A Newsroom of Two workshop
Local newsrooms across the country are disappearing, but there's at least one potential watchdog left: you! Doing journalism yourself might sound intimidating, but once you know the process, it becomes totally approachable.
A Newsroom of Two: Your Computer and You (Workshop)
Abstract
In this workshop, I (Brandon Roberts) will take you through what you need to know to investigate your local government agencies. I'll demystify the investigative process and cover the basic tools every journalist needs to know:
- generating leads
- records requests
- public data sources
- navigating your local government's bureaucracy
This is a live session with time to ask questions about how you can report on your community.
Full Description
Participants will all learn to do cool things.
Cool things matter!
Studies show that if you do cool things, things are cool. And if you do way cool things, then things get even cooler!
I've done cool things for the past 3 years, and because of that, my life is way cooler than it was.
In this workshop I will share my experiences with you, and show you how you can do more cool things.
Of course, doing cool things takes practice -- years of practice! But, fortunately, it is cool to practice doing cool things. And this cool workshop will start you on your way to doing way cool things!
Registration
You need to REGISTER in advance to take this workshop::
registration link info TBD
Materials
To do the hands-on portion of this workshop you will need to order and receive workshop MATERIALS:
cool materials
Cost: $TBD
IMPORTANT: To receive the materials in time for the workshop, you must use EXPRESS Shipping.
Required Software
Please download the free and open source Arduino software before the workshop -- Windows, Linux, or MacOS are all fine!:
Arduino software
