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2012 Denver Election Watchdog Workshop

IRE is bringing its highly rated Election Watchdog Workshop to Denver.

Sponsored by: Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Hosted by: University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs and I-News

 

 

Arm yourself with the knowledge you need to cover the campaign.  Get in-depth tips and strategies for following the campaign cash and helping your audience track the behind-the-scenes battle for influence, backgrounding candidates, making sense of the new world of super-PACs and "independent" nonprofit advocacy groups, and much more.  

These sessions are designed for reporters, editors and producers from small, midsize and large publications, TV and radio stations and Web-only news sites and news blogs.  Join a group of campaign coverage veterans for our Election Watchdog Workshop on August 4 with an extra half-day of hands-on computer-assisted reporting training focused on campaign finance on August 5 for those who are interested.   

Expected speakers include: Bill Allison, Sunlight Foundation; Jaimi Dowdell, IRE; Laura Frank, I-News; Seth Masket, University of Denver; Ron Nixon, The New York Times and Viveca Novak, Center for Responsive Politics. More speakers will be added as they are confirmed.

Optional Computer-Assisted Reporting Training

Sun., August 5, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Attend this hands-on workshop and learn how to use Excel, a powerful electronic spreadsheet for deadline and beat reporting on budgets, salaries, and election data. 

Also, learn how to dig deeper using the Internet and find valuable datasets for your stories.  

Class size is limited; register early to reserve a seat on a first-come, first-served basis.  

Parking Information

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Courtyard by Marriott Denver Downtown Hotel (0.4 miles from campus) 

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PDF Registration

Use this PDF registration form to send credit card orders by fax (573-882-5431), or mail the form with your check or credit card payment to IRE, 141 Neff Annex, MO School of Journalism, Columbia, MO 65211. On-site registrations are accepted if space is available: bring completed registration form and payment.

Please note: You must be a current IRE member to register online. If you are not a current IRE member, please register via the PDF registration form.

 

 

 


Time and place

Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 - Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012

University of Colorado Denver
1380 Lawrence St
Denver, Colorado 80204


Registration information

Registration for this event is open! Click here to begin.

Hurry! Registration closes on Friday, July 27 at 7 p.m..


Schedule details

  • Panel

    Welcome and overview of the workshop

    Lawrence St. Center - 2nd floor Terrace

    9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

  • Panel

    What you can find out about elections

    From data to documents, learn what information you need to cover modern elections.

    Lawrence St. Center - 2nd floor Terrace

    9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

  • Panel

    Backgrounding candidates

    Learn the skills to thoroughly background politicians. Beyond the basics, this session will help you understand how to dig deeper with property records and more.

    Lawrence St. Center - 2nd floor Terrace

    10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

  • Panel

    Campaign finance: Tools you can use

    Plenty of tools are readily available to help you obtain and make sense of campaign finance data. This session will help you understand how to put those tools to use.

    Lawrence St. Center - 2nd floor Terrace

    11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

  • Panel

    Tracking companies' influence on politics

    These days, the business of businesses is often politics, and by understanding the legislative and regulatory priorities of the companies you cover, you can provide your readers with critical information about them. See how to follow the political money and influence that’s so crucial to the bottom lines of businesses.

    Lawrence St. Center - 2nd floor Terrace

    1:45 p.m. - 5 p.m.

  • Panel

    Wrapup/closing remarks

    Lawrence St. Center - 2nd floor Terrace

    5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

  • Hands-on

    2012 Denver Election Watchdog Workshop CAR Training

    Optional Computer-Assisted Reporting Training

    Attend this hands-on workshop and learn how to use Excel, a powerful electronic spreadsheet for deadline and beat reporting on budgets, salaries, and election data. 

    Also, learn how to dig deeper using the Internet and find valuable datasets for your stories.  

    Class size is limited; register early to reserve a seat on a first-come, first-served basis.  

     

    NOTE: Registration is required for this session. Click here to sign up.

    Lawrence St. Ctr - 5th Fl Computer Lab

    9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.