IRE (Investigative Reporters & Editors) is holding a special Fort Collins Watchdog Workshop Sept. 25-26. Get the tools and the tricks of the trade that you need to be a better, faster, watchdog journalist. Please register early as space is limited.

This training will offer several of IRE’s core sessions that will improve your ability to find information on the Web quickly, and point you to key documents and data that will help you add depth to your daily work and produce quick-hit enterprise stories. In addition, this workshop will give you tips on bulletproofing stories, digging deeper on the Web with social media, search engines and much more. These sessions are designed for reporters, editors, and producers from small, midsize and large publications, TV, radio stations, Web-only news sites and news blogs. Freelancers, students and journalism educators are also encouraged to attend.

Join IRE’s experienced trainers and a group of veteran reporters for our Watchdog Workshop Friday, September 25th. Friday’s training will take place at the Fort Collins Coloradoan in the community room. An optional Computer-Assisted Reporting Training Session will take place on Saturday morning at Colorado State University in Clark A-70. Attend this hands-on workshop and learn how to use Excel, a powerful electronic spreadsheet for deadline and beat reporting on budgets, salaries, election data and more. Also, learn how to dig deeper using the Internet and find valuable datasets for your stories. Class size is limited; register early to reserve a seat on a first-come, first-served basis.

Here is the website for the Fort Collins workshop: https://www.ire.org/events-and-training/event/2136/  To get directly to the registration site for non-IRE members, go to https://irenicar.wufoo.com/forms/watchdog-workshop-fort-collins-co/ . If you have any questions about the event, feel free to contact Tricia Morgan, the event coordinator for IRE. She’s at 573.884.7556 or tricia@ire.org.