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    • In partnership with former USA TODAY Network journalist Leo Caldwell, we will focus on how to tell holistic stories about trans and gender-diverse individuals. Topics will include: Where are all the trans men? Where are the non-white trans folks? Reporting outside the framework of the gender binary. And understanding how your own gendered lens influences story bias.

    Accuracy, depth and respect: What to know when reporting on trans people and their stories

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    Tools for investigating non-profit organizations

    A look at tools for tracking non-profit finances, what their CEOs earn and much more. We also spend some time looking at Form 990s of charities and give you a chance to pull some on organizations in your area.

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    • Build your own reporting robot

    How to use the automation function of Github, a tool for programmers, to create a web scraping bot to automatically gather information and data from the web. Our example will be using it to automate a tedious beat check. No prior coding knowledge needed.

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    • Protected: Business reporters and editors: Tools for covering companies and industries

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    • Libel refresher: What reporters need to know to work within the law

    ou don’t need to be a legal expert, but having this basic framework will keep you in compliance with the law while you carry out your duties. We’ll teach you how to spot possible problem areas, ask for help and prevent potentially libelous phrasing.

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