Events and Training

IRE Training Events

  • March 15, 2012

    Indianapolis, Indiana

    Be a Better Business Watchdog – CAR for Business Journalists

    Even if you’ve never touched a spreadsheet, you will walk away from this daylong workshop able to use Excel, including pivot tables. You’ll also learn about publically available databases that you can download and analyze to produce great local business stories. Co-presented with the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism, this training is free, but space is limited, and you must sign up at the center’s website: BusinessJournalism.org

    Time

    8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2012

    The workshop is hosted by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and precedes SABEW's Conference March ...

  • March 25, 2012

    Columbia, Missouri

    CAR Boot Camp - March

    Learn how to acquire electronic information, use spreadsheets and databases to analyze the information and translate that information into high-impact stories. In addition, NICAR provides follow-up help when participants return to their news organizations.

  • April 13, 2012

    Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles Watchdog Workshop

    Host:  Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California

    IRE is bringing its highly rated Better Watchdog Workshop to Los Angeles.

    We’ll offer several of our core sessions that will improve your ability to find information on the Web quickly, point you to key documents that will help you produce quick-hit enterprise stories and give you tips on the best approaches when conducting interviews or developing sources.

    In addition, this workshop will give you tips on how to bulletproof stories, how to deal with freedom of information laws and public records, and useful Web sites and ...

  • April 13, 2012

    Chattanooga, Tennessee

    Chattanooga Watchdog Workshop

    Host: Chattanooga Times Free Press

    IRE is bringing its highly rated Better Watchdog Workshop to Chattanooga.

    We’ll offer several of our core sessions that will improve your ability to find information on the Web quickly, point you to key documents that will help you produce quick-hit enterprise stories and give you tips on the best approaches when conducting interviews or developing sources.

    In addition, this workshop will give you tips on how ...

  • April 19, 2012

    Columbus, Ohio

    Kiplinger Training

    IRE Training Director Jaimi Dowdell will conduct specialized training for the Kiplinger Programs in Columbus, Ohio.  Interested in similar training?  Please contact IRE training at training@ire.org or see our training page.  This is a closed event.

  • April 25, 2012

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    Specialized training for Gannett

    IRE trainers will conduct specialized webinar training for Gannett.  Interested in similar training?  Please contact IRE training training@ire.org or see our training page.  This is a closed event

     

      

  • April 26, 2012

    Arlington Heights, Illinois

    Mid-America Press Institute Watchdog Seminar

    IRE Executive Director Mark Horvit will conduct specialized training in Chicago, IL in conjunction with the Mid-America Press Institute. Interested in similar training?  Please contact IRE training training@ire.org or see our training page.  

     

  • May 2, 2012

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    Specialized training for Gannett

    IRE trainers will conduct specialized webinar training for Gannett.  Interested in similar training?  Please contact IRE training training@ire.org or see our training page.  This is a closed event. 

     

  • May 11, 2012

    Madison, Wisconsin

    2012 FOI Summit

    IRE Executive Director Mark Horvit will conduct specialized training in Madison, WI in conjuction with the 2012 FOI Summit.  Interested in similar training for your newsroom? Please contact IRE training training@ire.org or see our training page.  

     

  • May 18, 2012

    Lexington, Kentucky

    Rural CAR Bootcamp

    IRE training directors Jaimi Dowdell and Megan Luther will conduct specialized training in Lexington, KY in conjuction with the R-CAR Bootcamp.  Interested in similar training? Please contact IRE training training@ire.org or see our training page.