This lesson is the second of two that will prepare you for covering political campaigns and show how this coverage can be incorporated into all beats.
By attending this class, you’ll learn:
• How to follow the money being received and spent by specific campaigns.
• How to report responsibly on current polling.
• How to handle opposition research.
Instructor: Ted Nesi, WPRI-Providence
The New England First Amendment Coalition launched in 2020 a monthly educational series featuring short, practical lessons on journalism and the First Amendment.
The goal of the program — called “30 Minute Skills” — is to provide reporters and other citizens knowledge they can use immediately in newsgathering, data collection, storytelling and other areas of journalism and First Amendment law.
The lessons are provided in a 30-minute format to accommodate the demanding schedules faced by many working in New England newsrooms. The program is free and open to the public. Registration for each lesson is required.
30 Minute Skills is supported in part by the Estate of Gloria Negri, the late trailblazing journalist who spent more than 50 years at The Boston Globe.