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Watchdog Workshop
Oklahoma, OK — March 14-15, 2008
Friday and Saturday
Hosted by: The Oklahoman
Two workshops in one!
IRE is combining its highly rated Better Watchdogs Workshop for reporters, editors, and producers with a special program for midlevel editors, called Unleashing the Watchdogs. Unleashing the Watchdogs is presented in conjunction with the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
Several sessions will be presented to everyone in attendance - including editors, producers, and reporters -and will be relevant for journalist in every medium. Other sessions will be specifically for reporters or for editors. But anyone can attend any session they wish to.
The Better Watchdogs track will offer practical nuts and bolts instruction for reporters, especially those at small- to medium-sized newsrooms and in bureaus of larger news organizations. The instructors will be experienced journalists and trainers from IRE.
The Unleashing the Watchdogs track will feature editors who have years of experience in producing investigative and enterprise work. They share tips and techniques on how to get watchdog journalism done, especially from reporters covering beats and daily stories.
The workshops also cover the guiding of reporters in the effective use of the Internet, open-records laws, computer-assisted reporting and anonymous sources.
Workshop Fee: (Includes lunch on Friday and a six-month IRE membership): $50 professional, $30 student
Optional Computer-Assisted Reporting Training to be offered on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for a registration fee of $30.
Introductory CAR: Attend this hands-on workshop and learn how to use Excel, a powerful electronic spreadsheet, for deadline and beat reporting on budgets, salaries, and Census data. Also learn how to dig deeper using the Internet and find valuable datasets for your stories. Class size is limited to 12; register early to reserve a seat on a first-come, first-served basis. |
