2026 Schedule
DAY 1 : Friday, May 1
DAY 2 : Saturday, May 2
DAY 3 : Sunday, May 3
Disclaimer: Some panels and panelists may be subject to change.
Registration (Coffee and Pastries)
Opening Remarks
Cities Under Siege
A Reporter Detained
BREAK
The Corruption Beat
Rules of Engagement: Covering the Pentagon
Lunch (boxed lunches will be provided)
Investigating the “Epstein Class”
The Crisis Inside The Department of Justice
Break and Mentorship Sessions
Disappeared
Exposing DHS
Break
Targeting Universities: Campus Newspapers on the Front Line
The Future of Investigative Reporting at The Washington Post
Cocktails and Hors d’Oeuvres
Registration (Coffee and Pastries)
Welcome Remarks
Tech and Power
A Meta Conversation
Break
State of Surveillance
Investigating Attacks on Public Health
Lunch (boxed lunches will be provided)
13 Million Views
Disclosure: A Live Podcast
Break
Will there be another election?
The Age of Impunity
Under Putin’s Watch
BREAK
Keeping the Work Alive
Keynote Conversation: Fighting Back
Dinner (Drinks, small plates and dessert)
Opening Remarks
Intro to Visual Investigations for Editors and Reporters: Part I
Visual Strategies for Reporting on Protest-Related Violence
Intro to Visual Investigations for Editors and Reporters: Part II
Artificial Intelligence for Investigative Reporters
Lunch (boxed lunches will be provided)
Journalism and Justice: The Future of Investigative Reporting