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105 WORkSHOp: nICk DAVIES
InVESTIGATIVE JOuRnALISM
SunDAY MAY 17 – 10.00AM-1.00pM GOODMAn FIELDER ROOM LEVEL 4, AOTEA CEnTRE
Nick Davies’ workshop in investigative reporting starts with first principles and moves on to sophisticated tricks of the trade. He aims to teach practical techniques of a kind rarely touched on in conventional courses. Hundreds of press and broadcast journalists have attended similar Davies’ sessions, described by a former Guardian
news editor as “fantastic...thought- provoking, useful and inspiring.” $75; maximum of 25 participants.
106 WORkSHOp: JASpREET SInGH
THE pAST IS nOT pAST YET
SunDAY MAY 17 – 1.30-3.00pM GOODMAn FIELDER ROOM LEVEL 4, AOTEA CEnTRE
Novelist Jaspreet Singh takes a workshop about writing based on ‘unfinished’ histories: the balance between fact and fiction, invention
and truth, what happened and what could have happened? Exploring bringing life to characters caught between the personal and the hyper- remembered, participants will also explore memory, trauma, archive, research, interview, observation and imagination.
107 WORkSHOp: kATHRYn BuRnETT
CREATIVE IDEAS FAST
SunDAY MAY 17 – 3.30-5.00pM GOODMAn FIELDER ROOM LEVEL 4, AOTEA CEnTRE
Whether you’re hunting for a new idea or just need a creative boost, this short, sharp workout will get your ideas fizzing. Workshop participants generate ideas using dynamic writing exercises and then trial their favourites. (Note: sharing optional.)
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