More than 300 journalists from 32 countries flocked to Manila for the first Asian Investigative Journalism Conference. From tips on investigating through social media to tales of lessons learned, reporters and muckrakers tweeted all the latest and greatest from Day 1 of #IJAsia14.
Asian powers take note. 300 plus investigative journalists tooling up at #IJAsia14. #accountability pic.twitter.com/gYRfLqY57f
— Steve Chao (@SteveChaoSC) November 23, 2014
PHOTO: Journalist Malou Mangahas welcomes delegates for #ijasia14; shares PCIJ’s history. pic.twitter.com/lqONSnuL8p
— Ramon Royandoyan (@monroyan) November 23, 2014
Emininent Filipino investigative journalist Sheila Coronel kicked off the conference with a defiant, yet humorous, keynote speech.
.@sheilacoronel #IJAsia14 We are the mosquitoes, the irritants. We are the pebble in the shoe of the comfortable.
— John Nery (@jnery_newsstand) November 23, 2014
“Corruption porn.” Journalist @SheilaCoronel shares photos of luxury mansions owned by govt officials. #IJAsia14 http://t.co/2IIHntJHxK
— Stephanie Burnett (@Stephy_Burnett) November 23, 2014
#IJAsia14 delegates learned data, security and social media tips when reporting from leading experts.
On reporters' security: encrypt your hard drive. For Mac users, it only takes about 20 secs (turn on FileVault). #IJAsia14
— Julliane de Jesus (@jullianedejesus) November 23, 2014
If your investigative report doesn't spread in social media, it's dead – Nils Mulvad Investigative Reporting Denmark #IJAsia14
— Arun Arokianathan (@aroarun) November 23, 2014
Cowboys in the newsrooms are dangerous to work with, I will fire them, Drew Sullivan says on discussion about safety #IJAsia14
— PCIJ (@PCIJdotOrg) November 23, 2014
Yolanda Ma: Chinese gov officials debating on whether to charge for data as they put lots of resources to collect data.#IJAsia14
— Chen Shaua Fui (@shauafui) November 23, 2014
Don't always trust data. "Data lies as much as people, maybe even more," warns journalist @gianninasegnini #IJAsia14 pic.twitter.com/MdO3qHXpaS
— GIJN (@gijn) November 23, 2014
Paul Myers of BBC is teaching us how to stalk people on the internet. researchclinic #IJAsia14… http://t.co/5xTOBZLdLf
— Geolette Esguerra (@geolette) November 23, 2014
Filipino journalists and #IJAsia14 gathered in the evening to remember the Ampatuan political massacre that killed 58 people – at least 34 of them journalists – in 2009. No one has been convicted.
58 people killed, 0 convicted. #IJAsia14 and Filipino journos remember #Ampatuan massacre. Photo: @yasuomisawa pic.twitter.com/eBJxjqinWi
— GIJN (@gijn) November 23, 2014
Candle Light Gathering for International Day of Impunity tonite in Manila. So many good journalists lost. We never stopped caring #IJAsia14
— Drew Sullivan (@DrewOCCRP) November 23, 2014
