Dataharvest 2024 - the European Investigative Journalism Conference

Companies in the medical, food, tobacco, and environmental sectors spend billions funding persons and organisations in research, education, and medical practice. They thereby introduce bias and distort priorities, practices, and results. How do we investigate this topic? We will discuss different approaches, including story angles, data sources, and methods. Hristio will draw from his extensive experience on the subject as a freelance investigative reporter at The BMJ, as well as the leader of the award-winning long-term data investigation project, Follow the Grant.
The attendees will walk away from the session with an understanding of the importance of commercial influence on science, education, and medicine, relevant story ideas and ways to investigate them, as well as possible pitfalls. The session will be followed by a data buffet on the topic.