Jennifer Smart

Editor and Animator

Evident Media

Jennifer Smart is a Murrow Award-winning editor and animator with deep experience visualizing investigative journalism for Evident Media, Scripps News, and Bellingcat. She was part of the visual investigations team for the Emmy-winning documentary A Hidden War and many other impactful award-winning projects.

Participating Sessions

Visual Investigation: Innovative Tactics for Video Journalism

From international conflict to mass deportation, Evident Media and Bellingcat collaborate to cover major stories through video journalism driven by open-source reporting, including satellite imagery, analysis of user-generated content, and other innovative visual storytelling tactics. This work has fueled Emmy and Murrow-winning projects. In this workshop, team members from Evident Media and Bellingcat walk through their recent reporting and their approach to visual journalism, providing actionable ideas for filmmakers and...