Research on Environmental Investigative Journalism

Li Wei Soon from the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) will present the paper "The Challenge of Practicing Environmental Investigative Journalism in Malaysia." Li Wei will explore how institutional and political structures shape environmental reporting practices based on interviews with about a dozen journalists.Irma Garnesia from Indonesian Data Journalism Network will present the paper "Challenges in Mainstreaming Environmental Journalism in Indonesia: From Alternative Media to Journalism Classes at Universities,” co-authored with Yearry Setianto, and Rachma A. Ramadhani. Using a political economy of media framework, the authors analyzed the roles of NGOs, journalism associations, and international funders in developing and institutionalizing environmental journalism in Indonesia.Sarah Habershon from Leipzig University will present the paper “Eye in the Sky: Remote Sensing for Investigative Journalism.” The research examines the state of current practice by exploring and classifying a curated sample of journalistic texts involving remotely sensed Earth observation data, according to the data's role in the investigation, verification, and telling of the story.🪑All sessions are first-come, first-serve. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.