WHAT: FOIAFest. Registration required, or pay cash at the door
WHEN: Sat. Mar 14, 8:30a-4p
WHERE: Loyola University Corboy Law Center, 25 E. Pearson St., Chicago, IL
COST: $10 Headline Club members and students; $15 non-members
Lunch and morning refreshments/coffee will be provided!
SCHEDULE
9am:
Challenges and opportunities in obtaining public records on law enforcement and national security
Bruce Brown, executive director, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
iFOIA: Everyone’s tool for digital public records requests
Adam Marshall, 2014-15 Jack Nelson Legal Fellow, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
10am:
Why journalists must use the Freedom of Information Act
Brant Houston, Professor of Investigative and Enterprise Reporting, University of Illinois
11am
Public Access: What you need to know
Andrea Alvarez, Citizens Advocacy Center
Chris Fusco, investigative reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
David Jackson, investigative reporter, Chicago Tribune
Sarah Pratt, Illinois public access counselor
Moderator: Suzanne McBride, Associate Chair, Journalism Department, Columbia College
Data in the city
Angela Caputo, investigative reporter, Chicago Tribune
David Kidwell, investigative political reporter, Chicago Tribune
Joe Walsh, data scientist at The Center for Data Science and Public Policy, University of Chicago
Moderator: Linda Lutton, education reporter, WBEZ 91.5FM
12-noon:
Lunch will be provided
1pm:
Case Study: Koschman case
Chris Fusco, investigative reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
Tim Novak, investigative reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
Once the FOIAs are in… Telling the big story
Mick Dumke, investigative reporter, Chicago Reader
Susan Smith Richardson, publisher and editor, Chicago Reporter
Moderator: Meribah Knight, freelancer and adjunct lecturer at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism
Covering the police
Chip Mitchell, West Side bureau reporter, WBEZ 91.5FM
Noah Isackson, contributing writer, Chicago Magazine
David Bernstein, features editor, Chicago Magazine
Moderator: Suzanne McBride, Associate Chair, Journalism Department, Columbia College
2pm:
Corrupt Illinois
Dick Simpson, professor and former head of the Department of Political Science, UIC
Thomas Gradel, freelance writer, researcher and a former communications consultant
Moderator: Stan Zoller, lecturer, journalism, Lake Forest College
Data visualization (Google Fusion Tables, CartoDB, Tableau)
Stephen Rynkiewicz, Freelance writer-producer
Case Study: Inside residential youth treatment centers
David Jackson, investigative reporter, Chicago Tribune
Duaa Eldeib, investigative reporter, Chicago Tribune
3pm:
Suburban challenges
Jake Griffin, Assistant Managing Editor for Watchdog Reporting, Daily Herald
Covering health care
Kristen Schorsch, health care reporter, Crain’s Chicago Business
Jeff Kelly Lowenstein, Columbia College Chicago lecturer and freelancer
Becky Schlikerman, reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
Moderator: Sheila Solomon, manager, recruiting and interns, Rivet News Radio
Working with data
Chris Hagan, web producer and data reporter, WBEZ 91.5FM
P.J. Huffstutter, agricultural correspondent, Reuters News