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2006 IRE Conference Schedule
Back to IRE Conferences: Dallas/Fort Worth 2006

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THURSDAY
Time	Panel	Room
9-10:10 a.m.	Starting the CAR Overview of computer-assisted reporting - David Donald, IRE and NICAR - Brant Houston, IRE and NICAR	Brazos I
	On the beat Grading education - Holly Hacker, The Dallas Morning News - Frank Kummer, The Philadelphia Inquirer	Brazos II
	Faster CAR The latest in social network analysis - Jaimi Dowdell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Aaron Kessler, The (Charlottesville, Va.) Daily Progress	Pecos I
	Analyzing campaign data - Kelly Guckian, San Antonio Express-News - Jeff Porter, IRE and NICAR	Pecos II
	Hands-on class Excel 1: Performing simple calculations and sorting - Robert Gebeloff, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger	Bur Oak
10:20-11:30 a.m.	Starting the CAR Finding and negotiating for the data - Ziva Branstetter, Tulsa World - Bob Port, Albany, N.Y., Times Union	Brazos I
	On the beat Digging into the environment - Megan Means, IRE and NICAR - Matthew Waite, St. Petersburg Times	Brazos II
	Faster CAR The latest in investigations with mapping - David Herzog, NICAR and Missouri School of Journalism - Sarah Okeson, (Peoria, Ill.) Journal Star	Pecos I
	Broadcast Track Doing CAR for broadcast: Success stories - Joe Ellis, KDFW-Dallas/Fort Worth - Mark Greenblatt, KHOU-Houston	Pecos II
	Demo Room Budget tools: How to make your data searchable and available to others in the newsroom - David A. Milliron, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution	Post Oak
	Hands-on class Excel 2: Calculating ratios and rates - Larry Gillick, American University	Bur Oak
11:40 a.m.-12:50 p.m.	Starting the CAR Working with data and analyzing it - Helena Bengtsson, The Center for Public Integrity - Jeff Porter, IRE and NICAR	Brazos I
	On the beat Diagnosing medical and care data - Laura Beil, The Dallas Morning News - Fred Schulte, The (Baltimore) Sun	Brazos II
	Faster CAR Avoiding the big error: What to watch out for in data - John Maines, South Florida Sun-Sentinel - Neil Reisner, Florida International University	Pecos I
	Justice (co-sponsored by Criminal Justice Journalists) Investigating prisons - Ted Gest, Criminal Justice Journalists (moderator) - Michele Deitch, University of Texas - Mike Ward, Austin American-Statesman	Pecos II
	Demo Room CrimeStat: Mapping crime and more - Holly Hacker, The Dallas Morning News	Post Oak
	Hands-on class Importing text and HTML into Excel - MaryJo Sylwester, St. Paul Pioneer Press	Bur Oak
12:50-2:30	Lunch on your own
2:30-3:40 p.m.	Starting the CAR Making sure your analysis and story are right - David Milliron, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - John Perry, The Center for Public Integrity	Brazos I
	On the beat Scoring with sports data - Matt Jacob, The Dallas Morning News - Jodi Upton, USA Today	Brazos II
	Faster CAR The best intranets for the newsroom - Jeff Claassen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Robert Gebeloff, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger	Pecos I
	Justice (co-sponsored by Criminal Justice Journalists) Policing the police - Ted Gest, Criminal Justice Journalists (moderator) - Tanya Eiserer, The Dallas Morning News - Roger Goldman, St. Louis University School of Law - Susan Sward, San Francisco Chronicle	Pecos II
	Demo Room Data in the sky: Environmental reporting using satellite imagery - Matthew Waite, St. Petersburg Times	Post Oak
	Hands-on class Access 1: Learn to select and sort data items you choose - Ryan McNeill, The Oklahoman	Bur Oak
3:50-5 p.m.	Starting the CAR Writing and editing the CAR story - Rose Ciotta, The Philadelphia Inquirer - Shawn McIntosh, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution	Brazos I
	On the beat Developing stories with land data - Robert Gebeloff, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger - Paula Lavigne, The Dallas Morning News	Brazos II
	Faster CAR Difficult analyses: Profiling stories and other challenges - Steve Doig, Arizona State University - MaryJo Sylwester, St. Paul Pioneer Press	Pecos I
	Broadcast Track Broadcast investigations: Beating the bushes for stories - Brian Collister, WOAI-San Antonio - Rich Gardella, NBC Nightly News Investigative Unit - Chris Heinbaugh, WFAA-Dallas/Fort Worth	Pecos II
	Demo Room CAR tools for the beats: Interactive databases - Jeff Claassen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Post Oak
	Hands-on class Access 2: Summarizing databases with counting and summing - Wendell Cochran, American University	Bur Oak
5:10-6:20 p.m.	Starting the CAR Best uses of Internet searches and sites - Randy Reddick, Texas Tech University - Neil Reisner, Florida International University	Brazos I
	On the beat Using data for profit and nonprofit businesses - Paul Foutch, The Dallas Morning News - David Wethe, Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Brazos II
	Faster CAR Using statistics effectively - David Donald, IRE and NICAR - Jennifer LaFleur, The Dallas Morning News	Pecos I
	IRE Español – Bilingual speakers, provocative topics Covering the full reach of organized crime operations at the border - and beyond (Sessions primarily in English and Spanish-speaking presenters will provide translations) - Jorge Luis Sierra, Rumbo (moderator) - Dario Fritz, Author - Maria Idalia Gomez, Author	Pecos II
	Demo Room What IRE and NICAR can do for you - IRE and NICAR Staff	Post Oak
	Hands-on class Access 3: How to join tables, matching information from one file to another - David Milliron, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution	Bur Oak
5 p.m.	IRE Board of Directors Meeting	Treaty Oak
7:30 p.m. - Midnight	Blues Bash Texas blues great W.C. Clark will be this year's headliner at the historic Rose Marine Theater. The bash will begin at 7:30 p.m., music will start at 8 p.m. Get directions to the theater.
FRIDAY
9-10 a.m.	Overview of the past year's investigations: What's been done and new ideas - Brant Houston, IRE and NICAR	Brazos I
	Fast researching on the Internet - Stacy Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Randy Reddick, Texas Tech University - Duff Wilson, The New York Times	Brazos II
	Broadcast Track Being the government watchdog: Uncovering political and agency scams - Tom Merriman, WJW-Cleveland - Laure Quinlivan, WCPO-Cincinnati - Phil Williams, WTVF-Nashville	Pecos I
	Investigating the medical world - David Armstrong, The Wall Street Journal - David Evans, Bloomberg - David McKie, CBC News Investigations - Susanne Reber, CBC News Investigations	Pecos II
	The basics of business investigations: From backgrounding to ideas - Deborah Crowe, Los Angeles Business Journal - David Wethe, Fort Worth Star-Telegram	West Fork
	IRE Español – Bilingual speakers, provocative topics Fast and innovative ideas for investigations from the Spanish-language U.S. press (Sessions primarily in English and Spanish-speaking presenters will provide translations) - Pedro Armendares, Centro de Periodistas de Investigación - Lourdes Cárdenas, Al Día - Virginia Zignego, La Communidad News	Trinity Central
	Broadcast Show & Tell IRE members present their work and hear critiques. Sign up outside the room.	Elm Fork
	Dangerous caregivers: Taking advantage of the weak - Ziva Branstetter, Tulsa World - Robin Fields, Los Angeles Times - Scott Finn, The Charleston (W.V.) Gazette - Ruth Teichroeb, Seattle Post-Intelligencer	Rio Grande
	Hands-on class Excel 1: Performing simple calculations and sorting - Ryan Konig, The Arizona Republic	Bur Oak
10:10-11:10 a.m.	Doing quick investigations off the beat: Managing and juggling - Andy Hall, Wisconsin State Journal - Dianna Hunt, Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Nancy Stancill, The Charlotte Observer	Brazos I
	Ferreting out pork: Federal contracts and earmarks - David Barnes, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation - Jerry Kammer, Copley News Service - Nick Schwellenbach, Project on Government Oversight	Brazos II
	Broadcast Track The latest in consumer fraud investigations - Bennett Cunningham, KTVT-Dallas/Fort Worth - Bill Gephardt, KUTV-Salt Lake City - Matt Goldberg, KNBC-Los Angeles	Pecos I
	Investigating the business of war - Maud Beelman, The Dallas Morning News - Cam Simpson, Chicago Tribune - Joe Stephens, The Washington Post	Pecos II
	Tracking public companies - David Heath, The Seattle Times - David Cay Johnston, The New York Times	West Fork
	Broadcast Show & Tell IRE members present their work and hear critiques. Sign up outside the room.	Elm Fork
	Investigating the utility and energy industry - Russell Gold, The Wall Street Journal - Nigel Jaquiss, Willamette Week	Rio Grande
	Demo Room Putting together the multimedia investigation - Gina Edwards, Naples Daily News	Post Oak
	Hands-on class Excel 2: Calculating ratios and rates - Stephen Doig, Arizona State University	Bur Oak
11:20 a.m.-12:20 p.m.	Sports and drugs: From BALCO to high school - Mark Fainaru-Wada, San Francisco Chronicle - Gary Jacobson, The Dallas Morning News - Danny Robbins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Lance Williams, San Francisco Chronicle	Brazos I
	Investigating judges and prosecutors - Will Evans, Center for Investigative Reporting - Steve Weinberg, Missouri School of Journalism	Brazos II
	Broadcast Track Writing the story and finding the great narrative - Joel Grover, KNBC-Los Angeles - David Schechter, WCCO-Minneapolis/St. Paul - Scott Zamost, WTVJ-Miami/Fort Lauderdale	Pecos I
	Investigating the secrets of war - Richard Esposito, ABC News (moderator) - Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times - Dana Priest, The Washington Post	Pecos II
	Private investigators talk about their methods - Judy Miller, Kroll Inc. - Christopher Szechenyi, Berman DeValerio	Rio Grande
	Writing the investigation - James Neff, The Seattle Times - Richard Galant, Newsday	West Fork
	Broadcast Show & Tell IRE members present their work and hear critiques. Sign up outside the room.	Elm Fork
	Investigating the military: Contracts, conduct and veterans - Chris Adams, Knight Ridder - Michael Fabey, Defense News	Trinity Central
	Demo Room Making the most of using the U.S. Census Bureau's Factfinder - Kelly Guckian, San Antonio Express-News	Post Oak
	Hands-on class Convert and import PDFs into Excel - Neil Reisner, Florida International University	Bur Oak
12:30-1:40 p.m.	Lunch on your own
	Brown Bag with Media Lawyers (Sponsored by Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC) 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. Beverages and dessert will be provided.	West Fork
1:40-2:40 p.m.	Anatomy of lobbying scandals: From Abramoff to Coingate (Sponsored by the National Press Foundation) - James Drew, The (Toledo) Blade - James Grimaldi, The Washington Post - Susan Schmidt, The Washington Post - Mike Wilkinson, The (Toledo) Blade	Brazos I
	First day on the beat Investigating city hall - Norberto Santana Jr., The Orange County Register - Michael Weber, Chattanooga Times Free Press	Brazos II
	Broadcast Track Why investigations should drive your ratings - Mike Devlin, WFAA-Dallas/Fort Worth - Tom Dolan, Dolan Media Management	Pecos I
	Teamwork matters: How editors and reporters can work together on investigations - Michele Flores, The Seattle Times - Cheryl Phillips, The Seattle Times - Alison Young, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution	Pecos II
	Stretching your resources to do investigations - Dee Hall, Wisconsin State Journal - Mark Horvit, Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Dave Moore, Dallas Business Journal	West Fork
	Broadcast Show & Tell IRE members present their work and hear critiques. Sign up outside the room.	Elm Fork
	The basics of sports investigations - Shaun Assael, ESPN the Magazine - Jodi Upton, USA Today - Duff Wilson, The New York Times	Trinity Central
	Walking the graveyards: The challenge of immersion investigative journalism - Bruce Shapiro, Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma (moderator) - Paul McEnroe, Minneapolis Star Tribune - Miles Moffeit, The Denver Post - Scott North, The (Everett, Wash.) Daily Herald - Ruth Teichroeb, Seattle Post-Intelligencer	Rio Grande
	Demo Room Turning "dirty" text and PDFs into spreadsheets with Monarch - Paula Lavigne, The Dallas Morning News	Post Oak
	Hands-On class Access 1: Learn to select and sort data items you choose - Mark Greenblatt, KHOU-Houston	Bur Oak
2:50-3:50 p.m.	50 campaign finance investigations in 50 minutes: Plus 10 minutes of Q&A - Peter Overby, NPR - Jonathan Salant, Bloomberg	Brazos I
	IRE Español – Bilingual speakers, provocative topics Roundtable discussion: Unearthing political corruption at the highest levels (Sessions primarily in English and Spanish-speaking presenters will provide translations) - Dean Graber, Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas (moderator) - Daniel Santoro, Clarin - Sara Silver, The Wall Street Journal	Brazos II
	Broadcast Track Didn't I just see that? How to keep investigative reports fresh - Renee Ferguson, WMAQ-Chicago - Chris Henao, KHOU-Houston - Nanci Wilson, KEYE-Austin	Pecos I
	Hospitals and other medical investigations - Betty Brink, Fort Worth Weekly - Fred Schulte, The (Baltimore) Sun	Pecos II
	When disaster hits home: Katrina and doing investigations before the storm - Jenni Bergal, The Center for Public Integrity (moderator) - Roma Khanna, Houston Chronicle - Mark Schleifstein, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune	Rio Grande
	The multimedia investigation - Mark Schapiro, Center for Investigative Reporting - Adam Symson, E.W. Scripps Broadcast Group	West Fork
	When science goes wrong: Investigations into vaccines and drugs - Chris Halsne, KIRO-Seattle - David Kirby, Author	Trinity Central
	Broadcast Show & Tell IRE members present their work and hear critiques. Sign up outside the room.	Elm Fork
	Demo Room Getting ready for scraping: Firefox extensions to help dissect a Web page - John Perry, The Center for Public Integrity	Post Oak
	Hands-on class Access 2: Summarizing databases with counting and summing - Jennifer LaFleur, The Dallas Morning News	Bur Oak
4-5:10 p.m.	Showcase Panel Legal assaults on the press and battling back - James Bamford, Author - Jonathan Donnellan, Hearst Corporation - Mark Feldstein, George Washington University - Richard Goehler, Frost Brown Todd LLC - Joseph R. Larsen, Ogden, Gibson, White, Broocks & Longoria LLP - David Smallman, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC	Rio Grande
5:20-6:30 p.m.	Justice (co-sponsored by Criminal Justice Journalists) Investigating juries - Ted Gest, Criminal Justice Journalists (moderator) - Mark Curriden, Vinson & Elkins/Criminal Justice Journalists - Steve McGonigle, The Dallas Morning News - Mary Rose, University of Texas	Brazos I
	Investigating environmental issues - Craig Cheatham, KMOV-St. Louis - Scott Streater, Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Matthew Waite, St. Petersburg Times	Brazos II
	Looking back at the JFK assassination: Journalists who were there talk about that year - Craig Flournoy, Southern Methodist University (moderator) - Hugh Aynesworth, Journalist - Peggy Simpson, Journalist	Pecos I
	Nuts and bolts of FOI in the U.S. and Europe - Brigitte Alfter, Information - Jennifer LaFleur, The Dallas Morning News - David Smallman, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC	Pecos II
	Investigating the aftermath of disasters - Jenni Bergal, The Center for Public Integrity (moderator) - Sally Kestin, South Florida Sun-Sentinel - Mark Schleifstein, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune	Rio Grande
	Hands-on class Access 3: How to join tables, matching information from one file to another - Daniel Lathrop, The Center for Public Integrity	Bur Oak
6:30 p.m.	Buses leave for reception at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas (tickets required) Sponsored by Vinson & Elkins LLP; Special thanks to Criminal Justice Journalists Buses will leave at 6:40 p.m. from the hotel's West Portico near the IRE Sales Table.
SATURDAY
9-10 a.m.	Loosening lips: The art of the interview - Eric Nalder, Seattle Post-Intelligencer	Brazos I
	Uncovering industrial pollution - Dina Cappiello, Houston Chronicle - Myung-Seop Kim, Korean Broadcasting System - Alex Nussbaum, The (Hackensack, N.J.) Record	Brazos II
	Broadcast Track Expanding your investigative brand: Going beyond government waste and consumer stories - Ismael Estrada, WMAQ-Chicago - Byron Harris, WFAA-Dallas - Dave Savini, WBBM-Chicago	Pecos I
	First day on the beat Investigating education - Rose Ciotta, The Philadelphia Inquirer - Tawnell Hobbs, The Dallas Morning News	Pecos II
	Editors' Track Conceiving and managing the investigative story - Maud Beelman, The Dallas Morning News - Mark Katches, The Orange County Register - Tim Nostrand, The (Hackensack, N.J.) Record	West Fork
	Broadcast Show & Tell IRE members present their work and hear critiques. Sign up outside the room.	Elm Fork
	Investigating the past with results in the present - Roberta Baskin, Investigative journalist - Jerry Mitchell, The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger	Rio Grande
	Demo Room What IRE and NICAR can do for you - IRE and NICAR Staff	Post Oak
	Hands-on class Excel 1: Performing simple calculations and sorting - Ron Campbell, The Orange County Register	Bur Oak
10:10-11:10 a.m.	Editors' Track Editing and presenting the investigative story - David Boardman, The Seattle Times - Jeff Leen, The Washington Post	West Fork
	Young legs, old heads and cheap labor: Positives and pitfalls of using students on investigative projects - Steve Eder, The (Toledo, Ohio) Blade - Craig Flournoy, Southern Methodist University - Dan Malone, University of North Texas and Fort Worth Weekly - Joey Senat, Oklahoma State University	Trinity Central
	Broadcast Show & Tell IRE members present their work and hear critiques. Sign up outside the room.	Elm Fork
	Investigating nonprofits - Burnis Morris, Marshall University (moderator) - Ron Campbell, The Orange County Register - Paul Clolery, NonProfit Times	Rio Grande
	Demo Room An intranet tool to generate FOIA letters on the fly - David Milliron, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution	Post Oak
	Hands-on class Excel 2: Calculating ratios and rates in Excel - Holly Hacker, The Dallas Morning News	Bur Oak
11:20 a.m.-12:20 p.m.	The future of investigative journalism: Nonprofits, blogs and corporations - Charles Lewis, Fund for Independence in Journalism - Rhonda Schwartz, ABC News	Rio Grande
	Investigating the farm business - Brigitte Alfter, Information - John Burnett, NPR	West Fork
	Women journalists doing international investigations - Deborah Nelson, Los Angeles Times (moderator) - Maud Beelman, The Dallas Morning News - Vivienne Walt, Time	Trinity Central
	Broadcast Show & Tell IRE members present their work and hear critiques. Sign up outside the room.	Elm Fork
12:30-2:30 p.m.	IRE Awards Luncheon Bill Marimow of National Public Radio will offer the keynote address at the annual luncheon, which features the presentation of the 2005 IRE Awards.	Grand Ballroom
2:30-3:30 p.m.	Editors' Track Bulletproofing the story - Shawn McIntosh, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - George Papajohn, Chicago Tribune	West Fork
	International roundtable: Training, fundraising and building investigative journalism networks - David E. Kaplan, U.S. News & World Report (moderator) - Brant Houston, IRE and NICAR	Trinity Central
	Broadcast Show & Tell IRE members present their work and hear critiques. Sign up outside the room.	Elm Fork
	Unsung documents: New and surprising paper trails - Mike McGraw, The Kansas City Star - James Steele, Time Inc. - Joe Stephens, The Washington Post	Rio Grande
3:40-4:40 p.m.	Quick hits: Diary of a two-day project - Eric Nalder, Seattle Post-Intelligencer	Brazos I
	Broadcast Track Murder she wrote: Investigations into old cases - Peter Karl, Crimewatch - Robin Mejia, Center for Investigative Reporting - Paula Woodward, KUSA-Denver	Pecos I
	Making FOI work for investigations - Robert McClure, Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Scott Reeder, Small Newspaper Group	Pecos II
	Transforming an investigation into a book - Kurt Eichenwald, The New York Times - David Cay Johnston, The New York Times	West Fork
	Visual investigations: From photos to graphics - Maria Avila, San Jose Mercury News - Jaimi Dowdell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch	Trinity Central
	Broadcast Show & Tell IRE members present their work and hear critiques. Sign up outside the room.	Elm Fork
	Investigations into homeland security - Susan Carroll, The Arizona Republic - David E. Kaplan, U.S. News & World Report - Robert O'Harrow Jr., The Washington Post	Rio Grande
	Demo Room Investigation in Asia: Environment, politics and future probes - Myung-Seop Kim, Korean Broadcasting System - Mun Ho Choi, Korean Broadcasting System - Min-Kyu Lee, Chung-Ang University, South Korea	Post Oak
	Hands-on class Importing text and HTML into Excel - Neil Reisner, Florida International University	Bur Oak
4:50-5:50 p.m.	IRE Español – Bilingual speakers, provocative topics Attacks on journalists in Mexico and how investigative reporters can protect themselves (Sessions primarily in English and Spanish-speaking presenters will provide translations) - Ninfa Deándar Martínez, El Mañana - Carlos Lauria, Committee to Protect Journalists - Leonarda Reyes, Center for Journalism and Public Ethics - Robert Rivard, San Antonio Express-News	Brazos I
	Testing the waters, soil and food: Using labs to build your case - Jan Barry, The (Hackensack, N.J.) Record - Mark Katches, The Orange County Register - Sam Roe, Chicago Tribune	Brazos II
	Broadcast Track Confronting confrontation interviews: When it works and doesn't work - Wayne Dolcefino, KTRK-Houston - Becky Oliver, KDFW-Dallas/Fort Worth - Robert Riggs, KTVT-Dallas/Fort Worth	Pecos I
	First day on the beat Covering cops - Jeremy Kohler, St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman	Pecos II
	Investigating workplace safety - Anne Belli, Houston Chronicle - Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press - Mike McGraw, The Kansas City Star	Rio Grande
	Demo Room Social network analysis: Tracking charity connections - Ronald Campbell, The Orange County Register	Post Oak
	Hands-on class Convert and import PDFs into Excel - Matthew Waite, St. Petersburg Times	Bur Oak
6-7 p.m.	Membership meeting	Brazos I
7 p.m.	Buses begin departures to reception Buses will leave from the hotel's West Portico near the IRE Sales Table.
7:30 -9 p.m.	Reception at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (Sponsored by Haynes & Boone LLP and Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC) You must be registered for the conference to attend and IRE conference nametags are required — tickets are not.
SUNDAY
9-9:50 a.m.	Making the Internet work for you on quick investigations - IRE and NICAR Staff	Brazos I
	Building your investigative career in print and online - Brant Houston, IRE and NICAR	Brazos II
	Building your investigative career in broadcast - Mark Greenblatt, KHOU-Houston	Pecos I
	Texas public records - Wanda Garner Cash, The Baytown (Texas) Sun - Jennifer LaFleur, The Dallas Morning News - Terri Langford, Houston Chronicle - Thomas Williams, Haynes & Boone LLP	Pecos II
10-10:50 a.m.	Backgrounding individuals and companies on the Internet - IRE and NICAR Staff	Brazos I
	Taking it all back home: Using what you learned at the conference - Jeff Porter, IRE and NICAR	Brazos II
	Teachers' session: Sharing tips on teaching investigative reporting - Larry Gillick, American University - Brant Houston, IRE and NICAR	Pecos I
	Texas political commentary and investigations - Dave Mann, Texas Observer - Jan Reid, Author - Pete Slover, The Dallas Morning News	Pecos II
11-11:50 a.m.	Hidden secrets of the Internet - IRE and NICAR Staff	Brazos I
	Freelancers' roundtable	Brazos II
	Texas and death row - Diane Jennings, The Dallas Morning News - Lise Olsen, Houston Chronicle	Pecos II