Sustaining Watchdog Journalism in the Digital Age

At a time when technological change and economic pressures are disrupting the commercial news industry and the market for quality investigative journalism, the Center for Public Integrity is thriving as an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to ensuring that public and private institutions operate in the public interest. On Thursday, November 10, 2011, the Center for Public... [read more]

At a time when technological change and economic pressures are disrupting the commercial news industry and the market for quality investigative journalism, the Center for Public Integrity is thriving as an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to ensuring that public and private institutions operate in the public interest. On Thursday, November 10, 2011, the Center for Public Integrity and the Paley Center for Media, the premier independent forum for the media industry, will present a half-day program on innovative approaches to funding and producing investigative journalism.

This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. To RSVP, email Dorothy Betts: dbetts@publicintegrity.org

**NOTE: An RSVP to this Facebook page does not reserve your seat.**

Program agenda:

*Anatomy of an Investigative Report*
Go behind the scenes of the Center for Public Integrity's latest investigation, a forthcoming report on air pollution in partnership with NPR. Speakers include:
-Keith Epstein, Managing Editor for Environment, Center for Public Integrity
-Jim Morris, Lead Project Writer, Center for Public Integrity
-Susanne Reber, Deputy Managing Editor, Investigations, NPR
-Elizabeth Shogren, Reporter, NPR

*New Models for Investigative Journalism*
Learn how new, nonprofit financial models are supporting investigative reporting. Panelists include:
-William E. Buzenberg, Executive Director, Center for Public Integrity
-Sheila Coronel, Director, Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism
-Maggie Mulvihill, Co-Director, New England Center for Investigative Reporting
-Elizabeth Osder, Principal, The Osder Group

*Next Big Thing: New Tools for Digital Digging*
Watch live demos and presentations on data mining and computer-assisted reporting.Presenters include:
-Bill Allison, Editorial Director, Sunlight Foundation
-David Donald, Data Editor, Center for Public Integrity
-Sheila Krumholz, Executive Director, Center for Responsive Politics
-Nadi Penjarla, Chief Architect/Designer, The Ujima Project

The event begins with a light breakfast and concludes with a luncheon.

Visit the Paley Center website for more: http://www.paleycenter.org/mc-watchdog-journalism-center-for-public-integrity/

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