Business Reporting 101 presented by Alexa Gagosz a Rhode Island-based reporter for the Boston Globe covering business, homelessness, housing, healthcare, and hospitality. She writes the weekly “Innovators Q&A” column and “Rhode Island Food & Dining” newsletter, curates the Food & Dining section, and judged the 2023 James Beard Awards. Alexa has earned numerous awards from the Rhode Island Press Association, including recognition for her investigative reporting on housing, healthcare, and tourism. Her story on a middle-class family’s journey into homelessness led to a new state law banning rental application fees and received multiple accolades, including an Eppy Award. She was named the 2023 Hospitality Ambassador of the Year by the Rhode Island Hospitality Association and received the Housing Network of Rhode Island’s “Housing Elevation Award.”
The 30 Minute Skills program is presented by the New England First Amendment Coalition. The goal of the program is to provide reporters and other citizens with 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.