SPJ Workshop - Access Across America

The Access Across America tour is coming June 8 to Oklahoma City. It’s an interactive national FOI training tour for journalists sponsored by SPJ through a grant by the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation to spread training in accessing public records. SPJ's national Freedom of Information committee chairman and national FOI expert David Cuillier will teach the two-hour program from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, at The Oklahoman auditorium, 9000 N. Broadway in Oklahoma City. The workshop will include: • Ideas for document-based stories • Strategies for effective records requests • Psychological skills for getting officials to give you what you need • Rousing inspiration for doing great journalism in tough times Participants will receive extensive handouts with tons of story ideas and records resources specific to Oklahoma. About the trainer: Dave Cuillier has served as an SPJ newsroom trainer in FOI since 2005 and is a frequent writer of FOI Toolbox columns in Quill. A former journalist, he now teaches classes on access to records and conducts research in FOI. Cuillier is co-author with Charles Davis of the book, “The Art of Access: Strategies for Acquiring Public Records.” Registration is $20 for non-SPJ members and $10 for Oklahoma Pro professional and student SPJ members. You will need to provide your SPJ member number to get the discount. To register, e-mail Carol Cole-Frowe at carol.cole-frowe@gmail.com with your name, affiliation, mailing address, e-mail address, daytime phone and SPJ member number (if available). See you there for this important workshop.