Course

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