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Dec. 1 & 2– IRE presents “Money and Politics” in Columbus


I really, really wish I could attend this program:

Dec. 1 & 2– IRE presents “Money and Politics” in Columbus
Investigative Reporters and Editors is offering a workshop, “Money and Politics: Follow the money trail in 2008 elections” Saturday, Dec. 2, at The Columbus Dispatch, Second-floor Conference room, 34 South Third St., Columbus, OH 43215. The workshop, made possible in part by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York, will emphasize money in local and state elections on the horizon, including the impact of “527 organizations,” tax-exempt political groups that do fundraising and advocacy related to political issues or voting at those levels. This workshop will be limited to the first 100 people who register.

Original computer-assisted reporting training will be offered the second half-day. This hands-on, computer-assisted reporting class will build data analysis skills for reporters covering money and politics. This class will use federal and state-level data, including “527” data from the IRS. Instructors will emphasize story ideas generated by the analysis. There are only 14 spaces for CAR training, available on the first-come, first-served basis. Workshop fees, including a six-month IRE membership, are $40 for professionals and $20 for students.

For more information, go to http://www.ire/org/training/MIP/Columbus07

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:28 pm November 27th, 2007 in Announcements, Blogging, Education, Elections, Media, Ohio, Politics 

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