchenko (Regional Press Development Institute)
Speakers: Oleksandra Horchinska (NV), Olena Semko (texty.org.ua), Olha Omelyanchuk

Physical security in a war

Safety is the number one priority. This session will focus on how to stay safe while reporting in a warzone.

Speaker: Gulnoza Said (Committee to Protect Journalists)

Coffee

Farewell/Goodbye

Lunch

Departure