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Public lands visitation is skyrocketing across the country and the fight over land is boiling along with the environment, while locals and Native Americans are caught in the middle. Now, […]
More than a year after the killing of George Floyd, the FBI's new national Use of Force database has yet to be released publicly. While participation is rising, the FBI […]
The pandemic has exposed equity gaps throughout our society, leaving room for groups to step in with solutions to address the problem — but are those solutions really working and […]
One major byproduct of COVID 19 was exposing the failures and weaknesses in the U.S. unemployment system. In California, where the unemployment system was problematic for years, the system nearly […]
Learn how to balance being an investigative journalist who also needs to contribute daily to the news cycle. You can do both effectively! Hear from reporters about both quick-turn investigations […]
The OpenLux project uncovered years of dubious financial activity involving celebrities, organized crime groups, and politically connected persons that had been hidden for years thanks to Luxembourg’s corporate secrecy laws, […]
Get your FOI templates ready to roll. In this quick-paced, lightning-round style session, two investigative reporters and public records geeks will cover their favorite, most unique, overlooked and under-appreciated records […]
People inclined toward domestic terrorism and extremism are in all of our communities, and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot exposed that this issue goes well beyond protected speech and ideology. […]
This panel will cover ideas on how to do local accountability stories paired with suggestions on public records attendees can request and questions they should ask in their own communities. […]
Not every newsroom has an investigative team, so watchdog reporting needs to come from reporters finding stories on their beats. Hear from reporters who will share their tips for working […]
Numbers from the 2020 Census for every U.S. community – about race, Hispanic origin and more — are coming your way by fall. Are you ready? We’ll talk about basic […]
Learn new and old reporting tricks as two reporters highlight a selection of great local watchdog journalism from the past year. Hear firsthand presentations by local reporters from across the […]
Break open those notebooks and get ready to fill them with story ideas! This fast-paced, 30-minute session will give you months worth of investigative and watchdog story ideas on the […]
Break open those notebooks and get ready to fill them with story ideas! This fast-paced, 30-minute session will give you months worth of investigative and watchdog story ideas on the […]
Break open those notebooks and get ready to fill them with story ideas! This fast-paced, 30-minute session will give you months worth of investigative and watchdog story ideas for using […]
Break open those notebooks and get ready to fill them with story ideas! This fast-paced, 30-minute session will give you months worth of investigative and watchdog story ideas for digging […]