IRE Jeff German Investigative Workshop (April 2023)

Join this regional training event in Las Vegas on April 22-23, 2023, the first IRE Jeff German Investigative Workshop.

The workshop honors Jeff German, a longtime Review-Journal reporter who was killed outside his home in Las Vegas on Sept. 2. A county official who was the subject of German’s reporting earlier in the year is charged with murder in German’s death.

Highlighting the extraordinary circumstances of picking up the pieces of an ongoing story when vital material has been seized by police and personal and source emotions are running high, sessions will feature several of the late German’s colleagues. Other speakers will focus on finding, cultivating and protecting sources; watchdog story ideas; and public records and data to request for (almost) any beat. 

Click here to see the full schedule and list of speakers.

As an add-on to the workshop, Michael Scott Davidson of Newsweek will teach a class introducing Google Sheets on Sunday morning, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The special three-hour, hands-on class would benefit all reporters and editors seeking to learn how to make numbers tell the story. This class requires an additional fee along with workshop registration.

The workshop is co-sponsored by IRE, the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies at UNLV and the Las Vegas Review-Journal and is supported by the Jeff German Fund for Investigative Journalism. The fund was established shortly after German’s death through contributions by the Review-Journal and Arnold Ventures along with the IRE Board of Directors and staff as well as more than 100 individual donors from across the country.

Workshop Fees

$75 - Professional

$25 - Students

$40 - Optional hands-on training Sunday morning (you must be registered for Saturday's workshop to attend, seating is limited)

All attendees must be current IRE members. To purchase tickets, you need to log into your member profile. If you are not a current member, the "Get Tickets" box will appear empty. You should renew your membership or apply to join IRE before purchasing an event ticket.

Location

The workshop will be held at the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies at UNLV.

Greenspun Hall (link to location on Google Maps) - located on the main UNLV campus.

Saturday's workshop will take place in the Auditorium

Sunday's class will take place in Greenspun Hall in Room GUA1125.

Parking is available in the student union parking lot, north of Greenspun Hall. A campus map can be found here. Visitors can park in staff parking spaces on the weekends, do not park in reserved parking only spots.

Cancellation policy

Cancellations must be sent via email to logistics@ire.org. All cancellations must be in writing. There is a $50 processing fee for all cancellations until April 14. After that date, requests for refunds will be considered case by case. Membership fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.

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Questions

For questions about registration or general conference questions, please contact logistics@ire.org.