Wednesdays: 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Location:
Classes 1 (Jan. 8) and 12 (April 2) will be held in Richcraft Hall Room 4115
Classes 2 through 11 will be held virtually and synchronously
Brightspace: https://brightspace.carleton.ca/d2l/home/285090
David McKie, davidmckiec@gmail.com
Phone: (C) 613-290-7380
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press
David, Fred Vallance-Jones, Rob Cribb and Dean Jobb are co-authors of
Digging Deeper Third Edition
David McKie and Jim Bronskill are co-authors of
Your Right To Know: How to Use the Law to
Get Government Secrets
David and Fred are co-authors of
“The Data Journalist: Getting the Story“
Assignments and Evaluation | Course Schedule |Data Visualization |Backstory |Dollars and Sense story |Access-to-information assignment | Week one | Week two | Week three | Week four | Week five | Week six | Week seven | Week eight | Week nine | Week ten | Week eleven | Week twelve | |Tutorials | Datasets |
Course Objectives
1) Obtain a thorough grounding in journalistic research methods.
2) Acquire skills needed to make sense of the information gathered.
3) Develop the ability to shape the information into accurate and compelling stories for all platforms.
Ethics and Professional Standards
This is a professional school, and you’ll be held to professional standards in both assignments and conduct. As a student of journalism, you must read and adhere to the School’s policies.
- Our ethics policy sets out the rules of behaviour that you, as students and journalists, are expected to follow as you carry out your assignments for this course. One of the rules, for example, makes clear that you must not interview relatives or friends for your story, except in rare and special circumstances and with the advance permission of the instructor.
- Our publishing policy requires certain authorizations before journalistic coursework can be published outside of the class. In addition, your sources must understand that any assignments they are associated with may be published outside of class.
- Our policy on electronic media usage requires that you follow copyright regulations with respect to your use of all materials culled from the Internet. For example, you cannot use any pictures you find online in your assignments unless you get written permission from the copyright holder to use them and submit it to the instructor.
Ethics and professional standards for the School of Journalism: https://carleton.ca/sjc/wp-content/uploads/Ethics-Policy-Updated-2018-Aug-6.pdf
You are expected to be familiar with these policies and apply them to your work. Failure to abide by them will adversely affect your standing in the course.
If you have questions about the journalism program, degree requirements, your standing in the program or your academic audit, you should contact Graduate Administrator Kemi Obando kemi.obando@carleton.ca or Graduate Supervisor Sarah Everts at sarah.everts@carleton.ca
Plagiarism
The University Academic Integrity Policy defines plagiarism as “presenting, whether intentionally or not, the ideas, expression of ideas or work of others as one’s own.” This includes reproducing or paraphrasing portions of someone else’s published or unpublished material, regardless of the source, and presenting these as one’s own without proper citation or reference to the original source. Examples of sources from which the ideas, expressions of ideas or works of others may be drawn from include but are not limited to: books, articles, papers, literary compositions and phrases, performance compositions, chemical compounds, artworks, laboratory reports, research results, calculations and the results of calculations, diagrams, constructions, computer reports, computer code/software, material on the internet and/or conversations.
Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to:
- any submission prepared in whole or in part, by someone else, including the unauthorized use of generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT);
- using ideas or direct, verbatim quotations, paraphrased material, algorithms, formulae, scientific or mathematical concepts, or ideas without appropriate acknowledgment in any academic assignment;
- using another’s data or research findings without appropriate acknowledgement;
- submitting a computer program developed in whole or in part by someone else, with or without modifications, as one’s own; and
- failing to acknowledge sources through the use of proper citations when using another’s work and/or failing to use quotations marks.
Course copyright
Classroom teaching and learning activities, including lectures, discussions, presentations, etc., by both instructors and students, are copyright protected and remain the intellectual property of their respective author(s). All course materials, including PowerPoint presentations, outlines, and other materials, are also protected by copyright and remain the intellectual property of their respective author(s).
Students registered in the course may take notes and make copies of course materials for their own educational use only. Students are not permitted to reproduce or distribute lecture notes and course materials publicly for commercial or non-commercial purposes without express written consent from the copyright holder(s).
Attendance
Showing up, whether it’s to a reporting assignment, a team meeting with colleagues or a shift at work, is a key part of journalism. Being there and being reliable matters. The same is true for attending class, regardless of whether it’s a lecture, seminar or workshop.
All students must attend at least nine classes or 75 per cent of instructional time in order to pass this course. If you miss more than this amount (not including apprenticeships), it’s an automatic fail. If you are sick, you must communicate this to your instructors before the class, just as one would do on a job. If you don’t do this, we’ll assume you have simply skipped class. If you anticipate missing more than three classes or 75 per cent of instructional time, please contact the instructors by email as soon as possible to discuss your personal circumstances.
COVID-19 and the Classroom
All members of the Carleton community are required to follow COVID-19 prevention measures and all mandatory public health requirements.
Statement on student mental health
As a University student you may experience a range of mental health challenges that significantly impact your academic success and overall well-being. If you need help, please speak to someone. There are numerous resources available both on- and off-campus to support you: https://carleton.ca/wellness/
Emergency Resources (on and off campus): https://wellness.carleton.ca/get-help-now/
Carleton Resources:
- Mental Health and Wellbeing: https://carleton.ca/wellness/
- Health & Counselling Services: https://carleton.ca/health/
- Paul Menton Centre: https://carleton.ca/pmc/
- Academic Advising Centre (AAC): https://carleton.ca/academicadvising/ – please note the AAC does not advise Journalism but they have helpful resources.
- Centre for Student Academic Support (CSAS), a centralized collection of learning support services designed to help students achieve their goals and improve their learning both inside and outside the classroom. CSAS offers academic assistance with course content, academic writing and skills development: https://carleton.ca/csas/
- Equity & Inclusivity Communities: https://carleton.ca/equity/
Off Campus Resources:
- Distress Centre of Ottawa and Region: (613) 238-3311 or TEXT: 343-306-5550, https://www.dcottawa.on.ca/
- Mental Health Crisis Service: (613) 722-6914, 1-866-996-0991, http://www.crisisline.ca/
- Empower Me: 1-844-741-6389, https://carleton.ca/pmc/2023/empower-me-counselling-services/
- Good2Talk: 1-866-925-5454, https://good2talk.ca/
- The Walk-In Counselling Clinic: https://walkincounselling.com
Equity and diversity
Discussion and debate play valuable roles in online and in-person classes. Differing views should focus on the content of the material and efforts should be made to understand how a person’s lived experience might or ought to shape their perspectives. Racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, and ableist language will not be tolerated.
Carleton’s journalism program is committed to creating a welcoming, stimulating, professional and creative environment for our increasingly diverse student body. We commit to eliminating racism against Racialized and Indigenous people as well as inequities or other barriers based on ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender expression, sexual orientation, or ability. We hope our program’s commitment to anti-racism and anti-oppression practices will benefit all of our students while they are here and that it will foster a wider culture of equity and inclusion in newsrooms of the future as they respond to and report on an increasingly diverse society.
The Permanent Working Group was established in order to help keep the journalism school on track with structural changes that aim to make the school a safe and welcoming environment for all students. The group also provides specific direction and advice to the journalism program committee and head on matters pertaining to equity and inclusion. Students wishing to propose programmatic ideas or who have concerns may contact us directly via https://carleton.ca/sjc/journalism/equity-and-inclusion/permanent-working-group/
The Department of Equity and Inclusive Communities fosters the development of an inclusive and transformational university culture where individual distinctiveness and a sense of belonging for every member drive excellence in research, teaching, learning and working at Carleton. Students with complaints may direct them to the Department of Equity and Inclusive Communities via https://carleton.ca/equity/
The journalism program has a student-led Association for Equity and Inclusion in Journalism and Media. Its mission is to make the journalism school a safe(r) space for Black, Indigenous, and students of colour, 2SLGBTQ+ students and students with disabilities/disabled students. More information about the association can be found at https://carleton.ca/sjc/journalism/equity-and- inclusion/student-association/
Academic accommodation
You may need special arrangements to meet your academic obligations during the term. For an accommodation request the processes are as follows:
Academic consideration for medical or other extenuating circumstances: Students must contact the instructor(s) as soon as possible, and normally no later than 24 hours after the submission deadline for course deliverables. [Provide any additional information on your requirements for short-term informal accommodations. If you require supporting documentation for short-term considerations, you may only request the Academic Consideration for Coursework form. You may not request medical notes or documentation.]
Students should also consult the Course Outline Information on Academic Accommodations for more information. Detailed information about the procedure for requesting academic consideration can be found here.
Pregnancy and Family-Status Related Accommodation: Please write to me with any requests for academic accommodation during the first few weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist. For more details about the accommodation policy, visit the Equity and Inclusive Communities (EIC) website.
Religious obligation: write to me with any requests for academic accommodation during the first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist. For more details click here.
Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: The Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (PMC) provides services to students with Learning Disabilities (LD), psychiatric/mental health disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), chronic medical conditions, and impairments in mobility, hearing, and vision. If you have a disability requiring academic accommodations in this course, please contact PMC at 613-520-6608 or pmc@carleton.ca for a formal evaluation. If you are already registered with the PMC, please request your accommodations for this course through the Ventus Student Portal at the beginning of the term, and no later than two weeks before the first in-class scheduled test or exam requiring accommodation (if applicable). Requests made within two weeks will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. For final exams, the deadlines to request accommodations are published in the University Academic Calendars. After requesting accommodation from PMC, meet with me to ensure accommodation arrangements are made. Please consult the PMC website for the deadline to request accommodations for the formally-scheduled exam (if applicable).
Survivors of Sexual Violence: As a community, Carleton University is committed to maintaining a positive learning, working and living environment where sexual violence will not be tolerated, and where survivors are supported through academic accommodations as per Carleton’s Sexual Violence Policy. For more information about the services available at the university and to obtain information about sexual violence and/or support, visit: https://carleton.ca/equity/sexual-assault-support-services
Accommodation for Student Activities: Carleton University recognizes the substantial benefits, both to the individual student and for the university, that result from a student participating in activities beyond the classroom experience. Reasonable accommodation will be provided to students who compete or perform at the national or international level. Write to me with any requests for academic accommodation during the first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist. https://carleton.ca/senate/wp-content/uploads/Accommodation-for-Student-Activities-1.pdf
Instructions for setting up your campus pin card
Details can be found here: https://carleton.ca/technicalservices/card-access-how-tos/
Textbooks
Digging Deeper 3rd edition is the main textbook for this course. It is available at the Carleton bookstore for rent ($55.99 and up) or purchase – digital ($86.14 and up) or hard copy ($113.25). Buying the book online is another option. The Data Journalist is an optional textbook, which will come in handy during the weeks when we focus on data. And Your Right To Know, also an optional textbook, will be useful for our access-to-information sessions.
Assignments and Evaluation (TOP)
Assignments in this course are governed by the provisions of the document Ethics and Standards in the School of Journalism and Communication. There are four assignments, each with a deadline. Lateness will be penalized, though exceptional circumstances will be taken into account. There is no final examination. With the exception of the access-to-information assignment, each has three components, all of which will figure in the grade:
- Copies of the actual documents compiled / gathered.
- A description of how the documents were obtained and why they were useful.
- The resulting story or visualization.
Each of the four assignments is worth 20 per cent of the overall course grade. The remaining 20 per cent of the grade will be determined based on presence / punctuality, participation and professionalism, including quiz results.
Due Dates
1) Data visualization outline due Mon., Feb. 3, noon.
2) Data visualization due Sun., Feb. 9, noon.
3) Access-to-information requests must be filed by Thu., Feb. 13, 11:59 p.m.
4) Backstory outline due Sun., Feb. 16, noon.
5) Backstory assignment due Sun., March 2, noon.
6) Dollars and Sense outline due Fri., March 7, 11:59 p.m.
7) Dollars and Sense story due Sun., March 16, noon.
8) Access-to-information assignment due Sun., March 23, noon.
Grades (additional information)
The passing grade for this course is B minus.
Informal questions or appeals about your grade on assignments or other graded components of the course should be raised with the instructor no later than seven business days after the grade has been issued.
For information about the formal Grade Review process, please see the Graduate Regulations: https://carleton.ca/FASS-FPA-teaching-regulations/grades-and-grading/
Standing in a course is determined by the course instructor subject to the approval of the Faculty Dean. This means that grades submitted by an instructor may be subject to revision. No grades are final until they have been approved by the Dean.
Course Schedule (TOP)
Jan. 8 (In person): a. Course introduction / self-assessment b. Introduction to Access to information c. Access-to-information tips: Previously released records
|| Reading: Digging Deeper, Chapters, 1, 2, 10
Jan. 15 (Virtual): a. Access-to-information tips: Previously released records, focusing a request, negotiating, seeking partial releases b. Assignment: Access to information
|| Reading review: Digging Deeper, Chapters, 1, 2, 10
Jan. 22 (Virtual): a. Data (part one) b. Assignment: Data visualization
|| Reading: Digging Deeper: Chapter 11
|| Optional reading: The Data Journalist: Chapters 2, 4
Jan. 29 (Virtual): a. Data (part two)
|| Reading: Digging Deeper, Chapters 3, 4, 6
|| Optional reading: The Data Journalist: Chapter 8
Feb. 5 (Virtual): a. Introduction to historical records b. Assignment: Backstory c. Data visualization due Sun., Feb. 9, noon.
|| Reading review of chapters covered so far to prepare for Feb. 12 quiz
Feb. 12 (Virtual): a. Quiz based on readings and in-class learning b. Elements of storytelling c. Access-to-information requests must be filed by Thu., Feb. 13, 11:59 p.m.
|| Reading: Digging Deeper, Chapters 7, 8
Feb. 19: Break Week. No class scheduled.
Feb. 26 (Virtual): a. Data visualization feedback. b. Dollars and Sense (part one) c. Assignment: Dollars and Sense story d. Backstory assignment due Sun., March 2, noon.
|| Reading: Digging Deeper, Chapter 9
March 5 (Virtual): a. Dollars and Sense (part two) b. Public records (part one)
|| Reading review: Chapters 4, 9
March 12 (Virtual): a. Backstory feedback b. Public records (part two) c. Dollars and Sense story due Sun., March 16, noon.
|| Reading: Chapter 7
March 19 (Virtual): a. Access-to-information tips: Making sense of records (decoding documents, chronologies) b. Access-to-information assignment due Sun., March 23, noon
|| Reading: Chapter 5
March 26 (Virtual): a. Dollars and Sense story feedback b. Data: Additional techniques
|| Reading review: Digging Deeper, Chapters 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
April 2 (In person): a. Access-to-information assignment feedback b. Quiz based on readings and in-class learning c. Enterprise journalism tactics
Virtual office hours
We are available to discuss course material and assignments with you by email, phone or after class. Our virtual office hours are Wednesday 11 a.m. to noon ET – please advise David or Jim in advance that you would like to speak with one or both of us.
Data visualization (TOP)
A digital visualization that tells a story based on analysis of data, due Sun., Feb. 9, noon. (An outline is due Mon., Feb. 3, noon.)
Backstory assignment (TOP)
A story that draws on archival- or library-based sources to provide historical depth on a current Canadian issue or event. 600 words, due Sun., March 2, noon. (An outline is due Sun., Feb. 16, noon.)
Dollars and Sense story (TOP)
A news story based on the financial records of an institution. 600 words, due Sun., March 16, noon. (An outline is due Mon., March 7, noon)
Access-to-Information assignment (TOP)
An exercise involving preparation and submission of freedom-of-information requests to all levels of government, due Sun., March 24, noon. (Requests must be filed by Thu., Feb. 15.)
Week One (TOP)
What you will learn
What the course is all about;
The basics of access to information;
How to make an access-to-information request.
Links
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
Access to Information and Privacy Coordinators
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/atip-aiprp/apps/coords/index-eng.asp
Information about programs and holdings
https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/hgw-cgf/oversight-surveillance/atip-aiprp/ai/sfgei-srgfff-eng.asp#A
Access to Information: general info
https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/hgw-cgf/oversight-surveillance/atip-aiprp/ai/index-eng.asp
Access to Information request service
https://atip-aiprp.tbs-sct.gc.ca/
Access to Information request forms
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/tbsf-fsct/350-57_e.asp
epost Connect
https://www.canadapost.ca/cpc/en/business/postal-services/digital-mail/epost-connect.page
PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES
Alberta
http://www.servicealberta.ca/foip/
British Columbia
Main: http://www.gov.bc.ca/citz/iao/foi/
Completed requests:
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/search?id=4BAD1D13C68243D1960FECBBF7B8B091
Manitoba
Main: http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/fippa/
Completed requests: https://www.manitoba.ca/openmb/infomb/fippa.html
Proactive disclosure:
https://www.manitoba.ca/openmb/index.html
https://manitoba.ca/openmb/infomb/departments/index.html
New Brunswick
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/finance/office_of_the_chief_information_officer/content/rti.html
Newfoundland and Labrador
Main: http://www.atipp.gov.nl.ca/info/accessrequestform.html
Completed requests: http://atipp-search.gov.nl.ca/
Northwest Territories
https://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/en/access-to-information-held-by-public-bodies/
Nova Scotia
Info: http://novascotia.ca/is/programs-and-services/information-access-and-privacy.asp
File a request online: https://iaprequest.novascotia.ca/
Completed requests: Search previously released (disclosed) information from a Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP) request – Government of Nova Scotia
The Right to Know Coalition of Nova Scotia
https://www.facebook.com/righttoknowns/
Nunavut
http://www.gov.nu.ca/eia/information/how-place-atipp-request
Ontario
https://www.ontario.ca/page/how-make-freedom-information-request
Prince Edward Island
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/justice-and-public-safety/freedom-information-and-protection-privacy-foipp
Quebec
Main: http://www.cai.gouv.qc.ca/english/
Yukon
Main: https://yukon.ca/en/legal-and-social-supports/legal-services/request-access-information-records
Proactive disclosure: https://open.yukon.ca/
CITIES
Calgary
https://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks/Pages/Information-Access-Privacy/FOIP-request.aspx
Information disclosure: https://www.calgary.ca/ca/city-clerks/legislative-services/confidential-information-release.html
Edmonton
http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/city_organization/freedom-of-information-and-privacy.aspx
Fredericton
http://www.fredericton.ca/en/right-to-information-and-protection-of-privacy
Halifax Regional Municipality: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/accountability-transparency/access-information
Completed requests: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/accountability-transparency/access-information/completed-requests
Hamilton
https://www.hamilton.ca/city-council/city-clerks-office/freedom-information-privacy-protection
Moncton
https://www.moncton.ca/my-govt-work/right-information-and-protection-privacy-act
Montreal
http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=5798,39687582&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Ottawa
Main: http://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/your-city-government/access-information-and-privacy
Completed requests: https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/accountability-and-transparency/accountability-framework/freedom-information-and-protection-privacy/disclosure-mfippa-requests
Regina
Main: https://www.regina.ca/city-government/administration/office-of-the-city-clerk/#outline-access-to-information-and-protection-of-privacy
Completed requests: http://open.regina.ca/group/freedom-of-information
Saskatoon
https://www.saskatoon.ca/city-hall/send-comments-concerns-city/access-information
Toronto
https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/accountability-operations-customer-service/access-city-information-or-records/freedom-of-information/
Completed requests: https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/freedom-of-information-requests-summary/
Vancouver
Main: http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/foi/index.htm
Completed requests: http://vancouver.ca/your-government/information-released-through-foi-requests-this-year.aspx
Vancouver police – completed requests: Published Freedom of Information Requests – Vancouver Police Department (vpd.ca)
Winnipeg
Main: http://winnipeg.ca/clerks/fippa/
Completed requests: https://data.winnipeg.ca/Organizational-Support-Services/Fippa-Request-Responses/pfbi-rm6v
COMPLETED ACCESS REQUESTS
Federal departments and agencies
https://open.canada.ca/en/search/ati
National Capital Commission
https://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/access-to-information-requests-disclosure-copies
British Columbia
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/search?id=4BAD1D13C68243D1960FECBBF7B8B091
Vancouver
http://vancouver.ca/your-government/information-released-through-foi-requests-this-year.aspx
Manitoba
https://www.manitoba.ca/openmb/infomb/departments.html
https://www.manitoba.ca/openmb/infomb/fippa.html
Regina (Note: not all are freedom-of-information responses) http://open.regina.ca/group/freedom-of-information
Nova Scotia
https://informationaccess.novascotia.ca/
Newfoundland
http://atipp-search.gov.nl.ca/
U.S. State Department
https://foia.state.gov/Search/Search.aspx
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
https://www.cbp.gov/site-policy-notices/foia/reading-room
Week Two (TOP)
What you will learn
More on crafting an access-to-information request;
Requesting previously released records;
Details of the access-to-information assignment.
Links
“TIP OF THE ICEBERG” RESEARCH
Proactive disclosure global list
https://open.canada.ca/en/proactive-disclosure
Publications global list
https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/weeklyAcquisitionList/lists.html?sy=2023
House of Commons publication search
https://www.ourcommons.ca/PublicationSearch/en/
Departmental reports (this one is for Public Safety Canada, but departments have their own, usual under Transparency or Publications and Reports)
https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/index-en.aspx?t=dprtmntl
Transparency (this one is for the Treasury Board Secretariat, but many departments have a Transparency link on homepage)
https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/index-en.aspx?t=dprtmntl
Public opinion reports
https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/services/government-canada/public-opinion-research/search-report/Pages/search-report.aspx
House of Commons sessional papers directly from the Library of Parliament catalogue
https://parl-gc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,%3F&tab=SESSIONAL&search_scope=SESSIONPAP&vid=01CALP_INST:01CALP&lang=en&offset=0
Week Three (TOP)
What you will learn
The concept of open data;
How to download Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index dataset and building pivot tables;
How to use the same techniques to analyze data on other open-data sites;
Preliminary discussion of the data-visualization assignment.
Links
Week Three (TOP)
What you will learn
The concept of open data;
How to download Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index dataset and building pivot tables;
How to use the same techniques to analyze data on other open-data sites;
Preliminary discussion of the data-visualization assignment.
Links
Data
Week Four (TOP)
What you will learn
Continuation of data analysis using Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey data;
How to upload tables to Tableau Desktop;
How to upload public documents to DocumentCloud.
Review the data-visualization assignment.
Links
Week Five (TOP)
What you will learn
Continuation of data visualization discussion and instructions for uploading content to WordPress;
Introduction to historical records;
Exploring archival resources.
Links
HISTORICAL RESEARCH
Week Six (TOP)
What you will learn
How much useful information you have soaked up, via our first quiz;
Elements of storytelling, including how to write a good lede.
Fielding questions about the access-to-information requests that must be filed by Feb. 15, midnight.
Links
Week Seven (TOP)
What you will learn
Feedback on data-visualization assignment;
The basics of following money;
The difference between a publicly traded corporation and private company;
How to find out how much a company made;
How to find key numbers in a financial report.
Links
Week Eight (TOP)
What you will learn
A continuation of the fundamentals of following money;
How to mine public records — including House of Commons material — in addition to the ones we have already studied;
Discussion of dollars and sense assignment;
Time to work on outline now due March 11
Links
Resources
Week Nine (TOP)
What you will learn
Mining public records including coroners’ reports, tenders and public accounts;
Finding and analyzing previously released freedom-of-information records;
Backstory feedback.
Links
Week Ten (TOP)
What you will learn
Making sense of records received through access to information;
Decoding records, doing chronologies;
Public records: Federal plans, results reports.
Links
Week Eleven (TOP)
What you will learn
Dollars and Sense assignment feedback;
New database strategies.
Links
Week Twelve (TOP)
What you will learn
Access-to-information assignment feedback;
Self-assessment survey follow-up;
How well you prepared for our quiz;
Investigative Reporting and Beat Journalism tactics.
Links
Tutorials(TOP)
From week one
From week two
From week three
From week four
From week five
From week six
From week nine
From week ten
From week eleven
From week twelve
Datasets (TOP)
From week three
From week four
From week five
From week seven
From week eleven
From week twelve