IPI WoCo 2022: Full Schedule

At the 2022 IPI World Congress, we’re more than a conference. We’re a movement for journalism. For two-and-a-half days, we’ll put journalism at the centre of the world, back where IPI first started in 1950 at Columbia University in New York.

The 2022 World Congress will run from September 8 to 10 as a truly global in-person and hybrid event. More details on speakers and sessions coming soon. Register online today!

4:00pm EDT

Welcome & Opening Keynote

Welcome with John Daniszewski and Khadija Patel.
Opening Keynote by Simon Li.

Speakers

John Daniszewski

IPI North America National Committee Chair, Vice President, Standards at The Associated Press

John Daniszewski became AP’s vice president for standards and editor at large in July 2016 after more than 10 years as AP’s international editor. Before that, he had spent 20 years as a foreign correspondent for the AP and The Los Angeles Times, covering many of the major international... Read More →

Simon Li

Editing and Management Consultant, Retired

Simon Li is a former vice chair of IPI's Executive Board and an IPI Fellow. He has been a member of IPI since 1995. He retired from newspaper journalism in 2007 after 23 years at the Los Angeles Times, more than 16 of them on the international news desk, which he led from 1995 to... Read More →

Khadija Patel

IPI Executive Board Chair, Head of Programmes at the International Fund for Public Interest Media

Khadija Patel pushes words on street corners. She is passionate about the protection and enhancement of global media as a public good and is the head of programmes at the International Fund for Public Interest Media She is the former editor-in-chief of the Mail & Guardian in South... Read More →

Thursday September 8, 2022 4:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Faculty House, Presidential Ballroom

Keynote

4:30pm EDT

A Conversation with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dmitry Muratov

More details to be announced.

Speakers

Masha Gessen

Author, Staff writer, The New Yorker

Masha Gessen is the author of eleven books, including the National Book Award-winning The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia and The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin. A staff writer at The New Yorker and the recipient of numerous awards... Read More →

Dmitry Muratov

Editor-in-Chief, Novaya Gazeta

Dmitry Muratov is a Russian journalist who, as editor in chief of the newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was a vocal advocate for an independent press and known for investigating abuses of power. In 2021, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace, cited for his "efforts to safeguard freedom... Read More →

Thursday September 8, 2022 4:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
Faculty House, Presidential Ballroom

Keynote

5:15pm EDT

Town Hall Meeting: Journalism under Attack

In partnership with the Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism.
When powerful disinformation campaigns launch attacks against fact-based journalism, how can news organisations take action? And how can journalists protect their sources?

Speakers

Sally Buzbee

Executive Editor, The Washington Post

Michael Slackman

Assistant Managing Editor for International, The New York Times

Zaffar Abbas

Editor, Dawn newspaper

Zaffar Abbas is the Editor of Dawn, Pakistan’s oldest and most prestigious English language newspaper. This is his 37th year in journalism. During this period he has worked for several news organisations, including 16 years for the BBC World as one of its Pakistan correspondents... Read More →

Musikilu Mojeed

Editor-in-Chief, Premium Times

Musikilu Mojeed, a member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), is an award-winning journalist and Editor-in-Chief/Chief Operating Officer at Premium Times newspaper, which he co-founded.He is also the President of the Nigerian chapter of the International... Read More →

Olga Rudenko

Chief Editor, Kyiv Independent

Olga Rudenko is the chief editor of the Kyiv Independent, an award-winning media start-up launched in November 2021 by the former editorial team of the Kyiv Post. Olga is the former deputy chief editor of the Kyiv Post. She has written for global publications, and was a fellow at... Read More →

Azmat Khan

Investigative Journalist & Assistant Professor, Columbia University

Azmat Khan is an award-winning investigative journalist writing for the New York Times Magazine, a Carnegie Fellow, and an assistant professor of journalism Columbia University.She is writing a book for Random House investigating America's air wars.Her investigations for The New York... Read More →

Thursday September 8, 2022 5:15pm - 6:15pm EDT
Faculty House, Presidential Ballroom

Plenary Session

6:30pm EDT

Welcome Reception

This year, the World Congress Opening Ceremony will be hosted by long-time IPI supporters Simon and June Li.

Thursday September 8, 2022 6:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Faculty House, Presidential Ballroom

Social Event

9:00am EDT

In Conversation: US: The January 6 Hangover

More details to be announced.

Friday September 9, 2022 9:00am - 9:15am EDT
Columbia Journalism School, Lecture Hall

Panel Discussion

9:40am EDT

Keynote and Welcome: Jelani Cobb

Friday September 9, 2022 9:40am - 10:00am EDT
Columbia Journalism School, Lecture Hall

Keynote

10:00am EDT

Plenary: Life on the Press Freedom Front-line

Amid growing intolerance for a free press, how do we keep journalism alive? More details to come.

Speakers

Roman Anin

Investigative Journalist & Founder, iStories

Roman Anin has won the 2021 European Press Prize Investigative Reporting Award with ‘Kirill and Katya: Love, offshores, and administrative resources. How marrying Putin’s daughter gave Kirill Shamalov a world of opportunity.’Roman Anin is the head of IStories, a Moscow based investigative media outlet. Roman began his career in 2006 as a sports writer, but in 2008 was moved to the investigative section.Since 2009 Roman has been working on cross-border investigations with the Organized Crime and C... Read More →

Muzamil Jaleel

Deputy Editor, The Indian Express

Muzamil Jaleel is a Kashmir journalist. He has been reporting/writing for the last 28 years. He is currently Deputy Editor, The Indian Express at New Delhi. He has been with The Indian Express since 1997.

Friday September 9, 2022 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Columbia Journalism School, Lecture Hall

Plenary Session

11:30am EDT

Newsgathering: Beyond Shoe-Leather: More Options, More Challenges

From open-source intelligence to deep data dives, new methods of newsgathering offer countless possibilities - and pitfalls. More details to be announced.

Speakers

Paul Myers

Internet research specialist, BBC

Paul has experience in the field of internet research and computing, dating back to 1978.He joined the BBC in 1995 as an information researcher. As the internet grew in significance, Paul was able to blend his technical knowledge with the realities of his work in journalism. As a... Read More →

Anna Babinets

Ukraine Editor, OCCRP

Anna Babinets joined OCCRP in 2015 as a regional editor for Ukraine. She is co-founder and editor-in-chief of the independent investigative agency Slidstvo.Info, an OCCRP member center. From the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war Anna and Slidstvo.Info have covered war crimes, reporting from the field in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, and researching and identifying Russian militaries in Ukraine. She is a 2019 recipient of the International... Read More →

Friday September 9, 2022 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Columbia Journalism School, Classroom

Panel Discussion

11:30am EDT

Around the Corner, Around the World: Local Journalism on a Global Scale

With Report for America. How local media is a foundation for democracy.

Speakers

Nwabisa Makunga

Editor, The Sowetan

Nwabisa Makunga is the Editor of the Sowetan, a national daily publication in Johannesburg, South Africa.She has been a journalist for 18years, with a keen interest in politics and the socio-economic development of marginalised communities.Makunga has vast experience in Newsroom leadership... Read More →

Friday September 9, 2022 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Columbia Journalism School, Classroom

Roundtable

2:00pm EDT

Best of Frenemies: Media and the Platforms

Can’t live with each other. Can’t live without them. How should journalism think about this relationship. Status: It’s complicated.
More details to be announced.

Speakers

Emily Bell

Director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia University

Emily Bell is the Leonard Tow Professor of Journalism and Director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism . The Tow Center has built an international reputation for its research on the relationship between technology and journalism, the influence of online platforms, algorithmic... Read More →

Siddharth Varadarajan

Founding Editor, The Wire

Siddharth Varadarajan is a Founding Editor of The Wire He was earlier the Editor of The Hindu and is a recipient of the Shorenstein Journalism Award and the Ramnath Goenka Award for Journalist of the Year. He taught Economics at New York University and Journalism at the University... Read More →

Julia Angwin

Investigative Journalist & Editor-In-Chief, The Markup

Julia Angwin is Founder and Editor-at-Large at The Markup, a nonprofit newsroom that produces meaningful data-centered journalism about technology and the people affected by it.Before founding The Markup, she led investigative teams at ProPublica and The Wall Street Journal. She is... Read More →

Friday September 9, 2022 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Columbia Journalism School, Lecture Hall

Plenary Session

3:30pm EDT

It's the Hottest Story

Climate change and how to break through. More details to be announced.

Friday September 9, 2022 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Columbia Journalism School, World Room

Panel Discussion

3:30pm EDT

Local News: A Global Crisis

In partnership with The Report for America / Report for the World.

More information coming soon.

Speakers

S. Mitra Kalita

Los Angeles Times, Managing Editor

S. Mitra Kalita is managing editor of the Los Angeles Times. She was previously executive editor for Quartz and served as the site’s founding ideas editor. At The Wall Street Journal, she oversaw coverage of the Great Recession, launched a local news section for New York City and... Read More →

Nwabisa Makunga

Editor, The Sowetan

Lauren Williams

Co-founder & CEO, Capital B News

Charles Sennott

Chief Executive Officer & Editor, The GroundTruth Project

Charles Sennott is the founder, Chief Executive Officer and Editor of The GroundTruth Project. He is an award-winning correspondent, best-selling author and editor with 30 years of experience in international, national and local journalism. A leading social entrepreneur in new media... Read More →

Friday September 9, 2022 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Columbia Journalism School, Lecture Hall

Panel Discussion

4:30pm EDT

When It's War

Reporting war lies deep in journalism’s roots. Each conflict has new challenges and lessons. What does the war in Ukraine teach us?

Speakers

Natalia Antelava

Editor in Chief, Coda Story

Natalia Antelava is a former BBC foreign correspondent turned co-founder and editor-in-chief of Coda Story, an award winning media start-up that is reimagining crisis reporting. Originally from Tbilisi, Georgia, Natalia started her career freelancing in West Africa. Following that, she was the BBC’s resident correspondent in the Caucasus, Central Asia, Middle East, Washington DC an... Read More →

Sevgil Musaieva

Editor-in-chief, Ukrayinska Pravda

Sevgil Musaieva is a Ukrainian journalist from Crimea, Nieman fellow, class of 2019 at Harvard University. She is currently serving as editor-in-chief of the online newspaper called “Ukrayinska Pravda.” With her primary focus being news on politics and social issues, Sevgil also... Read More →

David Jordan

Director, BBC Editorial Policy & Standards, BBC

David Jordan became the BBC’s Director of Editorial Policy & Standards in October 2007. Prior to that, he had been Controller of Editorial Policy since December 2005 and the BBC’s Chief Adviser, Politics for the two previous years. He began his career in television journalism... Read More →

Friday September 9, 2022 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Columbia Journalism School, Lecture Hall

Panel Discussion

7:00pm EDT

Reception and Awards Ceremony

Longtime IPI members and supporters Simon and June Li will host a reception and awards ceremony at the renowned Low Memorial Library. More details to be announced.

Friday September 9, 2022 7:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Low Memorial Library, Columbia University

Social Event

9:30am EDT

Reimagining Journalism: New Models for New Audiences

What comes first? The voice? Or the community? We take a look under the hood of five existing journalism initiatives to find out. More details coming soon.

Speakers

Chani Guyot

Founder & Director, RED/ACCIÓN

Chani Guyot is an Argentinian journalist, editor, designer and musician. He is the founder and current director of RED/ACCIÓN. He is the former Editor in Chief of La Nación.

Saturday September 10, 2022 9:30am - 10:45am EDT
Columbia Journalism School, Lecture Hall

Plenary Session

11:00am EDT

A Conversation with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate: Maria Ressa

Speakers

Maria Ressa

CEO, Rappler

* Joining online!A journalist in Asia for 35 years, Maria Ressa co-founded Rappler, the top digital only news site that is leading the fight for press freedom in the Philippines. As Rappler’s CEO and president, Maria has endured constant political harassment and arrests by the Duterte... Read More →

Saturday September 10, 2022 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Columbia Journalism School, Lecture Hall

Keynote

12:00pm EDT

Diversity and Inclusion: What They Mean to Your Report and Your Newsroom

Speakers

Dhanya Rajendran

Editor-In-Chief, TheNewsMinute

Michael Giarrusso

Deputy Head of Newsgathering, Global Beats, AP

Saturday September 10, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Columbia Journalism School, Lecture Hall

Panel Discussion

12:00pm EDT

What Can Journalists Do About Dis/Misinformation?

Time to stop talking about the problem. The solutions are out there. Let’s find them. More details to be announced.

Speakers

Jeff Horwitz

Technology Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Dru Menaker

Chief Operating Officer, PEN America

Dru Menaker is a committed advocate for free expression as a fundamental right that underpins democratic, economic, and social development. She has spent the last 13 years strengthening media sectors and advancing access to information in closed, transitioning, and conflict-affected... Read More →

Vivian Schiller

Executive Director, Aspen Digital, The Aspen Institute

Vivian Schiller joined the Aspen Institute in January 2020 as Executive Director of Aspen Digital, which empowers policymakers, civic organizations, companies, and the public to be responsible stewards of technology and media in the service of an informed, just, and equitable world.A... Read More →

Asha Mwilu

Founder and Managing Partner, Debunk Media

Saturday September 10, 2022 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Columbia Journalism School, World Room

Panel Discussion

2:00pm EDT

Collaboration in a Time of Crisis

War, the pandemic, climate change — desperate times call for new forms of cooperation. More details to be announced.

Speakers

Michael Hudson

Senior Editor, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

Michael Hudson, United States, is now in his second stint as a senior editor at ICIJ. In his first tour at ICIJ from 2012 to 2017, he led ICIJ's World Bank investigation and worked as a reporter, writer and editor on ICIJ's Pulitzer Prize-winning Panama Papers investigation. As global... Read More →

Motunrayo Alaka

Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism,Nigeria

Motunrayo Alaka is the executive director/ceo of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism – one of the first centres for investigative reporting in Africa. She has worked over the last decade and a half to expand the frontiers of social justice, democracy and human rights in Nigeria and Africa especially through the media and other civil society bodies. Working with... Read More →

Ottavia Spaggiari

Investigative Journalist

Ottavia Spaggiari is an investigative journalist and long-form writer.Her work has appeared in The Guardian long read, The New Yorker, Slate, The New Humanitarian and others.Her long-form on human traffickers' impunity in Italy has been shortlisted for the 2021 European Press Prize... Read More →

Saturday September 10, 2022 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Columbia Journalism School, Lecture Hall

Panel Discussion

2:00pm EDT

Confronting Media Capture and Defending Pluralism: The Experience of Central Europe

How have illiberal and populist governments sought to distort the media market and squeeze out independent journalism. How can true public-interest media survive and how are societies pushing back? What lessons can be learned from the experience of Central Europe?

Speakers

Robert Břešťan

Editor-in-Chief, HlídacíPes.org

Robert Břešťan is a Czech journalist and editor-in-chief of independent non-profit media project HlidaciPes.org (in translation WatchDog). He is based in Prague. Before he co-established HlidaciPes.org in 2014, he worked for weekly magazine Ekonom (Czech business-economics magazine... Read More →

Velislava Popova

Editor-in-chief, Dnevnik.bg

Velislava Popova is a journalist. She believes in journalism and she still believes in the opportunity to do reliable, responsible and trustworthy journalism in Bulgaria.Velislava Popova is Editor-in-chief of Dnevnik since November 2008. Dnevnik daily was newspaper with business focus... Read More →

Saturday September 10, 2022 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Columbia Journalism School, World Room

Panel Discussion

3:15pm EDT

Ctrl-Alt-Dlt: What next for journalism?

We’ve innovated, restructured, rebooted, reimagined. What do we do now? More details to come.

Speakers

Shazna Nessa

Deputy Managing Editor, Global Head of Visuals, The Wall Street Journal

Shazna Nessa is Deputy Managing Editor, Global Head of Visuals at the Wall Street Journal. Prior to that she was Director of Journalism at the Knight Foundation. She started her career in technology and design and later joined the Associated Press where she oversaw visuals, editorial... Read More →

Tomas Bella

web director, Dennik N

Tomáš Bella is co-founder and web director of Denník N (dennikn.sk), an independent daily paper published in Slovak, Czech and Hungarian that is focused on long-form high-quality journalism and also develops open-source software for publishers (remp2030.com). Before, he was editor-in-chief... Read More →

Gina Chua

Executive Editor, Semafor

Gina Chua is Executive Editor at Semafor, a new news startup for an increasingly complex world in which consumers are overwhelmed by too many news sources and unsure what to trust. She was previously Executive Editor at Reuters, where she oversaw newsroom operations, logistics... Read More →

Saturday September 10, 2022 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
Columbia Journalism School, Lecture Hall

Panel Discussion

4:15pm EDT

Closing Remarks

More details to be announced.

Saturday September 10, 2022 4:15pm - 5:00pm EDT
Columbia Journalism School, Lecture Hall

Plenary Session