BLOOMINGTON – Nobel Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa will headline the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism Symposium on Feb. 13.
Ressa, CEO and cofounder of Rappler in the Philippines, will deliver the keynote address at 6 p.m. in Presidents Hall. Her speech will conclude an afternoon-long symposium featuring award-winning journalists from 60 Minutes, IndyStar, InvestigateTV, ESPN, Washington Post, Louisville Courier Journal, Columbia University and McClatchy.
Maria Ressa
As Rappler’s CEO, Ressa has endured constant political harassment and arrests by the Duterte government, forced to post bail 10 times to stay free. Rappler’s battle for truth and democracy is the subject of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival documentary, “A Thousand Cuts.”
For her courage and journalistic integrity, Ressa has received numerous accolades. In October 2021, she was one of two journalists awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her “efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.”
The afternoon panels will include:
1:15- 2:30 p.m.: From the margins: Reporting on the vulnerable
- Tim Evans, IndyStar
- Daniela Molina, InvestigateTV/ Gray Media
- Henry Schuster, 60 Minutes
- Moderator: Erica Henry, independent journalist
2:45 p.m.- 4 p.m.: Fair game: Investigating youth sports
- Chris Buckle, ESPN
- Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal
- Joe Tone, Washington Post
- Moderator: Mike Wells, Indiana University
4:15- 5:30 p.m.: Work smarter: Leveraging AI for investigative journalism
- Tyler Dukes, McClatchy
- Brant Houston, University of Illinois
- Jonathan Soma, Columbia University
- Moderator: Gerry Lanosga, Indiana University
6- 7 p.m. Keynote address by Maria Ressa
The panels and keynote address are free and open to all students, faculty, staff, Indiana journalists and the general public, but attendees are asked to preregister.
Investigative Symposium Registration
Full program details and speakers’ biographies are available on the Arnolt Center’s website.
The nonprofit, nonpartisan Arnolt Center conducts multimedia investigative reporting on issues of importance to the residents of Indiana, including matters that reach beyond the state’s borders. The center’s work is available at no cost to local, regional and national news outlets and seeks to supplement their reporting at a time when many are losing newsroom staff.
Initially funded by a $6 million gift from alumnus Michael Arnolt, the center is editorially independent from Indiana University and The Media School.
