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IRE Conference Pre-Registration
While early-bird registration has ended, you have not missed your opportunity to attend this great training event. On-site registrations will be accepted beginning Wednesday evening, June 9, from 4-6 p.m. and will continue Thursday – Saturday during the conference, being held at the Paris Hotel, 3655 Las VegasLas Vegas Blvd. South.
This year’s conference will deliver what you’ve come to expect from IRE and more. We’ll present dozens of panels offering tips and techniques from reporters, producers, editors and news directors. You'll leave not only with story ideas but also with roadmaps detailing how to get those stories. You’ll be able to take all of the practical advice you learn and apply it to everything from breaking news stories to enterprise pieces. You’ll learn how to incorporate social media and how best to use the Web as an investigative tool. You’ll also have a chance to take hands-on training in computer-assisted reporting skills. We’ll have sessions geared toward nonprofit journalism centers, including a special track on Thursday. And, as always, you’ll have plenty of chances to network. View the schedule and expected speakers today!
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Showcases, keynote highlight packed schedule
IRE Conference 2010: Las Vegas
In addition to the more than 100 panels and hands-on sessions, make sure to check out the showcase panels.
On Friday at noon, learn the latest about efforts to create new models to sustain investigative and watchdog centers. At the end of the day, examine the thorny issue of anonymous sourcing with a panel that includes former CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, Rhonda Schwartz of ABC News, T. Christian Miller of ProPublica and moderator Leonard Downie Jr., of The Washington Post and Arizona State University. (James Risen of The New York Times, who initially was scheduled to appear, will not be able to attend.)
On Saturday, attend the awards luncheon to honor great investigative reporting from the past year and hear from keynote speaker Vivian Schiller, the president and CEO of NPR who formerly was Senior Vice President and General Manager of NYTimes.com.
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Free Reynolds Business Journalism Workshop
IRE Conference 2010: Las Vegas
Come to Vegas a day before the IRE Conference begins and attend a free workshop presented by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism.
The workshop, Investigative Business Journalism on a Beat, will feature Alec Klein, professor at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. During this workshop, Klein will take you through the investigative story from start to finish: refining and pitching an idea, developing and interviewing sources, plumbing public documents, and organizing and presenting the story effectively in multimedia.
The workshop begins1 p.m. Wednesday, June 9, and the sessions are free to everyone attending the conference.
Although this is a free event, registration is required. For more information visit the Reynolds site.
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Broadcast Show-and-Tell
IRE Conference 2010: Las Vegas
For broadcasters, the Show-and-Tell sessions at the upcoming IRE conference offer new ways to share your investigations with colleagues from around the country. The sessions kick off earlier than in the past, starting Thursday afternoon. Check into your hotel on Thursday, then bring your DVD to the Show-and-Tell room. Don't want to show your quick-turn investigation up against projects that took months? Show-and-Tell sessions on Friday afternoon are limited to quick-turn investigations! Then, you can wrap up the conference Saturday afternoon with one last dose of Show and Tell. (DVDs only!)
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Build CAR and mapping skills at IRE boot camps
Tired of feeling frustrated by spreadsheets or intimidated by databases? Or maybe you’ve mastered basic computer-assisted reporting skills and are ready to dive into mapping. Intensive IRE boot camps can help you hone new skills to produce more compelling stories and make yourself invaluable in your newsroom, all in a few days of practical training.
Seats are still available for upcoming IRE boot camps to help you master spreadsheets, databases or mapping software. Mapping boot campers receive a valuable software discount as well.
Check out IRE’s On The Road blog to see how other journalists have put their hands-on training to use — benefiting their newsrooms as well as their careers. For more details on the upcoming boot camps, visit our boot camps page.
IRE summmer boot camps
Aug. 8-13, 2010: CAR Boot Camp
Aug. 13-15, 2010: Mapping Boot Camp
Aug. 16-20: CAR Boot Camp
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