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This session is aimed at strengthening the skills of reporters who want to move beyond basic computer-assisted reporting and use statistical analysis in their work. Reporters should know spreadsheet and database manager applications and have experience in computer-assisted reporting. Many newsrooms have super equipment and bright reporters; the seminar hopes to ensure that newspapers get the most out of both. Reporters participating in the seminar will be able to return home and craft statistics into stories that count. Session leaders will be Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Doig, Knight Chair in Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University; Jennifer LaFleur, computer-assisted reporting editor for The Dallas Morning News; and Holly Hacker, education reporter for The Dallas Morning News.

April 4-6, 2008 Great boot camp. There were a lot of immediately useful techniques to begin building a foundation for more advanced stories. — Geoff Dutton, The Columbus Dispatch This workshop was one of the greatest learning experiences that I’ve had in a long time (and I’ve been in graduate school for three years). — Jeannine Relly, Arizona State University Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. (click below for more information) Registration Form (PDF) Schedule Workshop Location Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Arizona State University Stauffer Communication Arts Bldg. Tempe, Arizona Map & Directions to Stauffer Bldg. Recommended Hotels Note: the seminar begins at 9 a.m. on Friday. Please plan accordingly for your hotel stay and airline reservations. Hotel with discounted room block: Courtyard by Marriott 601 S. Ash Ave. Tempe, AZ 85281 800-352-9048 or 480-966-2800 $159 per night, plus tax. When making a reservation, please ask for the IRE-ASU Workshop room block to get this discounted rate. Reservations must be made by March 3. The hotel is a 5-10 minute walk from the seminar location. Other recommended hotels: Tempe Mission Palms 60 East Fifth Street Tempe, AZ 85281 480-894-1400 or Reservations 800-547-8705 $184.75 per night, plus tax (includes a hospitality fee that covers in-room wireless access, airport transportation and local/toll-free calls). This is the ASU rate. The hotel is a 5-10 minute walk from the seminar location. SpringHill Suites Phoenix/Tempe Airport 1601 West Rio Salado Parkway Tempe, AZ 85281 480-968-8222 $188.00 per night, plus tax - ask for the ASU rate. This is a smoke-free hotel with free high-speed internet access. It is a 5-minute drive from the ASU campus. Comfort Inn & Suites 1031 East Apache Blvd. Tempe, AZ 85281 480-966-7202 $103.49 per night, plus tax - this is an ASU rate. The hotel is a short drive to the seminar location.

For more information, please contact stephanie@ire.org. Prices per participant for members of IRE: Newspapers: Sunday circulation under 50,000 $300 Sunday circulation under 100,000 $500 Sunday circulation 100,000 and over $750 Television: 50-200 market $300 25-50 market $500 Top 25 market $750 Radio: $500 Magazine and Newsletters: $300 Universities: $300 Freelance: $250 Students: $250 Prices per participant for non-members of IRE: Price includes $60 membership fee. Newspapers: Sunday circulation under 50,000 $360 Sunday circulation under 100,000 $560 Sunday circulation 100,000 and over $810 Television: 50-200 market $360 25-50 market $560 Top 25 market $810 Radio: $560 Magazine and Newsletters: $360 Universities: $360 Freelance: $310 Students: $275