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Better Watchdog Workshop
(A program primarily for reporters, but editors welcome.)
Miami, Fla. — Wednesday, August 1, 2007
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Miami
Return to Better Watchdog Workshops

Host: Asian American Journalists Association

A crucial duty of a journalist is to serve the public interest by acting as a watchdog on government and business. This duty has become all the more important at a time when governments are restricting the flow of information. At such times, broadcast and print journalists must redouble their efforts to use freedom-of-information laws to obtain public documents and help the public appreciate the value of such laws.

A Better Watchdog Workshop is intended to help those journalists at small- to medium-sized news organizations — and those in bureaus of larger organizations — to learn the investigative skills that keep government and business accountable and to produce enterprising and informative stories. Critical among the skills is the ability to use federal and state FOI laws to open the doors to public information.

The workshop will be held at the AAJA convention. You must be registered for the AAJA convention to attend the workshop. Get information about the convention. The second Media Institute listed is the Better Watchdog Workshop. To register, please e-mail Albert Lee at AlbertL@aaja.org. To see the workshop schedule.


IRE thanks the Chicago Tribune Foundation, the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation and the Las Vegas Sun, Barbara J. Greenspun, publisher for helping underwrite these events.