Learn how to use PACER at June 10 program
Court records are filled with untold stories, but PACER, the federal court records system, is antiquated and hard to navigate.
Join Seamus Hughes, deputy director of George Washington University’s Program on Extremism, for a National Journalism Institute workshop on using PACER to source articles related to the pandemic, protests and more.
Registration is open for this event, which will take place on June 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET, on Zoom. Seats will be limited and this session will not be recorded, so grab a spot while you can.
The first part of this program is expected to be a presentation by Hughes, followed by a question-and-answer session with participants.
Hughes’ research involves individuals and entities charged with providing material support to foreign and domestic terrorist organizations. As part of those investigations, he developed expertise in searching the federal court records system. In this program, he plans to share skills from helping the media break national stories about topics ranging from terrorism and public corruption to corporate espionage.
This discussion is part of a series of programs hosted by the Institute:
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Design hacks: How to create visuals when it’s not usually your job with Beth Francesco (June 17, 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. ET)
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Working through: Revising your emotional story with Elizabeth Flock and Lori Gottlieb (June 24, 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET)
Recordings and recaps of previous programs are available:
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Writing through: Focusing in short bursts with Lane DeGregory, Deborah Netburn and Marla Broadfoot
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Writing through: The power of details with Jessica Contrera and Kelley Benham French
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Writing through: A personal pandemic with Sarah Maslin Nir and Tim Herrera
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Covering Coronavirus: How to be an antiracist with Ibram X. Kendi, Robert Samuels and Shannon Young
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Writing through: Resilience and community with Connie Schultz and Jon Mooallem
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Leading through: Resilient newsrooms with Robyn Tomlin, Mike Wilson and Jill Geisler
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Writing through: Grieving together, alone with Keith Woods and Tom Huang
Contact Journalism Institute Executive Director Julie Moos with questions.