Watchdog Workshop
Kent, Ohio — March 7 - 8, 2009
Saturday - Sunday

Hosted by
Kent State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication

IRE is bringing its highly rated Better Watchdog Workshop to Kent, Ohio

We'll offer several of our core sessions that will improve your ability to find information on the Web quickly, point you to key documents that will help you produce quick-hit enterprise stories and give you tips on the best approaches when conducting interviews or developing sources.

In addition, this workshop will give you tips on how to bulletproof stories, how to deal with freedom of information laws and public records, and useful Web sites and strategies for using Internet tools such as wikis, blogs, robots and RSS feeds.

These sessions are designed for reporters, editors and producers from small, midsize and large publications and TV stations and Web-only news sites and news blogs. Join IRE’s experienced trainers and a group of veteran reporters for our Better Watchdog Workshop March 7, with an extra half-day of hands-on computer-assisted reporting training on March 8 for those who are interested.

Get the tools and the tricks of the trade that you need to be a better, faster, watchdog journalist.

Workshop Fee (includes a six-month IRE membership): $40 professional, $20 student

Optional CAR Training will be held on Sunday, March 8, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The cost is $30; 35 seats available.

Schedule

Workshop & CAR Training Location

Kent State University
340 Franklin Hall – FirstEnergy Auditorium
550 Hilltop Drive
Kent, OH 44242

Parking location

**Parking is available in the R-1 Rockwell lot, next to Franklin Hall.

Kent State University campus map: http://kentstate.kent.edu/directions/kent/map.asp

Registration information

Online registration closes at 5pm, February 27. After this date, pending space availability, registrants may print out a copy of the pdf registration form and bring it to on-site registration.

Click Here to register multiple attendees with a single credit card payment.

PDF Registration

Cancellations must be sent via e-mail to jgreen@ire.org at least one day before the event; no refunds will be given the day of the event. There is a $20 processing fee ($10 for students) for the full day of training and a $15 processing fee for the optional CAR training.

Recommended hotels

Hampton Inn
4406 State Route 43
Kent, OH 44240
330-673-8555 – phone

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
Kent State University
1215 Sanctuary View Drive
Kent, OH 44240
330-673-9200 – phone

To request a Watchdog Journalism Workshop in your area, send an e-mail to watchdog@ire.org

Upcoming Watchdog Workshops

March 27-28, 2010 Oklahoma City, Okla.
April 16, 2010 Providence, R.I.
April 17-18, 2010 Philadelphia, Pa.
May 1-2, 2010 San Francisco, Calif.

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