Exhibitions and Meetings

Rewriting Climate Headlines Exhibition

During ARIJ 16th Annual Forum, a collaborative effort between the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) and ARIJ unveiled three pioneering visual storytelling projects addressing climate change. This partnership melded journalism with design to confront and reshape climate change narratives, yielding groundbreaking stories and visually engaging data representations. The initiative, known as “Rewriting Climate Headlines” earned acclaim for its innovative approach and was featured in a series of videocasts by We Don’t Have Time during COP28.

The animators' drawings are traced or photocopied onto transparent acetate sheets called cels, which are filled in with paints in assigned colors or tones on the side opposite the line drawings. The completed character cels are photographed one-by-one against a painted background by a rostrum camera onto motion picture film . The traditional cel animation process became obsolete by the beginning of the 21st century. Today, animators' drawings and the backgrounds are either scanned into or drawn directly into a computer system.

The three investigative reports, converted into art installations, are:

Story 1: “Construction Projects Fuel Forest Fires In Morocco: The Shadow of Concrete Looms over Morocco's Burning Forests”.

Story 2: “The Season of Migration into the Nets: The Route to Smuggling Rare Migrating Falcons from Libya to the Arabian Gulf”.

Story 3: “Drinking water in the service of the potash industry in southern Jordan Valley: Factories ‘watered’ while farms left thirsty”.

ARIJ AI Exhibition

Thanks to Google's support, ARIJ successfully organised an AI Exhibition as part of the official launch of ARIJ AI Strategy. The exhibition provided an interactive experience featuring robots and touch screens, allowing attendees to engage with and explore the Strategy designed for small to medium-sized newsrooms in the Arab World. The strategy addresses AI challenges, such as biassed algorithms, potential misinformation, and ethical guidelines.

Dalil

A one-stop-shop platform that accelerates the fight against misinformation through technology. Exhibition by Dalil.

Physical Safety Exhibition (VR)

Explore immersive virtual reality experiences to confidently navigate high-stakes situations. A new method of physical safety training to improve decision-making and immersion in complex scenarios. Exhibition by Headset Immersive.

ARIJ Forum Newsroom

The ARIJ Newsroom team was present during the three days of the ARIJ 16th Annual Forum, covering all aspects of the forum and taking viewers on a unique tour of all aspects of the forum, from the sessions to the outstanding attendees and participants.

The team also highlighted the prestigious awards given out at the event and revealed the behind-the-scenes efforts.

The ARIJ newsroom is an integral part of ARIJ, as it contributes significantly to conveying the atmosphere and key moments to the audience in a unique way.