by Melissa McWhinney in Announcements, Media, Uncategorized
Posted on April 10, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Last Modified on April 10, 2009 at 10:34 pm
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Apropos of Barry’s belief that Somerville needs more and better investigative reporting, you can learn to do it yourself! Northeastern University School of Journalism and the New England First Amendment Center are offering a May 1 workshop on investigative reporting and freedom of information. http://www.neu.edu/firstamendment/news_and_announcements/workshop_registration
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And here’s the Agenda:
NEW ENGLAND FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION
PUTTING F.O.I. TO WORK
May 1, 2009
Conference Agenda
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
First Amendment Fever
How do you generate it in your newsroom, classroom or civic association? Three veteran journalists discuss their zeal for watchdog reporting; offer tips on how to generate it in others; and provide examples of how that zeal pays off in holding public officials accountable.
The panel:
Tom Heslin, executive editor of the Providence Journal and a 27-year veteran of the news business. Heslin has served the Journal in a wide range of capacities, including as head of its prize-winning investigative team
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Mark Benjamin, national correspondent for Salon.com. Benjamin is prize- winning investigative journalist based in Washington. He has served as a consultant for the CBS news magazine, 60 Minutes, and has been a correspondent for all the major television networks.
Mattt Kauffman, investigative reporter, The Harford Courant. Kauffman has worked at the Courant for 23 years. He is currently assigned to the paper’s investigative desk where he works on longer-term projects that often employ computer assisted reporting techniques.
10:40 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
Public Records, Hiding in Plain Sight
Cover the meetings. Talk to the sources. Attend the press conferences. But you can’t properly cover your community without knowing where the records are and how to get them. Top notch reporters share tips on getting the most from public records.
The panel:
Joe Bergantino, director of the New England Center for Investigative reporting at Boston University. Bergantino is a 30-year veteran journalist who has spent most of his career as an award-winning investigative reporter. He has worked for ABC News, for the Post-Newsweek station in Miami and as the I-team leader for WBZ-TV in Boston.
David Armstrong, investigative reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Before joining the Journal staff in 2000 he was an investigative reporter for the Boston Globe. Armstrong is also an adjunct professor at the Boston University School of Communications.
Frank Bass, director of computer investigations for The Associated Press. Bass is the author of the AP Guide to internet research and reporting and has won numerous awards during his long and varied journalistic career.
11:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
12:30 p.m. -1:30 p.m.
Featured Speaker
Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, reports on the state of public access to government at all levels.
1:40 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.
Harnessing the Power of the Web
You know about the web but do you know about the “deep web?” You might not find what’s on it with just a Google search. These panelists will describe the art of the smart search and tell you how it will enhance your reporting.
The Panel:
Mark Horvit, executive director, Investigative Reporters and Editors. Horvit has served as projects editor for the Fort Worth Star Telegram and in reporting and editing capacities at the Charlotte Observer and the Houston Post.
Todd Wallack, business reporter, the Boston Globe. Wallack is a prize-winning reporter who has worked for the San Francisco Chronicle, the Boston Herald and the Boston Business Journal.
Judy Rakowsky, freelance journalist. Rakowsky worked for the Boston Globe for 14 years, And the Providence Journal before that. Her specialty was judicial corruption. She has been a freelance journalist for the past two years writing for Money Magazine, People Magazine and the Washington Post.
2:50 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
TYING IT ALL TOGETHER
The three panels and Lucy Dalglish gather for a wide angle lens look at the issues and a Q & A session.
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