Dataharvest 2024 - the European Investigative Journalism Conference

How can you do documentary work as an investigative journalist without big budgets and when your time is limited? In this session, we will look into video journaling as a something from which journalists could benefit. Video journaling can be used when reporting on crises such as environmental and natural disasters or war. It also has a wide range of applications in other situations when journalists cannot do field reporting, or when you don't have the access, but your subject does (eg. family situations, medical institutions etc.) It is also suitable for small newsrooms with limited budgets and documentary-making knowledge, but applies to big productions and experienced professionals too. In this session, we will share tips and tricks on how and when to make best use of video journalling.