AGENDA
(Subject to change.)

Sunday (June 8)

1-5 PMStudent Arrival and Room Assignments - 200 Church Street
5 PMWelcome (Lance Tapley, director)
5:30 PMTour of Facilities
6 PMDINNER
7:30 PMStudent Project -- Orientation and Demonstration
8:30 PMMovie

Monday (June 9)

8 AMBREAKFAST
9:15 AMDavid Halberstam, life and legacy (Jim Wooten) - Fisk Hall
10:25 AMWhat Investigative Journalism Is and Why It's Important (Roberta Baskin, Peter Kadzis) - Fisk Hall
12:15 PMLUNCH
1:10 PMCorporate Investigative Reporting (Baskin) - Fisk Hall
2:30 PMFreedom of Information -- How to Make a FOIA Request (Alex Wood, Lance Tapley) - Fisk Hall
3:50 PMHow to Do Effective Reporting for T.V. (Wooten) - Fisk Hall
5 PMFREE/ ACTIVITY
6:15 PMDINNER
7:15 PMThe Meaning of Journalistic Independence (Paul Hendrickson, Wooten, Kadzis) - 200 Church St.

Tuesday (June 10)

8 AMBREAKFAST
9 AMTurning Over Every Stone (Hendrickson) - Fisk Hall
10:40 AMHow to Investigate Money in Politics (Lindsay Renick Mayer) - Fisk Hall
12:15 PMLUNCH
1:10 PMVideo and Mixed Media in Investigative Journalism (Jim Ridgeway) - Fisk Hall
2:30 PMThe Art of the Interview: How to Prepare and Conduct the Most Effective Interview (Amy Goodman) - Fisk Hall
3:50 PMHow to Write Long Narrative Journalism (Samuel Freedman) - Fisk Hall
5 PMFREE / ACTIVITY
6:15 PMDINNER
7:15 PMEthics in Journalism (Freedman, Ridgeway, Goodman) - 200 Church St.

Wednesday (June 11)

8 AMBREAKFAST
9:15 AMVisit to The Hartford Courant -- tour morning news meeting with staff
12:15 PMLUNCH
1:10 PMHow to Investigate a Public Official (Wayne Barrett) - Fisk Hall
2:30 PMHow to Use Public Data in Investigative Reporting (David Burnham) - Fisk Hall
3:50 PM"Cold Case" Investigations (Jerry Mitchell) - Fisk Hall
5 PMFREE/ Open Session on Using Public Data - Fisk Hall
6:15 PMDINNER
7:15 PMWhat the Media Neglects and Why (Burnham, Barrett, Mitchell) - 200 Church St.
8:30 PMMovie

Thursday (June 12)

8 AMBREAKFAST
8:30 AMLive broadcast of Where We Live on WNPR with host John Dankosky and panel, questions from students - Fisk Hall
10:50 AMCan Columnists be Investigators? (Bob Herbert) - Fisk Hall
12:15 PMLUNCH
1:10 PMWhat is a Fact (and What Isn't) - Fisk Hall
2:30 PMCultivating Sources (Patrick Sloyan) - Fisk Hall
3:50 PMThe Foreign Reporter (Chris Hedges) - Fisk Hall
5 PMFREE / ACTIVITY
6:15 PMDINNER
7:15 PMInvestigative Journalism during a Time of War & National Security (Lloyd Garrison, Sloyan, Hedges) - 200 Church St.
8:30 PMMovie

Friday (June 13)

8 AMBREAKFAST
9 AMStudent Journalists as Investigative Reporters (Suzanne McBride) - Fisk Hall
10:40 AMOn Sportwriting (Frank Deford)
12:15 PMLUNCH
1 PMFREE/ ACTIVITY
2 PMReporting on War and Conflict (Hedges)
3:10 PMCareers in the Future of Investigative Journalism (McBride, Sloyan)
4:30 PMReport from Washington (Seymour Hersh)
6:15 PMDINNER
7 PMInterview with Seymour Hersh (Sloyan, Hersh)
8:30 PMWrap-up Discussion: Student Project and Evaluations Distributed

Saturday (June 14)

8 AMBREAKFAST
War Documentary Screening & Discussion
* Free and Open to the Public *
Hubbert Room, Russell Public Library, Middletown, Conn.
refreshments and light lunch served
9:50 AMIntroduction
10:00 AMWhy We Fight (Jarecki, 2005) (87 min)
Sundance Film Festival Grande Jury Award Winner
11:27 AMBREAK
11:35 AMBody of War (Spiro/Donahue, 2007) (98 min)
2008 Academy Award Finalist for Best Documentary
1:13 PMShort Discussion with Audience
1:30 PMLunch Break (lunch provided)
2 PMTaxi to the Dark Side (Gibney, 2007) (106 minutes)
2008 Academy Award-Winner for Best Documentary
3:46 PMClosing Discussion with Audience
4:15 PMScreening Ends

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