Level up your investigative journalism skills: learn how to background like a boss with Laura Kurtzberg (she/her), training director at Investigative Reporters and Editors @ire_nicar!

Laura teaches journalists how to use data analysis, code, and spreadsheet techniques in their investigations. Registration for this virtual training ends next week on September 9—sign up now at bit.ly/backgroundingire! #LinkInBio 🕵️ Why is backgrounding so important? Because doing background research helps tailor your reporting to create the strongest investigative intervention into your movement story. In this session, participants will: - Learn methods used to verify information drawn from social media and other online sources. - Learn recommended protocols for deep backgrounding every source, every time. - Review case studies of stories supported by advanced backgrounding techniques using open-source intelligence and free online tools. To ensure the future of our Level Up popular education program, we ask that each registrant make a sliding-scale contribution ($1-$125), but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. English live captioning & language interpretation provided by request. Please name your accessibility needs on the registration form. [Image description: Event flyer that says, “Backgrounding Like a Boss: a virtual training. Wednesday, September 16. 12:00-1:30pm ET / 11:00am-12:30pm / 9:00-10:30am. Come learn this crucial investigative journalism skill to level up your reporting! In this session led by Laura Kurtzberg (she/her), training director at Investigative Reporters and Editors, journalists will learn how to use digital resources to vet sources and find important information online. Learn more, and sign up! bit.ly/backgroundingire. Register by September 9th!” Includes headshot photo of Laura, who is smiling and wearing a bright blue button-down shirt, earrings, and two necklaces. She has curly brown hair down to her shoulders.]