Fundamental tools for journalists with Google News Lab

Keep up with the latest technology for reporting in the digital age. Google News Lab Teaching Fellow Maggie Farley will teach you to use a broad range of Google tools, including Google Search, Google Alerts, Google Scholar, Google Permissions, Google Maps, Google Translate, Google Trends. This National Press Club Journalism Institute program will be held in conjunction with Google News Lab on Wednesday, August 14. The program will begin promptly at 10 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room and end at 11:30 a.m. Doors will open at 9:45 a.m. Registration is required. The cost is $5 for members of the National Press Club and $10 for non-members. Register below. This is a hands-on workshop. Please bring a laptop. About the instructor Maggie Farley, a former Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent, is now working with Google News Initiative to help journalism thrive in the digital age. She travels around the country to small and medium newsrooms to train journalists in tech tools to enhance their reporting: verification, data visualization, and multimedia skills. About NPCJI The National Press Club Journalism Institute promotes an engaged global citizenry through an independent and free press, and equips journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways that inspire civic engagement. As the non-profit of the National Press Club, the Institute serves as a beacon for journalism in the public interest. Contact Andie Coller, program director of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, with any questions at [email protected] Event details: National Press Club 529 14th Street NW (14th & F Streets) 13th Floor – Bloomberg Room Washington, DC 20045 Wednesday, August 14th. 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. $5 for NPC members; $10 for general public