TechCamps

TechCamp Georgia

21st Century Media Strategies

Good Governance & Transparency Investigative Journalism & Media Freedom
Tbilisi, Georgia View Map
June 26-27, 2016

Participants from

Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Georgia; Serbia

Description

U.S. Embassy Tbilisi, U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Information Programs and local partner American Councils hosted journalists and other media professionals for TechCamp Georgia: 21st Century Media Strategies. Participants worked with local and international experts to solve challenges they face in the region, learning about innovative tools and strategies to enhance their research and digital media production skills.

Trainer Bios

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Agenda

Planning Day - June 26

  • 4:00pm - Organizers conduct a walk-through at the venue
  • 6:45pm - Trainers meet with organizers in hotel lobby and walk over to reception at Galleria Italiana

TechCamp Day 1 – June 27

Venue Location: University of Georgia
TechCamp Hosts: Yoon Nam and Etia Zavrashvili

  • 7:45am - Vans depart Rooms Hotel for University of Georgia
  • 8:00am - 9:00am - Registration, networking, coffee/tea (5th floor)
  • 9:00am - 9:30am - Welcome Remarks: (5th floor)
    Courtney Austrian, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Tbilisi
    Deputy Chief of Mission Nicholas Berliner, U.S. Embassy Tbilisi
  • 9:30am - 9:40am - Overview of Techcamp & Logistics Info (5th floor)
  • 9:40am - 10:00am - Icebreaker (5th floor)
  • 10:00am - 11:05am - “Speed-Geeking” Session- Fast-paced Project Presentations (5th floor)

  • TechCamp Georgia 2016 - Speed Geeking Sessions

    Team NumberTopicTrainer
    1Dealing with Online TrollsVitaliy Moroz, Internews
    2Mobile Video and Live Reporting ToolsMarko Zoric, BBC
    3Radio and Podcast StrategiesDavid Bailey
    4Online Security and Identity ProtectionRyder Cobean, American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative
    5Google News Lab Research ToolsSamaruddin Stewart, Google News Lab
    6Collecting, Analyzing, Fact Checking DataLejla Camdzig, OCCRP
    7The Digital NewsroomDouglas Arellanes, Sourcefabric
    8Tech Tools for Broadcast JournalismIain Collins, BBC
    9Data-based Research and AnalysisFriedrich Lindenberg, OCCRP
    10Apps & Social Media as Reporting ToolsLinda Roth, Fern Strategies
    11Data Research/VerificationAric Toler, Bellingcat
    12Crafting a Persuasive NarrativeJustin Burke, Elizabeth Owen, EurasiaNet
    13Coloring Information: Data VisualizationEric Barrett, Nino Matcharashvili, JumpStart Georgia
  • 11:05am - 11:15am - Coffee/Tea Break (5th floor)
  • 11:15am - 11:30am - Interactive Session Introduction
  • 11:30am - 1:00pm - Interactive Training Sessions 1 on topics below (8th floor)

  • TechCamp Georgia 2016 - Interactive Training Session 1

    Team NumberTopicTrainer
    1Dealing with Online TrollsVitaliy Moroz, Internews
    2Mobile Video and Live Reporting ToolsMarko Zoric, BBC & Douglas Arellanes, Sourcefabric
    3Google News Lab Research ToolsSamaruddin Stewart, Google News Lab
    4Tech Tools for Broadcast JournalismIain Collins, BBC & David Bailey
    5Data-based Research & AnalysisFriedrich Lindenberg, OCCRP
    6Apps & Social Media Reporting ToolsLinda Roth, Fern Strategies
    7Collecting, Analyzing, Fact Checking DataAric Toler, Bellingcat & Lejla Camdzig, OCCRP
    8Crafting a Persuasive NarrativeJustin Burke, Elizabeth Owen, EurasiaNet
    9Coloring Information: Data VisualizationEric Barrett, Nino Matcharashvili, JumpStart Georgia
  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm - Lunch Break (5th floor)
  • 2:00pm - 3:30pm - Interactive Training Session 2- same topics (8th floor)
  • 3:30pm - 3:45pm - Coffee/Tea Break (5th floor)
  • 3:45pm - 4:00pm - How to define a “Problem/Challenge Statement” (5th floor)
  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm - Solving a Specific Challenge with a Tech Tool
  • 5:00pm - 5:15pm - Wrap up for Day 1
  • 5:30pm - Vans depart University of Georgia for dinner at restaurant Shemoixede Genacvale

TechCamp Day 2 – June 28

Venue Location: University of Georgia
TechCamp Hosts: Yoon Nam and Etia Zavrashvili

  • 7:45am - Vans depart Rooms Hotel for University of Georgia
  • 8:00am - 9:00am - Networking, coffee & tea (5th floor)
  • 9:00am - 9:25am - Special Presentation (5th floor)
    “The Best Policy Research at Your Fingertips” from Dr. Hans Gutbrod of Transparify
  • 9:30am - 9:45am - Discussion on the problem statements/challenges brainstormed on Day 1 (5th floor)
  • 9:45am - 12:00pm - Small Group Work on Identifying Solutions (8th floor)
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch (5th floor)
  • 1:00pm - 1:15pm  - Plenary/Instructions and Announcements(5th floor)
  • 1:15pm - 3:00pm  - Small Group Problem Definition Refinement and Action Planning (8th floor)
  • 3:00pm - 3:15pm - Coffee/Tea break (5th floor)
  • 3:15pm - 4:30pm - Final Presentations – groups present the outcomes (5th floor)
  • 4:30pm - 4:45pm - Surveys (5th floor)
  • 4:45pm - 5:00pm - Closing Remarks & Follow-on Announcements (5th floor)
  • 5:00pm - “TechCamp Georgia Group Photo” with all participants (5th floor)
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