[Commlist] Call for papers: 3rd Making Transparency Possible - Interdisciplinary dialogues

Call for papers: 3rd Making Transparency Possible - Interdisciplinary 
dialogues 2019
Research Conference March 18th2019
Oslo Metropolitan University - Oslo Met, Norway

"There is a growing global consensus that the 
secrecy-havens-jurisdictions which undermine global standards for 
corporate and financial transparency-pose a global problem: they 
facilitate both money laundering and tax avoidance and evasion, 
contributing to crime and unacceptably high levels of global wealth 
inequality." (Joseph E. Stiglitz and Mark Pieth)
"International accountability is an issue for lawyers, economists, 
politicians and lobbyists, scientists, health care professionals, 
academics, accountancy, business and finance professionals, and more. In 
a modern approach to accountability journalism, newsrooms should seek to 
partner and collaborate outside their profession as widely as possible, 
being open to the expertise of others." (Richard Sambrook).

"The journalists of the past used some of the same techniques as the 
journalists of today: they went undercover, they looked for witnesses, 
they interviewed survivors and they tried hard to verify what they had 
heard second-hand. The people who opposed their reporting also used 
tactics we know today; hiring lobbyists, lawyers and public relations 
people, applying soft pressure and sometimes resorting to violence." 
(Anya Schiffrin)
Over the last few years, cases such as the so-called Panama-papers, the 
Lux Leaks, the Swiss Leaks etc., have made it clear that public and 
governmental understanding of financial markets is hampered by secrecy 
mechanisms and facilitators of illicit financial flows. As a result, 
cross border investigative journalism has become vital for creating 
increased public understanding of financial markets. The third research 
conference in the series "Making Transparency Possible - 
Interdisciplinary dialogues" will focus on "Financial Secrecy and the 
impact of investigative journalism and cross-border collaboration on the 
public understanding of illicit financial flows."
The organizers particularly welcome original, high-quality papers for 
presentation that can deepen our understanding of the following questions:
.	How to understand the emergence of new models of collaborations in 
investigative journalism?
.	Why governments are not more committed to transparency in the face of 
a notoriously opaque financial system and those who are making profits 
from the current non-transparent financial system? .	Who are able to 
reveal mechanisms for financial secrecy and develop possible policy 
responses?
.	What are the narratives journalists use to communicate complex 
information illicit financial flows and its enablers?
.	How can journalists acquire the necessary knowledge and competences to:
		Communicate complex information related to illicit financial flows and 
its enablers? 		Understand and analyse the power asymmetries between 
enablers of illicit financial flows and public institutions?
		Maintain over time a critical coverage of policy responses to curb of 
illicit financial flows
 Confirmed speakers:
.	Anya Schiffrin, Director of the Technology, Media, and Communications 
(TMaC) specialization at Columbia University, USA. Schiffrin is a former 
business journalist and senior finance writer.   .	Joseph Stiglitz, 
Former Senior Vice President of the World Bank and member and chair of 
the US president's Council of Economic Advisers, USA. Stiglitz is a 
recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science, 2001. . 
Richard Sambrook, Professor of Journalism and Director of the Centre for 
Journalism at Cardiff University. Previously, Sambrook was Director of 
Global News at the BBC where he worked as a journalist for 30 years as a 
producer, editor and manager. .	Kalle Moene, University of Oslo, Norway. 
Moene is head of ESOP - Centre for the Study of Equality, Social 
Organization and Performance at University of Oslo, which is funded by 
The Research Council of Norway as part of the Centres of Excellence.
.	Frian Aarsnes, Chair of the Board at Publish What You Pay Norway. He 
is a State Authorized Public Accountant who has worked 7 years in a "big 
3" auditing firm, 10 years in a global extractive company and 11 years 
in global consulting on the extractive area. Currently working at ECON 
Consulting Group. .	Jóhannes Kr. Kristjánsson, Owner of Reykjavik Media 
and co-founder of the Icelandic Center for Investigative Journalism, 
Iceland. Kristjánsson is one of Iceland's most profiled investigating 
journalists and he is known for the interview he did after the Panama 
Papers that led to the Prime Minister withdrawing.
.	Craig McKune, amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism, South 
Africa. One of the journalists behind the exposure of the Gupta Scandal, 
which partly led to President Jacob Zuma resignation.
.	Joshua Olutosin Olufemi, Head of knowledge and innovation at Premium 
Times and Program Director at Premium Times Center for Investigating 
Journalism, Nigeria. He has done data-driven investigating and reporting 
of failure of regulatory agencies, corruption and human rights abuses.
.	Daniela Quiróz-Lépiz,Data Journalist, Costa Rica. Currently working in 
Burkina Faso as Coordinator for the Center Norbert Zongo for 
Investigating Reporting in West Africa promoting and supporting cross 
border data investigation, transparency and open data in the region.
.	Mwanyanga Ndapewoshali Shapwanale, Investigative journalist in Namibia 
who started her investigative journalism career with the daily The 
Namibian newspaper and from January 2019 will be with the weekly The 
Patriot. She is also an amaBhungane fellow at the Centre for 
Investigative Journalism based in South Africa.
.	Jan Lukas Strozyk, Journalist at Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), 
Germany. Strozyk is an investigative journalist with the German media 
outlet NRD and focuses on financial and economic topics.
.	Rune Ytreberg, Journalist at Dagens Næringsliv, Norway. Winner of the 
«SKUP» prize for a documentary made for the Norwegian investigative 
TV-show Brennpunkt in 2005.
In addition to the keynote speakers and invited panels, a limited number 
of no more than 12 papers will be accepted for presentation in parallel 
sessions on Monday March 18 2019. Abstracts of up to 500 words can be 
submitted until 14 January 2018 via email to the conference organizers. 
If you wish to present a paper, please submit to: (conference /at/ pwyp.no) 
(Please include short bio including institutional affiliation and title.)
Letters of acceptance will be sent out to presenters before February 
1st2019. The conference fee is 800 Norwegian kroner covering lunch and 
dinner. Presenters are expected to cover all costs related to 
participation, including flights and hotel. If your paper is accepted, 
we will notify you on how to proceed.


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