Watchdog Workshop
Madison, WI — May 9-10, 2009
Saturday - Sunday

Hosted by
The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, The Wisconsin State Journal, The Janesville Gazette, The Clarion and Madison Area Technical College

IRE is bringing its highly rated Better Watchdog Workshop to Madison, WI

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 May 9, with an extra half-day of hands-on computer-assisted reporting training on May 10 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, May 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. The cost is $30; 24 seats available.

Schedule

Download handouts

At the workshop, participants will receive a password to access these files.

Workshop Location — Saturday

Capital Newspapers
Auditorium
1901 Fish Hatchery Road
Madison, Wisconsin

Workshop Location — Sunday

Madison Area Technical College
Truax Campus
3550 Anderson Street
Madison, Wisconsin
Room 208

Parking location

Saturday: Parking is located in front of the building.

Sunday: Parking is located west of the MATC building between Wright St. and Pearson St. Additional parking is available next to the tennis courts at the corner of Straubel and Wright. No permits are needed for parking on Sunday.

Registration information

Online registration Online registration is closed but space is still available. Please print out a copy of the registration form (.PDF) and bring it to on-site registration.

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

PDF registration form

Cancellations need to be sent via e-mail to John Green. There is a $20 processing fee for cancellations until the day before the event. Refunds will not be given for cancellations on the day of, or after, the event.

Recommended hotels

Sheraton – Madison
706 John Nolen Drive
Madison, WI
608-251-2300

Holiday Inn Express- Madison
722 John Nolen Drive
Madison, WI
608-255-7400

Doubletree Hotel – Madison
525 W. Johnson St.
Madison, WI
608-251-5511

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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