I attended two lectures at the conference.
The first was the founder of Investigate West, a non-profit investigative journalism firm in Seattle. They are given grants and donations and dive into stories that require intensive time and investigation. They then sell the stories for a reasonalble price to news outlets for less than it would be for that outlet to employ an investigative journalism department themself. She said it usually takes a few months to a year to do a story, and they like to focus on regional issues. Her most memorable stories were about oncology hospital employees being exposed to carcinogens and cruise ship pollution.
Another lecture I attended was about documentary filmmaking, given by a former BBC employee. He explained the various ways documentaries are made now, and new advancements in technology that are advancing filmmaking. My favorite example was an online project called Gaza/Sidero, which allowed the viewer to pick videos that told stories about each different place. You could choose to view videos chronologically, in narrative form, or just watch videos about a topic or person you are interested in.
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