This half-day investigative reporting workshop will feature a talk by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lowell Bergman and panels on business investigations, computer-assisted reporting, public records research and local watchdog reporting.

Panelists include Associated Press reporter Matthew Fordahl; San Jose Mercury News reporter Rick Tulsky and Julie Patel; San Francisco Chronicle reporters Lance Williams, Vanessa Hua and Todd Wallack; and Contra Costa Times reporters Thomas Peele and Lisa Vorderbrueggen.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Where: UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, North Gate Hall, Hearst at Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA.

Tickets:


RSVP required by Friday, Oct. 21, 2005.


UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism students can attend free, but must RSVP by sending an e-mail to terrychea@yahoo.com.


Working journalists must RSVP by sending $10 or checks made out to AAJA Bay Area Chapter to this address:


Terry Chea

The Associated Press

303 Second Street, Suite 680N

San Francisco, CA 94107