The 2014 midterm elections are coming up fast, with new outside groups and aggressive joint fundraising efforts putting a spotlight on big donors. The story doesn’t end on Election Day, of course — donors often want something in return for their financial support. Working journalists and journalism students are invited to join the Center for Responsive Politics and Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication for a two-day seminar on tracking campaign money — and its effect, pre- and post-election, on policy outcomes and hiring decisions in Congress and elsewhere in government. We’ll show you how to get the most out of the award-winning website OpenSecrets.org and other tools, and you’ll hear top journalists covering money-in-politics talk about how they found their best stories and offer tips.
Panelists will include:
- James Grimaldi, the Wall Street Journal
- Chris Megerian, the Los Angeles Times
- Ryan Alexander, Taxpayers for Common Sense
- Dennis Wagner, the Arizona Republic/USA Today
- Bill Allison, the Sunlight Foundation
- Thomas M. Collins, executive director, Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission
- Evan Wyloge, new media specialist, Arizona Capitol Times
- Jessica Levinson, election law expert, Loyola Law School
- Staff experts from OpenSecrets.org: Executive Director Sheila Krumholz, Senior Fellow Bob Biersack, Editorial Director Viveca Novak, Money-in-Politics Reporter Russ Choma
and others…
Dates:
Friday, March 7, 2-5 p.m.
Saturday, March 8, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., light breakfast and lunch provided
Location:
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Arizona State University
555 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004
OpenSecrets.org, ASU"s Cronkite School to Host Reporting Workshop in Phoenix
