Investigative business journalism: Portland, May 7
Instructors: Alec Klein, professor at
Northwestern University’s
Medill School of Journalism, and
Gary Cohn, adjunct professor at the
University of Southern California’s
Annenberg School of Journalism
Location: George S. Turnbull Center,
Third Floor, Room 3R
School of Journalism and Communication,
University of Oregon,
70 NW Couch St.,
Portland, OR 97209
Parking:
The UO Portland White Stag Block is located
at 70 North West Couch Street, in the White
Stag Block Building. Parking is available at
the public garage, which has entrances on
Northwest Davis between Northwest First
and Naito Parkway.
MAX riders coming from the east should
disembark at the Old Town/China Town
Station; riders from the west should
disembark at the Skidmore Fountain
Station. If you need additional directions,
please call (503) 412-3696.
Hosts: Society of Professional Journalists,
Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter;
University of Oregon’s Turnbull Center
Date: May 7
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Registration for this workshop is now closed.
Hotels:
Hotel 50, at 50 SW Morrison
Half a mile from the Turnbull Center
(503) 221-0711
Group Rate: $109
Hotel Modera, at 515 SW Clay
This is 1.2 miles from the Turnbull Center;
visitors can take a free light-rail ride
that will deposit them a few blocks from
their destination.
(877) 484-1084
Group Rate: $116.
Courtyard Marriot: City Center, at 555 SW Oak
(503) 505-5000.
This is about half a mile from the Turnbull Center.
Although there is no discount rate,
the Courtyard’s rates are competitive,
and this hotel is closest to the Turnbull Center.
Please note: To qualify for either hotel discount,
you must say you are with the University of Oregon
School of Journalism and Communication and
must pay with a credit card.
We’re sorry, but registration is closed for the “Investigative Business Journalism on a Beat” workshop in Portland, Ore., on May 7.
We invite you to watch the live-streaming of the workshop on BusinessJournalism.org on May 7, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PDT. It will later be archived on BusinessJournalism.org.
Also, one of the presenters at the Portland workshop, Alec Klein, will present a half-day workshop on Investigative Business Journalism on a Beat” on June 9 at the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Come an afternoon early to the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference, and attend this free workshop with Klein, a former Washington Post reporter who is a journalism professor at Northwestern University.
Can’t wait? Here are tips from five top investigative business journalists — including Gary Cohn, who is speaking at the Portland workshop — as well as recordings of five Webinars on investigative business journalism that Alec did in January.
Join Pulitzer winner Gary Cohn and former Washington Post investigative reporter Alec Klein in this FREE workshop, “Investigative Business Journalism on a Beat,” as they walk you through the steps to successful investigative business stories. These two top reporters turned journalism professors will take you through the investigative story from start to finish: refining and pitching an idea, developing and interviewing sources, plumbing public documents, and organizing and presenting the story effectively in multimedia.
Come with an idea for an investigative project, and leave with a story pitch to take back to your editors. The emphasis will be on pursuing investigations while still covering your beat.
YOUR INSTRUCTORS
Gary Cohn, the winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting, is a freelance journalist and an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Journalism. Cohn has worked for the Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News and for columnist Jack Anderson in Washington.
Gary Cohn
Cohn has also won a Barlett and Steele Silver Award for Investigative Business Journalism, an IRE Medal, a George Polk Award, two Selden Ring Awards for investigative reporting, Sigma Delta Chi’s first prize for investigative reporting, a National Press Club award, an award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and two Overseas Press Club Awards. He was a Pulitzer finalist in 1996 and 2002.
Alec Klein is a professor at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and a best-selling nonfiction author. Over two decades, his investigations at The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Baltimore Sun and The Virginian-Pilot have led to significant reforms, Congressional hearings, federal laws, criminal convictions and more than half a billion dollars in government fines.
Alec Klein
Alec’s best-selling Stealing Time: Steve Case, Jerry Levin, and the Collapse of AOL Time Warner was named one of the “Best Business Books” by Library Journal and Strategy + Business. The book built on his coverage of AOL at The Post, for which Alec won the Gerald Loeb Award, business journalism’s highest honor. His second book, A Class Apart: Prodigies, Pressure, and Passion Inside One of America’s Best High Schools, was named “One of the Best Education Books of the Year” by the American School Board Journal.
AGENDA: “INVESTIGATIVE BUSINESS JOURNALISM ON A BEAT” WORKSHOP
8:30 a.m. Coffee-and-pastries reception and registration
9:00 a.m. Introductions: What’s your story idea? – Robin J. Phillips, BusinessJournalism.org M.E.
9:30 a.m. Generating ideas and executing them while covering your beat – Alec Klein
10:00 a.m. Interviewing techniques — Alec; Dealing with sensitive sources – Gary Cohn
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Case Study: The Pulitzer-winning ship-breakers stories – Gary
12:15 p.m. Box lunches provided
1:15 p.m. Using Public Documents – Alec, Gary
2:00 p.m. Case Study: AOL stories – Alec
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Organizing and presenting investigations on multiple platforms – Alec
3:45 p.m. Write your story pitch, Wall Street Journal-style
4:05 p.m. Feedback on pitches — Alec, Gary
4:30 p.m. Adjourn
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Please do not register unless you are sincere about attending the workshop and have been given authorization by your editor to do so. Since our workshops are often oversubscribed, no-shows keep other potential registrants from attending.
Journalists who successfully complete three regional workshops or online seminars presented by the Reynolds Center are eligible to receive a “Circle of Achievement” award certificate.
More than 8,500 journalists have attended free workshops sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism since 2003. If you have any questions about this workshop or the center, please Email Executive Director Linda Austin or call 602-496-9187.
This free seminar is sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. If you have any questions about the Webinar or the center, please mail Executive Director Linda Austin or call 602-496-9187.
