Funded by:
The New York Times
Company Foundation
In collaboration with:
New York Community
Media Alliance
Preliminary Schedule
(This schedule is subject to change.)
DAY 1
| 9 - 9:45 a.m. |
Doing Investigative Journalism: Tips, techniques and how to find time to do it with limited resources.
Brant Houston, Knight Chair for Investigative and Enterprise Reporting at the University of Illinois |
| 9:50 - 10:40 a.m. |
Finding and Cultivating Sources: Identifying who you need and how to get them to talk.
David Gonzalez, The New York Times. |
| 10:45 - 11:25 a.m. |
Using the Internet for Investigations: Searching the Web effectively and finding the best sites and resources you need.
Margot Williams, Director of Database Research, The New York Times. |
| 11:30 - 12:15 p.m. |
Using Open Records Laws: Knowing what to ask for and how to get it.
Ron Nixon, The New York Times |
| 12:25 - 1:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:15 - 2:05 p.m. | Covering cops and courts - and turning the coverage into investigations.
TBA |
| 2:05 - 2:55 p.m. |
Knowing your legal rights and how to deal with the legal issues you may face.
Adam Liptak, Legal Reporter, The New York Times, George Freeman, VP & Assistant General Counsel, The New York Times. |
| 3 - 3:50 p.m. |
Room 1: Getting it Right: Being accurate, fair and bulletproofing your stories.
TBA
Room 2: Money and Politics: How track the flow of campaign money and its influence.
Ron Nixon, The New York Times |
| 3:55 - 4:45 p.m. |
Room 1: Investigating businesses and people: Using documents and interviews to background and to build the picture.
Vikas Bajaj, The New York Times
Room 2: Investigating immigration issues: Ideas, data, documents and sources.
Sam Roberts, Urban Affairs Correspondent, The New York Times, second speaker TBA |
| 4:45 - 5:30 p.m. |
Questions and Answers. |
DAY 2
| 9 - 10 a.m. |
Overview of computer assisted reporting.
Griff Palmer, The New York Times
Rob Gebeloff, The Star-Ledger |
| 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
Labs 1 and 2: The basics of computer-assisted reporting: Finding data, downloading data, and analyzing in a spreadsheet.
Lab 3: Intermediate computer-assisted reporting: Understanding and using database managers.
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