WebCamp: Online tips and strategies for journalists

St. Louis, Mo.— Oct. 3, 2009

Hosted by University College

Every reporter uses the Internet, but most only use a fraction of what's out there. Learn the tricks that will let you do smarter searches, discover the "invisible Web" and the vast amounts of information hidden there, and unlock the secrets that most journalists never learn about maximizing use of the Web.

This special workshop takes the best of IRE’s popular Internet sessions and expands them to include the latest skills journalists need to succeed. This one-day training will cover the following and more:

• Backgrounding people and businesses online.
• Understanding the latest in Web 2.0 tools and their journalistic uses.
• Mining the invisible Web – areas not searchable by Google and traditional search engines.
• Finding data online and downloading it for analysis.
• Saving time online through strategic searching and tricks.
• Exploring the basics of computer-assisted reporting.

Registration

Fees: $45 professional; $20 students for main workshop. Optional hands-on CAR training: $25.

Online registration is now closed. Please print out a copy of the PDF registration form and register on site at the workshop.

Cancellation policy: Cancellations must be sent via e-mail to Amy Johnston, amy@ire.org. There is a $20 processing fee ($10 for students) for cancellations until the day before the event. Refunds will not be given for cancellations on the day of, or after, the event.

Optional Computer-Assisted Reporting Training

Attend this hands-on workshop and learn how to use Excel spreadsheets 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.

This optional CAR session will be held from 4-7 p.m. The cost is $25 (in addition to workshop registration). Seating is limited to 20 participants; advance registration is required.

Workshop Location

• Washington University in St. Louis
• One Brookings Drive
• St. Louis, MO 63130
• Campus map


• Main workshop: Wilson Hall, Room 214
• Optional CAR training: Eads 003
• Parking: Available on the street, parking garage (pay hourly) or at meters. The Danforth University Center is #25 and Wilson Hall is #118. To enter the garage from Forsyth, turn at Wallace Drive, then go underneath the Danforth University Center. The easiest way to get from the garage to Wilson is to exit the garage on the north end (take the elevator to the ground level) then walk the tree lined path to Wilson, which will be on the right (south) side across-ish from Olin library (big contemporary glass building).
  
  See detailed map here.