Watchdog Workshop
Los Angeles — April 17-18, 2009
Friday - Saturday

Hosted by
Annenberg School of Journalism at the University of Southern California
In collaboration with Online News Association

IRE is bringing its highly rated Better Watchdog Workshop to Los Angeles, CA

The world is changing; are you prepared to cover it? Investigative Reporters and Editors and the Online News Association present a Better Watchdog Workshop with a digital twist. Learn skills necessary for reporters who want to dig deeper, navigate the web better, mine social sites, negotiate for information and be more efficient while producing quality work. Offerings are sure to benefit journalists of all experience levels.

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 April 17, with an extra half-day of hands-on computer-assisted reporting training on April 18 for those who are interested.

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

The workshop will include the Selden Ring Award Luncheon. The Selden Ring Award underscores the critical importance of investigative journalism in today's society. The $35,000 prize recognizes published investigative reporting that has brought results.

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

Optional CAR Training will be held on Saturday, April 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $30; 18 seats available.

Location

  • University of Southern California, Annenberg School of Communication
  • 3502 Watt Way, Room 204
  • Los Angeles, CA 90089

Parking location

*The closest parking is in parking structure X (PSX), closest to Gate #3. Parking is $8.00 per day. Inform guard at Gate #3 that you are attending event at Annenberg.

Campus Map: http://web-app.usc.edu/maps/

PDF of campus: http://www.usc.edu/private/about/visit_usc/USC_UPC_map_color.pdf

Registration information

Online registration is now closed. You may print out a copy of the registration form and bring it to on-site registration

PDF registration form

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

Radisson Midtown Los Angeles Hotel (across the street from USC)
3540 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 748-4141

Vagabond Inn
3101 S. Figueroa
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 746-1531

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

 

Upcoming Watchdog Workshops

Sept. 24-25, 2010  Miami, Fla.
Sept. 25-26, 2010  San Francisco, Calif.
Oct. 9-10, 2010  Eugene, Ore.
Nov. 6-7, 2010  Charleston, W.V.


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Sponsors

IRE thanks the following sponsors for supporting our Watchdog program: