Public Records Training
In a 2-hour session, as few or as many of your reporters will learn the basics of filing public records requests and success strategies for making the most of records requests in reporting. Newsrooms receive free tools, training materials and fill-in requests they can reuse.
Investigative Project Coaching
Does your newsroom have a great story, but you don't know how to take it across the finish line? Do you work for a student newsroom or a small newsroom without an investigative editor? Let me help you — you get all the credit. Don't give up ownership to partner with a national newsroom.
Freelance Journalism Coaching
On a monthly basis, I offer low cost training for freelance reporters on records requests, interview techniques and project management. Options vary, all are $15 per person.
Types of Trainings
Beginners FOI
Come learn to file a public records request! If you've never filed a public records request before or you have filed them but with limited success, come elevate your craft!
Advanced FOI
This class is for those who have successfully filed records requests, but would like to better understand appeals or how to file mass records requests. We'll also go over more advanced negotiation strategies for costs and large requests, which tend to stymie newsrooms in the midst of great investigations.
Beginners Excel
This class is for folks who are uncomfortable with Excel. It's a great fit for those who don't use Excel at all and might be a little intimidated by the prospect of using it. It's also a good fit for those who use Excel to make lists but haven't explored beyond that. We'll go over basic navigation, entry-level functions, basic cleaning, and sorting and filtering.
Advanced Excel
This class is for those who have mastered basic functions and filtering and sorting and are interested in more advanced cleaning techniques and pivot tables. We'll be going over advanced filtering and sorting, pivot tables, advanced functions and cleaning tips and tricks.