Investigative Journalism, July 2010 - overview

Who attended the Investigative Journalism course?
Working journalists and journalism students from Europe, North America, Russia, and the Caucasus attended the summer 2010 course.
 

The trainers
The course was led by Mark Schapiro, an award-winning journalist and the editorial director of the Center for Investigative Reporting. He was joined by David Leigh, The Guardian's investigations editor and Brigitte Alftera, a journalist and manager of the Scoop network for investigative journalists.

The essentials of investigative journalism
Participants learnt investgative methodology, investigative tactics and interviewing techniques and how to build a publishable case. They looked at conspiracy theories, current trends, working within the EU and how to deal with the law.

Feedback from the participants:

Participants rated the course and the instructors as 'excellent' or 'very good'.

Here's a selection of their comments:

"Excellent, interesting and useful discussions."

"Tremendous resources for upcoming work. Got my brain organized."

On Mark Schapiro
"Very knowledgeable, and insightful experiences. Inspiring."

On David Leigh
"Great to hear from a long-term professional."

On Brigitte Alfter
"Very good and hands on."

For information about TOL's journalism training courses or a customized course for your particular group, please contact Joann Plockova at plockovaj@tol.org