Professional reporters, editors -- and citizens who want to learn tools for watchdogging government -- are invited to a Nov. 15 workshop in New Haven being staged by the national Investigative Reporters & Editors group.
MORE INFO: http://www.ire.org/training/watchdog/NewHavenCT08.php
TO REGISTER: http://www.ire.org/training/watchdog/WatchdogNewHaven08reg.pdf
Mark Horvit (mhorvit@ire.org ), director of the Columbia, Missouri-based IRE, says IRE will bring its acclaimed journalism Watchdog workshop to New England in an affordable opportunity to sharpen skills. The fee is only $25 for students.
The workshop will be held at Southern Connecticut State University and will cover open-record laws, effective use of the Internet, documents you can't live without, how to build sources and tips to improve your interviewing skills. Speakers include Tisha Thompson, WTTG-Washington D.C.; Maurice Tamman, The Wall
Street Journal; Neil Reisner, Florida International University; Tracie Brown, Attorney with the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission; and IRE training director Doug Haddix.
