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Panel
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Thursday (optional CAR day)
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| 9-10 a.m. |
Using data to uncover workplace dangers
and abuses
- Jeff Porter, IRE and NICAR
- Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press
- Christine Stapleton, The Palm Beach Post |
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Education beat 1: Analyzing test scores
and grades
- David Gulliver, The Virginian-Pilot
- Mary Shanklin, Orlando Sentinel |
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Transportation and infrastructure
- Ames Alexander, The Charlotte Observer
- Laura Ayo, Knoxville News-Sentinel
- Doug Haddix, The Columbus Dispatch |
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Exposing racial disparity
- Steve Doig, Arizona State University
- Karisa King, San Antonio Express News
- Rick Brundrett, The (Columbia, S.C.) State |
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CAR: A year in review
- David Donald, IRE and NICAR
- Brant Houston, IRE and NICAR |
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Hands-on class:
Excel 1 – Performing simple calculations and sorting |
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| 10:10-11:10 a.m. |
Deadline CAR: Being prepared
- Ziva Branstetter, Tulsa World
- Robert Gebeloff, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger |
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Education beat 2: Measuring a school
system
- Chris Davis, Sarasota Herald Tribune
- Holly Hacker, IRE and NICAR |
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Investigative stories using Census data
- Maurice Tamman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Matthew Waite, St. Petersburg Times |
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CAR from start to finish: Choosing stories
- John Erickson, Dayton Daily News
- Douglas Pardue, The (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier |
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Broadcast skills: Blending CAR into TV
- Joe Ellis, KDFW-Dallas/Fort Worth
- Tony Pipitone, WKMG-Orlando
- Bob Segall, WITI-Milwauke |
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Hands-on class:
Excel 2 – Calculating ratios and rates in Excel |
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| 11:20 a.m.-12:20 p.m. |
Using the Web to find people
- Maloy Moore, Los Angeles Times
- Alice Wertheim, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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Environment beat: Measuring pollution and other dangers
- James Bruggers, The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal
- Dina Cappiello, Houston Chronicle
- Ken Ward, Jr., The Charleston Gazette |
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Crime beat: The data and stats of injustice
- John Archibald, The Birmingham News
- Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times
- Maurice Tamman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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CAR from start to finish: Fighting for data
- Russell Carollo, Dayton Daily News
- Jennifer LaFleur, The Dallas Morning News |
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Broadcast skills: Finding story ideas
- Nancy Amons, WSMV-Nashville
- Chris Cantergiani, WSB-Atlanta
- Mark Greenblatt, WBBH-Fort Myers |
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Hands-on class:
Importing data into Excel |
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| 12:20-2 p.m. |
Lunch Break (on your own) |
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| 2-3:10 p.m. |
Using the Web to background businesses
- Neil Reisner, (Miami) Daily Business Review
- Margot Williams, The Washington Post |
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Military and national security data: Tracking war and terrorism
- Bert Dalmer, Des Moines Register
- Richard O'Reilly, Los Angeles Times |
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Judicial Track
(co-sponsored by Criminal Justice Journalists and the National Center
for Courts and Media, National Judicial College)
How to cover the federal justice system
- Bill Rankin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story
- Sally Quillian Yates, U.S. Attorney's Office
- Donald F. Samuel, Garland, Samuel & Loeb
- David Burnham, Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University |
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CAR from start to finish: The data is in – now what?
- Ted Mellnik, The Charlotte Observer
- David Milliron, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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Using social network analysis to track diseases, terrorists and boards
- Sarah Cohen, The Washington Post
- Jaimi Dowdell, IRE and NICAR
- Brant Houston, IRE and NICAR
- Paul Walmsley, IRE and NICAR |
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Hands-on class:
Access 1 – Learn to select and sort data items you choose |
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| 3:20-4:30 p.m. |
The invisible Web: Find out what you are missing
- Carolyn Edds, IRE and NICAR
- Scott Wilson, Los Angeles Times |
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Care data: From hospitals to pharmaceuticals
- Chris Adams, Knight Ridder
- Lise Olsen, The Houston Chronicle
- Fred Schulte, South Florida Sun-Sentinel |
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Judicial Track
(co-sponsored by Criminal Justice Journalists)
Prisons and sentencing: How are budget-strapped states coping?
- Ted Gest, Criminal Justice Journalists
- Adam Gelb, consultant; former director, Georgia Governor's Commission on Certainty in Sentencing
- Stephen Bright, Southern Center for Human Rights
- Carla Crowder, The Birmingham News
- Jenifer Warren, Los Angeles Times |
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CAR from start to finish: Putting it all together
- Rose Ciotta, The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Shawn McIntosh, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- George Papajohn, Chicago Tribune |
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Broadcast skills: Writing the story
- Al Tompkins, Poynter Institute |
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Hands-on class:
Access 2 – Summarizing databases with counting and summing |
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| 4:40-5:50 p.m. |
Mapping as an investigative tool
- John Kelly, Florida Today
- Jennifer LaFleur, The Dallas Morning News
- Matthew Waite, St. Petersburg Times |
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Tracking election money: Federal, state and the 527s
- Aron Pilhofer, The Center for Public Integrity
- Jonathan Salant, Bloomberg News
- Derek Willis, The Center for Public Integrity |
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Judicial Track
(co-sponsored by Criminal Justice Journalists)
DNA: Getting the facts about the science and the law
- Ted Gest, Criminal Justice Journalists
- Christopher Asplen, former director, National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence
- Richard Willing, USA Today
- Anna Werner, KHOU-Houston
- David Raziq, KHOU-Houston |
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Dissecting local and state government with data
- Matt Carroll, The Boston Globe
- Kevin Corcoran, The Indianapolis Star
- Mike Fabey, Savannah Morning News |
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Broadcast skills: Shooting and editing the story
- Stephen Kline, WOAI-San Antonio
- Bryan Staples, WTVF-Nashville
- Kristin Stinar, KSTP-St. Paul/Minneapolis |
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Hands-on class:
Access 3 – How to join tables, matching information from one file to
another |
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| 8 p.m. |
How to make the best use of this conference
- IRE and NICAR staff |
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| 8 p.m.-Midnight |
Blues Bash |
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| 8:30 a.m. |
How to make the best use of this conference
- David Donald, IRE and NICAR |
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| 9-10:10 a.m. |
Special Presentation —
The power of one: Making numbers come alive
Award-winning reporter and "taxmeister" David Cay Johnston shows how to make numbers come alive in your stories and give them meaning no matter what you are writing about. Innumerants especially welcome.
- David Cay Johnston, The New York Times |
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Covering sex scandals: From the military to high schools
- Jeff Harris, KMGH-Denver
- Julie Jargon, Westword
- Christine Willmsen, The Seattle Times |
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Tracking the dollar: City hall
- Peter Baniak, Lexington Herald-Leader
- Mark Fazlollah, The Philadelphia Inquirer
- John Tedesco, San Antonio Express-News |
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Investigating natural and man-made disasters
- Gilbert Gaul, The Washington Post
- Wade Rawlins, The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer
- Natalya Shulyakovskaya, The Orange County Register |
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Broadcast Track: Selling investigative to your boss: The ratings payoff
- Bill Gephardt, KUTV-Salt Lake City
- Duane Pohlman, WEWS-Cleveland |
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Hands-on class:
Excel 1 – Performing simple calculations and sorting |
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| 9-9:50 a.m. |
Editors workshop: Conceiving and organizing the investigation
- Charles Lewis, The Center for Public Integrity
- Deborah Nelson, Los Angeles Times |
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Plunging into environmental investigations
- Bill Finch, Mobile Register
- Bill Theobald, The Indianapolis Star
- Cathy Zollo, Naples Daily News |
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Planning and organizing your project: A reporter's viewpoint
- Pat Stith, The News & Observer |
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| 10-10:50 a.m. |
Editors workshop: Carrying out the investigation and managing the reporters
- Judy Miller, The Miami Herald
- George Papajohn, Chicago Tribune |
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From project to book: Tips on getting the contract
- James Neff, The Seattle Times
- Andrea Schulz, Harcourt Trade Publishers
- Mike Stanton, The Providence Journal |
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Broadcast Track: Tricks of the trade – hidden cameras to getting
in the door
- Chris Halsne, KIRO-Seattle
- Jacqueline McLean, KGMB-Honolulu
- Ted Rubenstein, CNN |
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| 10:20-11:30 a.m. |
Investigating the neglect of children
- Eric Frazier, The Charlotte Observer
- Jane Hansen, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Donna McGuire, The Kansas City Star |
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Pharmaceuticals: Prescriptions for investigations
- Bill Estep, The Lexington Herald Leader
- Mary Pat Flaherty, The Washington Post
- Alison Young, Knight Ridder |
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Tracking the dollar: Government contracts
- David Barnes, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Brett Blackledge, The Birmingham News
- Mary Ellen Klas, The Miami Herald |
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Unsung documents
- Mike McGraw, The Kansas City Star
- James Steele, Time Inc.
- Joe Stephens, The Washington Post |
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Bioterrorism as a cop shop story
- Susan Candiotti, CNN
- Gary Tanner, The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph |
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Hands-on class:
Excel 2 – Calculating ratios and rates in Excel |
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| 11-11:50 a.m. |
Editors workshop: Writing and presenting the investigation
- David Boardman, The Seattle Times
- Shawn McIntosh, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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How to spot and cover a failing business
- Charles Haddad, CDC Knight Journalism Fellowship
- Adam Levy, Bloomberg News
- Margaret Newkirk, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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Broadcast Track: Getting your investigation to grow legs
- Paul Adrian, KDFW-Dallas/Fort Worth
- Brian Collister, WOAI-San Antonio
- Laure Quinlivan, WCPO-Cincinnati
- Brett Shipp, WFAA-Dallas |
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| 11:40 a.m.-12:50 p.m. |
Loosening lips
- Eric Nalder, San Jose Mercury News |
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Diagnosing corruption in the health industry
- Fred Schulte, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Russell Hubbard, The Birmingham News
- Carrick Mollenkamp, The Wall Street Journal |
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Exposing workplace perils
- Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press
- James Sandler, The New York Times
- Mark Smith, WFAA-Dallas |
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Civil rights: Everyday injustice from redlining to profiling
- Steve Doig, Arizona State University
- Andy Lehren, Dateline NBC
- Dale Russell, WAGA-Atlanta
- Nancy Stancill, The Charlotte Observer |
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Hands-on class:
Importing data into Excel |
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| Noon-12:50 p.m. |
Doing investigations at smaller news organizations
- Douglas Pardue, The (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier
- Michael Weber, Chattanooga Times Free Press |
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Investigating sports
- Mike Fish, SportsIllustrated.com
- John Sugg, Creative Loafing
- MaryJo Sylwester, USA Today |
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Broadcast Track: Managing up and down
- Duane Pohlman, WEWS-Cleveland
- Mike Devlin, KHOU-Houston
- Gary Hill, KSTP-St. Paul/Minneapolis
- Adam Symson, E.W. Scripps Broadcast Group |
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| 12:50-2:10 p.m. |
Brown Bag Lunch with Media Lawyers
Here's your chance for a free "hour" with IRE's pro bono counsel and other
friends of the First Amendment. Bring your "hypotheticals" and your own
lunch. |
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JAWS session
A gathering for the Journalism & Women Symposium |
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| 2:10-3:20 p.m. |
International investigations: Water, diamonds and the Peace Corps
- Maud Beelman, The Dallas Morning News
- Russell Carollo, Dayton Daily News
- Doug Farah, The Washington Post |
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Uncovering medical mistakes and wrongdoing
- Julie Bryant, Atlanta Business Chronicle
- John Monk, The (Columbia, S.C.) State
- Bill McKelway, Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch |
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Tracking the dollar: State government waste and abuse
- Paul D'Ambrosio, Asbury Park Press
- Ray Long, Chicago Tribune
- Phil Williams, WTVF-Nashville |
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Hands-on class:
Access 1 – Learn to select and sort data items you choose |
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| 2:10-3 p.m. |
Making your stories bulletproof
- Alan Miller, Los Angeles Times
- James Polk, CNN |
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Freelance investigations: Methods and strategies
- Vince Beiser, freelance
- Alan Berlow, freelance |
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Doing investigations while covering the beat
- Clint Brewer, The Lebanon Democrat
- Andrew Curliss, The News & Observer |
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Broadcast Track: Great investigations are local
- Paul Aker, KING-Seattle
- Jesse Jones, WLWT-Cincinnati
- Deborah Sherman, KUSA-Denver
- Anna Werner, KHOU-Houston
- Brad Willis, WYFF-Greenville |
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| 3:10-4 p.m. |
Civil rights: School resegregation
- Ann Doss Helms, The Charlotte Observer
- Jay Hamburg, The Tennessean |
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Fast use of the Internet for broadcast and beat reporters
- Alan Schlein, Deadline Online
- Neil Reisner, (Miami) Daily Business Review |
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Broadcast Track: Consumer investigations
- Elisabeth Leamy, WTTG-Washington D.C.
- Jim Strickland, WSB-Atlanta
- Lea Thompson, Dateline NBC |
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| 3:30-4:40 p.m. |
Investigating the nonprofit
- John Allman, Tampa Tribune
- Craig McCoy, The Philadelphia Inquirer
- David Ottaway, The Washington Post
- Cheryl Phillips, The Seattle Times |
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Exposing school system failures
- Debbie Cenziper, The Miami Herald
- Ken Foskett, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Jason Grotto, The Miami Herald
- David Raziq, KHOU-Houston |
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Legal perils: Latest threats to investigative reporting
- Peter C. Canfield, Dow, Lohnes & Albertson
- James Grimaldi, The Washington Post
- Pilar Keagy Johnson, CNN
- David Smallman, Piper Rudnick LLP
- David Sternlicht, NBC |
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| 4:10-5 p.m. |
A reporter's diary
- Eric Nalder, San Jose Mercury News |
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Broadcast Track: Dollars & Sense — How to tell and sell stories of financial misconduct
- Larry Yellen, WFLD-Chicago
- Tom Merriman, WJW-Cleveland
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| 5-6:10 p.m. |
Showcase Panel: Emerging
infectious diseases: Are we missing the story of the new millenium?
- M.A.J. McKenna, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN
- Howard Markel, Center for the History of Medicine
- Dr. Mitchell L. Cohen, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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| 6:10 p.m. |
Buses depart for The
Carter Presidential Center for Showcase Panel and Reception |
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| 6:45-8 p.m. |
Showcase Panel: Meeting
the challenges of investigating mental health and trauma issues
at The Carter Presidential Center (advance tickets required)
Sorry, this panel is full.
- Daniel Zwerdling, NPR
- Jane Hansen, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Kristen Lombardi, The Boston Phoenix
- Suzanne O'Malley, author
- Dr. Jonathan Shay, Department of Veterans Affairs
-Dr. Otto Wahl, George Mason University |
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| 8-9 p.m. |
Reception
at The Carter Presidential Center (advance tickets required) |
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| 9-9:50 a.m. |
Keeping the beat: First day on local government
- Brett Bell, Savannah Morning News
- Mike Mansur, The Kansas City Star
- Barnett Wright, The Birmingham News |
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Civil rights: Digging into the past
- Jerry Mitchell, The Clarion-Ledger
- Phoebe Zerwick, Winston-Salem Journal |
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Keeping the beat: First day at the cop shop
- Mike Brooks, CNN
- Cheryl W. Thompson, The Washington Post |
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Keeping the beat: 20 tips for using open records laws
- Joe Adams, The Florida Times-Union
- Jennifer LaFleur, The Dallas Morning News
- Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette
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Covering higher education
- Julian Barnes, U.S. News & World Report
- John Frank, Daily Tar Heel
- J.J. Stambaugh, The Knoxville News-Sentinel |
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Unearthing stories in SEC documents
- David Armstrong, The Wall Street Journal
- David Dietz, Bloomberg News |
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Testing as an investigative technique — from food to lead
- Mark Katches, The Orange County Register
- Jeff Taylor, Detroit Free Press |
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Broadcast Track: Going deeper on a story - How and when to do the longer
piece
- Ken Shiffman, CNN
- Vivian Schiller, Discovery Times Channel |
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Hands-on class:
Access 2 – Summarizing databases with counting and summing |
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| 10-10:50 a.m. |
Keeping the beat: First day at the school system
- Andy Hall, Wisconsin State Journal
- Chris Joyner, Chattanooga Times Free Press |
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Keeping the beat: First day covering courts
- Jeffrey Meitrodt, The Times-Picayune
- Maurice Possley, Chicago Tribune
- David Burnham, TRAC/Syracuse University |
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Keeping the beat: Covering local health care
- Patricia Simms, Wisconsin State Journal
- Jack Dolan, The Hartford Courant |
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Keeping the beat: Military records
- Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg News
- Noelle Phillips, The (Columbia, S.C.) State |
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Doing a major business investigation
- Jenni Bergal, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Douglas Blackmon, The Wall Street Journal
- Carrie Teegardin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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Using narrative to investigate race
- Kevin Sack, Los Angeles Times
- Ginger Thompson, The New York Times
- Jonathan Tilove, Newhouse News Service |
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Broadcast Track: Building sources
- Brian Maass, KCNC-Denver
- Mark Winne, WSB-Atlanta
- Scott Zamost, WTVJ-Miami
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| 11 a.m.-12:10 p.m. |
Special Presentation:
Approaches to the craft of investigative reporting
- Donald Barlett, Time Inc.
- James Steele, Time Inc. |
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Special Presentation:
CNN investigates al Qaeda
- Ingrid Arnesen, CNN
- Fuzz Hogan, CNN
- Henry Schuster, CNN
- Maria Fleet, CNN |
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| 12:20-2:20 p.m. |
IRE Awards Luncheon
John Carroll, editor of the Los Angeles Times, will offer the keynote
address at the annual luncheon, which features the presentation of the latest
IRE Awards.
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| 2:30-3:40 p.m. |
Showcase Panel: How
to create an investigative culture in your newsroom
- Julia Wallace, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Greg Moore, The Denver Post
- Frank Blethen, The Seattle Times
- Mike Devlin, KHOU-Houston |
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| 3:50-5 p.m. |
Attacks on freedom of information and how to fight back
- Chris Schmitt, U.S. News & World Report
- Chris Waddle, The Anniston (Ala.) Star
- Peter Weitzel, Coalition of Journalists for Open Government |
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Civil rights: Probing the prejudice of poverty
- Ken Alltucker, The Cincinnati Enquirer
- John Archibald, The Birmingham News
- Carla Crowder, The Birmingham News
- Jeff Hansen, The Birmingham News |
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Covering a war: From combat to atrocities
- Ron Martz, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Mitch Weiss, The (Toledo, Ohio) Blade |
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Investigating Medicaid: Pharmacies and dentists
- Fred Schulte, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Stuart Watson, WCNC-Charlotte |
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Investigating agriculture: Down on the farm
- Ronnie Greene, The Miami Herald
- Christine Stapleton, The Palm Beach Post |
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Investigating your local company whether public or private
- David Allison, Atlanta Business Chronicle
- Mark Braykovich, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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Blending traditional reporting with data analysis: What we've learned
in 20 years
- Sarah Cohen, The Washington Post
- John Erickson, Dayton Daily News
- Deborah Nelson, Los Angeles Times |
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Hands-on class:
Access 3 – How to join tables, matching information from one file to
another |
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5:10-6:30 p.m.
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Showcase
Panel: Investigating civil rights, then and now
- Hank Klibanoff, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia
- Gene Roberts, University of Maryland
- Laura Washington, DePaul University
- Joseph Lowery, Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda
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| 6:30-7:30 p.m. |
Membership meeting and IRE Board
of Directors elections |
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| 7:30-9 p.m. |
Reception hosted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Skyline level (10th floor) of the Marriott Marquis |
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| 9-9:50 a.m. |
Build your career in print
- John Ullmann, World Press Institute |
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Build your career in broadcast
- Adam Symson, E.W. Scripps Broadcast Group
- Rick Gevers, Rick Gevers & Associates
- Lea Thompson, Dateline NBC |
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| 10-11:20 a.m. |
Showcase Panel: Investigating
history: What authors and documentarians can teach us
- Cynthia Tucker, editorial page editor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Steve Oney, author, And the Dead Shall Rise : The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank
- Melissa Fay Greene, author, Last Man Out: The Story of the Springhill Mine Disaster and The Temple Bombing
- Callie Crossley, Nieman Foundation and producer, Eyes on the Prize and This Far By Faith:African-American Spiritual Journeys
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| 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
Educators roundtable: How to teach investigative and computer-assisted
reporting
- Jay Perkins, Louisiana State University
- Len Strazewski, Columbia College-Chicago |
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