Citizen investigations
Ended Dec 17, 2020
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Full course description
Start:
December 14, 2020
End:
December 16, 2020
Location:
Online
Price:
Free
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Citizen investigations
Journalists don't have any special access to information or officials, but they've developed methods for investigating government actions. This course will introduce students to the open sources that reporters use, and how to obtain documents and data using freedom of information laws, while providing a strategy for conducting an investigation.
Badging Learning Outcomes
Session Details:
Monday, December 14, 2020 - 9:00am-11:00am
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 9:00am-11:00am
Participants Welcomed:
Open to students interested in learning investigative techniques used by journalists
Presenter:
Sarah Cohen