Watchdog Workshop
San Francisco — January 17-18, 2009
Saturday - Sunday

Hosted by KQED and
San Francisco State University

IRE is bringing its highly rated Better Watchdog Workshop back to San Francisco – with a twist!

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 have a special focus on two of the key issues of the day: finance and politics. We’re bringing in top journalists who will give you ideas, advice and tips on how to cover the ongoing financial crisis, how to investigate businesses and nonprofit organizations and ways to follow the money in politics.

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 Jan. 17, with an extra half-day of hands-on computer-assisted reporting training 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, January 18th, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The cost is $30; 16 seats available.

Additional seats and internet connections are available, however, it requires you to bring your own laptop.

Schedule

Workshop Location - Saturday

KQED
2601 Mariposa Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

CAR Training Location - Sunday

San Francisco State University
Humanities Building – Room 309 and 310
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132

Parking location

Saturday parking is available on the street outside KQED. - view map to KQED

Sunday parking at SFSU - Lot 20 is the closest public parking lot on campus. The campus map which includes parking lots can be found at: http://www.sfsu.edu/~sfsumap/ . The parking fee is $1 per hour with a $5 maximum per day. Pay stations will accept quarter, $1, $5, and $10 bills as well as prepaid debit cards.

Registration information

Online registration is now closed, but you may print out a copy of the form and bring it to the workshop for on-site registration.

Printable registration form (PDF)

Cancellations need to be sent via e-mail to jgreen@ire.org. 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

Cathedral Hill Hotel
1101 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco CA 94109
415.776.8200

Holiday Inn, San Francisco-Civic Center
50 Eighth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415.626.6103

The Donatello
501 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415.441.7100

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.

See all IRE and NICAR training