Tuesday, April 30, 9:00 AM EDT - Zoom

Investigating the Israel-Hamas Conflict

NOTE: This webinar includes Arabic and French interpretation.

Seven months into the conflict between Israel and Hamas, journalists carrying out their work in the region have faced unparalleled challenges. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, as of April 9th, preliminary investigations show at least 95 journalists and media workers were among the more than 34,000 estimated killed since the conflict began on October 7 — with more than 33,000 Palestinian deaths in Gaza and the West Bank and 1,200 deaths in Israel. For reporters on the ground, the risk to personal safety is unprecedented and accompanied by many logistical obstacles — like a lack of Internet access and inability to move freely — while journalists everywhere have had to face a tsunami of disinformation and dubious narratives.

Due to the near-impossible working environment in Gaza, most investigative stories so far have been produced by international media outlets, which have relied heavily on geolocation, the analysis of documents, open source information, and information provided by bloggers and citizens based in Gaza, rather than on-the-ground reporting.

In this GIJN Webinar, three senior investigative journalists will share tips and tools on how to work in such a perilous reporting environment, and techniques for digging into war atrocities.

Speakers: Sarah El-Deeb (Associated Press) / Peter Polack (Forensic Architecture) / Phil Rees (Al Jazeera)

Moderator: Rachel Oldroyd (The Guardian)

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