Journalism under Fire returns to Santa Fe this year Nov. 14 and 15. SPJ-Rio Grande is offering some assistance to members who want to check out this unique opportunity right here in our state.
The focus of this year’s conference is technology: “How does technology shape the truth?” Guests will explore the intersection between social media and fake news; the ways in which artificial intelligence is increasingly influencing the public domain; how China’s use of technology will have massive ramifications for the United States; and how digital forensics has opened a new line of investigation, using crowd-sourced video and Big Data to reconstruct truth.
Special pricing for SPJ members
Discounted tickets for chapter members range from $9-$45. Click here for tickets!
Members may also apply for a $100 travel reimbursement. The chapter will give out up to 10 awards — apply in advance, and awardees will be chosen after the conference. They’ll then be reimbursed after submitting travel receipts to SPJ-Rio Grande. Click here to apply!
About the conference
Speakers this year include Dana Priest (Washington Post), Malachy Browne and Matt Rosenberg (New York Times), John Carlin (author and former chief of staff for Robert Mueller), Hannah Allam (NPR), Rick Stengel (former editor of TIME), Tamerra Griffin (Buzzfeed – Nairobi), Suzanne Kelly (Cipher Brief), Rana Ayyub (India), Sam Gregory (WITNESS project), Alexa Koenig (UC-Berkeley), Ron Haviv (photojournalist), Ivan Kolpakov (editor-in-chief of Meduza.io) and many more. For a full list of speakers, click here.
Four events over two days
On Nov. 14, Journalism under Fire begins at 8:45 at La Fonda on the Plaza for a number of presentations and panel discussions. See the speaking agenda here and speaker bios here.
Also Nov. 14, the Grand Opening Event begins at 6 p.m. at La Fonda on the Plaza.
On Nov. 15, the conference resumes at the Roundhouse (the State Capitol Building) at 8:45 a.m. It concludes with a closing dinner at Hotel Santa Fe at 6:30 p.m.
Presented in partnership with the Committee to Protect Journalists and made possible in part with support from the New Mexico Humanities Council, the conference will again welcome a large contingent of international journalists through its partnership with the U.S. Department of State. This time, 26 journalists from across sub-Saharan Africa.
“Journalism Under Fire” is sponsored by New Mexico Bank & Trust, Hotel Santa Fe, the Santa Fe New Mexican, and the City of Santa Fe. National sponsors include the World Affairs Councils of America and Global Ties US.
Conference partners include SPJ-Rio Grande, Albuquerque Weekly Alibi, Searchlight New Mexico, New Mexico In Depth, True Kids 1 and KSFR.
