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For students: How to best prepare for summer and beyond with or without an internship amid COVID-19

By now, students would be finalizing plans for a summer internship and looking forward to getting into their first newsroom. But due to COVID-19 concerns, students are instead seeing internship opportunities dry up altogether, or will have a very different experience likely having to work remote. Learn from experts on how to make the most out of this summer to keep you on the journalism career-bound track.
Type: Webinars
Cost: Free for members

Behind the story: Government accountability

Learn how to hold public officials accountable from journalists who are doing it in their COVID-19 reporting. Well cover story strategies that show how past budget cuts are affecting reopening efforts in Pennsylvania, how published data from Georgias Department of Public Health is causing confusion and how you can use data compiled by The Washington Post to find public companies who have reported receiving money from the Paycheck Protection Program.
Type: Webinars
Cost: Free for members

Behind the story: Tracking COVID-19 in nursing homes

As the coronavirus tears through nursing homes in North Carolina, state officials have refused to identify facilities with outbreaks. Reporters from six local news organizations teamed up to challenge this policy and investigate the situation. Hear from the reporting team about what made the collaboration work and pick up some tips on pursuing a similar investigation in your market.
Type: Webinars
Cost: Free for members

IRE chat: Kat McGrory on how politics can influence COVID-19 data

For decades, Florida medical examiners have released a list of statewide deaths, including recent deaths attributed to the COVID-19 virus. After the Tampa Bay Times wrote a story pointing out that the medical examiners list was about 10 percent larger than the list touted by the state department of health, the public was blocked from seeing the medical examiners list a longstanding public record. Listen to this interview to hear what happened next and pick up some tips on navigating the politics of this data in your market.
Type: Webinars
Cost: Free for members

Sourcing during the time of COVID

When you cant take the best sourcing advice (get out of the office, meet with people in person, etc), how do you find and cultivate sources? Join this webinar to learn unique and innovative ways to get ahold of sources and convince them to talk.
Type: Webinars
Cost: Free for members

Investigating the stimulus

The CARES Act is a $2 trillion stimulus bill with aid for workers and businesses, but the government hasnt released many details about which businesses are receiving loans. Learn how reporters and watchdog organizations are tracking the dollars, and how their work can help you cover stimulus spending in your own community.
Type: Webinars
Cost: Free for members

How to create a more inclusive newsroom

Are you serious about making sure newsrooms and their work reflects the communities we cover? Especially as COVID-19 disproportionately affects historically marginalized people and on the cusp of an […]
Type: Webinars
Cost: Free for members

You are as important as the work

Taking care of yourself is not a self-indulgence, its a necessity for doing your best work and sustaining the work that you are passionate about. During this time of enormous […]
Type: Webinars
Cost: Free for members

Summer Means Sunlight: Investigative angles on education stories in the COVID-19 era

The pandemic is causing an unprecedented disruption to the education of millions of students nationwide, with more questions than answers. Whether you are an education beat reporter or are interested […]
Type: Webinars
Cost: Free for members

Finding COVID-19 data and responsible context

Panelists will address where journalists can find accurate data about COVID-19, share advice for using the data within larger context responsibly and ways to deliver that information to communities in […]
Type: Webinars
Cost: Free for members
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