DIG Festival 2025 will host the DIG Academy, our series of advanced workshops held by professionals from the journalism field.
During the festival, to be held in Modena from 24 to 28 September, there will be twelve workshops dedicated to topics fundamental to contemporary journalism, open to everyone, not just journalists. Three meetings a day, from Thursday morning to Sunday afternoon.
Among others, the following will be discussed reporting from conflict territories, information design, cartography for journalism and how to carry out video investigations, as well as other appointments dedicated to environmental journalism, to the themes of artificial intelligence andlla the use of AI.
THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
10.30-12.30
“Frontline reporting: a practical guide for correspondents in conflict zones”.”
With Laura Silvia Battaglia Al-Jalal (Freelance journalist, documentary filmmaker, reporter in crisis areas)
Free access
Registration link for Italian journalists
14.00-16.00
“Digital self-defence for journalists: protecting your reporting from threats and intrusions”
With Giulio and Kim (computer security experts) and Valerio Bassan (DIG)
Free access
Registration link for Italian journalists
16.30-18.30
“Telling environmental fragility: techniques for investigating problems and solutions in territories at risk”.”
Elisabetta Tola e Marco Boscolo (Facta.eu)
Free access
Registration link for Italian journalists
FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER
10.30-12.30
“The AI watchdog: writing ethically about artificial intelligence while challenging power and bias”
With Carola Frediani (Network Wars) and Valerio Bassan (DIG)
Training credits: 4 deontological
Registration link for Italian journalists
2-6 p.m.
“The work of the journalist: values, deontology, contract, protection of rights and welfare”
With Paolo Maria Amadasi (journalist, president Associazione Stampa Emilia-Romagna), Matteo Naccari (journalist, deputy secretary general Federazione Nazionale della Stampa italiana), Silvestro Ramunno (journalist, president Ordine dei Giornalisti and Fondazione Giornalisti dell'Emilia- Romagna) Barbara Musiani (journalist, vice-president of the Emilia-Romagna Press Association), Mattia Motta (journalist, president of Inpgi), Gianfranco Giuliani (journalist, vice-president of Casagit Salute) and Alessia Marani (journalist, member of the board of the Supplementary Pension Fund of Italian Journalists)
Training credits: 6 deontological
Registration link for Italian journalists
16.30-18.30
“Journalism needs method. Project and product management tools for editorial work”.”
With Clara Attene (Journalist and project manager)
Free access
Registration link for Italian journalists
SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
10.30-12.30
“What data reveals. Using public datasets to carry out investigations and unearth news”.”
With Donata Columbro (Journalist, popularizer and data expert)
Free access
Registration link for Italian journalists
14.00-16.00
“The power of maps. Cartography workshop with the Le Monde team”.”
With Francesca Fattori (Le Monde), Riccardo Pravettoni (Le Monde) and Laura Carrer (Journalist)
Free access
Registration link for Italian journalists
16.30-18.30
“The «follow the money» according to the Financial Times. Creating hard-hitting investigative documentaries”
With Ben Marino (Financial Times), Joe Sinclar (Financial Times) and Marco Grasso (Journalist)
Free access
Registration link for Italian journalists
SUNDAY 28 SEPTEMBER
10.30-12.30
"The art of the awkward interview. Techniques and secrets from the investigative newsroom of Swedish TV”
Axel Björklund (Journalist and Editor-in-Chief, Mission Investigate - SVT) Alberto Nerazzini (DIG)
Free access
Workshop in English 🇬🇧
Registration link for Italian journalists
14.00-16.00
“Freedom of the press under attack. Understanding and countering SLAPPs for stronger journalism”.”
With Martina Turola (The Good Lobby), Sielke Kelner (Balkans/Caucasus Observatory) and Alberto Nerazzini (DIG)
Free access
Registration link for Italian journalists
16.30-18.30
“Green is the new black. Journalistic techniques for investigating and exposing greenwashing”.”
With Marica Di Pierri (A Sud), Andrea Turco (A Sud)
Free access
Registration link for Italian journalists
