Rich or poor, red or blue – everyone is a consumer. In this practical, ideas-filled session, veteran Chicago consumer reporters Stephanie Zimmermann of the Chicago Sun-Times and Jason Knowles of ABC7Chicago offer up easy as well as more difficult versions of consumer stories that you can replicate in your market. They’ll also explain how to set up consumer coverage for your newsroom, even if you don’t have a dedicated consumer beat reporter. Presented by the Online News Association.
You see our bylines at InDepthNH.org. Now we’ll tell you how we fight for all of our right-to-know. Celebrate Sunshine Week with us on Wednesday, March 18. Join us online from 6 to 7:30 pm. Event link below.
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Join founder Nancy West and author/board members Beverly Stoddart and Bob Charest, veteran reporters Garry Rayno, Paula Tracy, Damien Fisher, Katharine Webster, and Zach Laird. And special guest Laurie Ortolano, RTK activist.
Presented by the New England First Amendment Coalition.
Speaker
Edward Fitzpatrick is a Rhode Island-based reporter for The Boston Globe, where he writes about state government and Rhode Island politics. He has won numerous awards from the Rhode Island Press Association for a wide range of stories, from spot news to education coverage to business features and profiles, and received special recognition in 2022 for his innovative and insightful coverage of state and local elections. As the host of the weekly Rhode Island Report podcast, he has interviewed local luminaries, national and state politicians, and other newsmakers. He’s a familiar face at local political debates, where he frequently serves as moderator, and he co-hosts and moderates live events for the Globe as part of “Rhode Island Report Live.” Before coming to the Globe in 2019, he was the director of media and public relations for Roger Williams University. Prior to that, he worked for 16 years at the Providence Journal, including eight years as the political columnist and five years as the courts reporter. He has also worked as a reporter at the Hartford Courant, the Albany Times Union, and was the city editor at the Saratogian. He is a board member of the New England First Amendment Coalition and a former board member of Common cause Rhode Island. He is a graduate of Syracuse University, where he earned a degree in magazine journalism and political science.
In-Person, Thursday, March 19, from 6-7:30 p.m., at the NH Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College
As part of national Sunshine Week, this in-person workshop is designed to help residents better understand how open government works and how to access public information themselves. Please bring a laptop or mobile device.
Led by journalists and community experts, participants will learn:
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The basics of New Hampshire’s Right-to-Know laws
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How to draft a public records request
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How journalists locate and use public records
How advocacy plays a role in government transparency
Presented by the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications, Granite State News Collaborative, and the New England First Amendment Coalition.