Name: Tracking European weapons to conflict zones
Start: 2019-05-17T16:30:00+0100
End: 2019-05-17T17:45:00+0100

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Tracking European weapons to conflict zones

European weapons are used in conflicts, civil wars and human rights violations. Which are the routes they take, and how does this trade circumvent international law? Many journalists research weapon exports and find that war material from their countries ends up in warring zones. Some work with satellite images, others with video material, data in spreadsheets or tips from informants. A group got together on the #EUArms project at last year's Dataharvest conference and share their experiences together with new tools from Neue Zürcher Zeitung.

Speakers

Hans-Martin Tillack

Investigative reporter, Welt

Hans-Martin Tillack works as an investigative reporter for the newspapers "Welt", "Welt am Sonntag" and the TV magazine "Report München" (public broadcaster ARD). Until 2021 he was an investigative reporter for the weekly magazine "Stern". From 1999 to 2004 he was the EU correspondent... Read More →

Ludo Hekman

Investigative journalist / Director Lighthouse Reports, Lighthouse Reports

Ludo Hekman is investigative journalist and a founder / director of Lighthouse Reports.Lighthouse Reports pioneers collaborative journalism. We are working with Europe's leading media on deeply reported, public interest investigations.

Marie-José Kolly

Datajournalist, Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Geboren 1984 in Fribourg und zweisprachig aufgewachsen. Studium der Germanistik und Mathematik. Zwischen 2011 und 2014 Doktorandin und wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Phonetischen Labor der Universität Zürich, danach Stipendiatin in Paris. Abschluss einer Dissertation über akzent... Read More →