Preliminary schedule
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8:30 am to 9:30 am
Grand Ballroom I
College connection: Working with students to beef up watchdog coverage
- Suzanne McBride, Columbia College (Chicago)
- Maggie Mulvihill, New England Center for Investigative Reporting
- Walter Robinson, Northeastern University
Grand Ballroom III-IV
Exposing housing scandals
- Sarah Cohen, The Washington Post
- Jason Grotto, Chicago Tribune
- Lee Zurik, WWL-New Orleans
Grand Ballroom IX-X
From Twitter to Facebook: An intro to Web tools you can use
- Jaimi Dowdell, IRE and NICAR
- Kelly Guckian, San Antonio (Texas) Express-News
Grand Ballroom VII-VIII
Sealed court documents, jury lists and military courts
- Lucy Dalglish, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- Mark Feldstein, George Washington University
- Kirsten Mitchell, Freelance
Harborside A
Broadcast: Quick hits to impress your boss
- Duane Pohlman, WEWS-Cleveland
Harborside B
Investigating college athletic programs (Sponsored by Lumina Foundation)
- Josh Fine, HBO
- Jill Riepenhoff, Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
- Brad Wolverton, The Chronicle of Higher Education
Waterview
9:40 am to 10:40 am
Wrongful convictions: What to do when the wrong person is behind bars
- Bill Kurtis, Kurtis Productions
- Laura Sullivan, National Public Radio
- Steve Weinberg, University of Missouri
Essex A-B-C
Grand Ballroom I
What you need to know to cover an economy in crisis (Sponsored by Bloomberg)
- Rick Brooks, The Wall Street Journal
- David Cay Johnston, Author
Grand Ballroom III-IV
Sports business: Investigating teams and companies that own them
- Paula Lavigne, ESPN
- Jodi Upton, USA Today
Grand Ballroom IX-X
Blowing the whistle without blowing their cover
- Scott Amey, Project on Government Oversight
- Tony Pipitone, WKMG-Orlando
- Scott Zamost, CNN
Grand Ballroom VII-VIII
Editors: Keeping investigative reporting alive with fewer people, resources, space and time
- David Boardman, The Seattle Times
- Leonard Downie Jr., The Washington Post, Arizona State Univ.
- Manny Garcia, Miami Herald
Harborside A
Broadcast: Staying on the air, staying relevant
- Ish Estrada, CNN
- Chuck Goudie, WLS-Chicago
- Chris Halsne, KIRO-Seattle
- Jayne Miller, WBAL-Baltimore
Harborside B
Higher ed: Measuring college performance and holding administrators accountable (Sponsored by Lumina Foundation for Education)
- Ryan Gabrielson, East Valley Tribune
- Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed
- Mary Beth Marklein, USA Today
Waterview
10:50 am to 11:50 am
Drug trafficking and organized crime
- Vicente Calderon, Tijuanapress.com
- Alfredo Corchado, The Dallas Morning News
- Amy Isackson, KPBS - San Diego
- Paul Radu, Romanian Investigative Reporting Center
Essex A-B-C
Grand Ballroom I
Covering invisible populations (Sponsored by the Dart Society and Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma)
- Mimi Chakarova, University of California-Berkeley
- Karyn Spencer, Omaha World-Herald
- Ruth Teichroeb, Freelancer
Grand Ballroom III-IV
Is this thing recording? Tips on shooting video for beginners
- John Anglim, Freelance videojournalist
Grand Ballroom IX-X
Writing without veils: How to get sources on the record
- Eric Nalder, Hearst Newspapers
Grand Ballroom VII-VIII
Building the story: From getting started to knowing when to stop
- Donald Barlett, Vanity Fair
- James Steele, Vanity Fair
Harborside A
Broadcast: It's not just TV (multi-platform investigations)
- Rhonda Schwartz, ABC News
- Stephen Stock, WFOR-South Florida
- Lawan Williams, E.W. Scripps
- Rick Yarborough, WTTG-Washington, D.C.
Harborside B
On the beat: Health care
- Mike Berens, The Seattle Times
- Dawn Fallik, University of Delaware
- Fred Schulte, Freelance
- Duff Wilson, The New York Times
Waterview
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
IRE Awards Luncheon
- Jon Klein, CNN
Grand Ballroom V-VI
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Government regulation: Lapses in protecting workers and consumers
- Alexandra Berzon, Las Vegas Sun
- Ellen Gabler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Aaron Kessler, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Essex A-B-C
Grand Ballroom I
How they failed: Tracing the roots of a financial failure (Sponsored by Bloomberg)
- Miles Moffeit, The Denver Post
- Robert O'Harrow, The Washington Post
Grand Ballroom III-IV
International roundable: Sharing resources and knowledge
- Brigitte Alfter, European Fund for Investigative Journalism
- Tom Blanton, National Security Archive
- Brant Houston, University of Illinois
- Paul Radu, Romanian Investigative Reporting Center
- Rana Sabbagh-Gargour, Arab Investigative Journalists
Grand Ballroom IX-X
Succeeding as a freelancer and author
- Russ Baker, Author
- Rose Ciotta, The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Penny Loeb, Freelance
- Steve Weinberg, University of Missouri
Grand Ballroom VII-VIII
Editors: Coaxing great writing out of reporters
- Jacqui Banaszynski, University of Missouri
- Flynn McRoberts, Bloomberg
Harborside A
Broadcast: Rolling investigations
- Matt Goldberg, KNBC-Los Angeles
- Mark Greenblatt, KHOU-Houston
- Anna Werner, KPIX-San Francisco
Harborside B
Anonymous sources and national security reporting
- James Bamford, Author
- Karen DeYoung, The Washington Post
- Seymour Hersh, Investigative journalist
Waterview
3:40 pm to 4:40 pm
On the beat: Holding local government accountable
- Will Carless, voiceofsandiego.org
- Jennifer Muir, Orange County (Calif.) Register
- Sandra Peddie, Newsday
- Cheryl W. Thompson, The Washington Post
Essex A-B-C
Grand Ballroom I
Earmarks: Tracking the money, federally and locally
- Steve Ellis, Taxpayers for Common Sense
- David Heath, The Seattle Times
- Ron Nixon, The New York Times
- Patrick O'Connor, Politico
Grand Ballroom III-IV
Funding your work 2: Working with foundations
- Sue Hale, Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation
- Mark Hallett, McCormick Foundation
- Eric Newton, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Grand Ballroom IX-X
Transparency: The state of open records laws
- Wendell Cochran, American University
- Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica
- David Smallman, Smallman Law PLLC
- John Wonderlich, Sunlight Foundation
Grand Ballroom VII-VIII
Writing the investigative story
- Laura Frank, Freelance
- T. Christian Miller, ProPublica
Harborside A
Broadcast: Getting the big interview, getting it right
- Abbie Boudreau, CNN
- Armen Keteyian, CBS News
- Phil Williams, WTVF-Nashville
Harborside B
Parachuting In: How to get up to speed quickly
- Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News
- James Grimaldi, The Washington Post
- Serge Kovaleski, The New York Times
Waterview
4:50 pm to 5:50 pm
Alternative models for investigative reporting
- Joe Bergantino, New England Center for Investigative Reporting
- Andrew Donohue, voiceofsandiego.org
- Chuck Lewis, Investigative Reporting Workshop
- Nick Penniman, Huffington Post
- Robert Rosenthal, Center for Investigative Reporting
Essex A-B-C
Grand Ballroom I
Preparing for the 2010 U.S. Census
- William O'Hare, Annie E. Casey Foundation Fellow
- Paul Overberg, USA Today
Grand Ballroom III-IV
Web: The multi-platform investigation
- Cheryl Phillips, The Seattle Times
- Aron Pilhofer, The New York Times
Grand Ballroom IX-X
Measuring the impact of the financial crisis (Sponsored by Bloomberg)
- Rose Ciotta, The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Adam Davidson, National Public Radio
- Jeff Taylor, Bloomberg News
Grand Ballroom VII-VIII
Editors: Bulletproofing the investigation
- Chris Isham, CBS
- Jim Neff, The Seattle Times
Harborside A
Broadcast: Making the case for your TV job
- Tom Dolan, Dolan Media Management
- Scott Matthews, CNN
- Deborah Potter, Newslab
- Lana Durban Scott, E.W. Scripps
Harborside B
Making FOIA work for you
- Ames Alexander, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
- Brigitte Alfter, European Fund for Investigative Journalism
- M.L. Elrick, Detroit Free Press
Waterview