APME Offering Free Webinars on Financial Crisis Reporting Starting Tomorrow

By: Joe Strupp Associated Press Managing Editors are teaming with the Sunlight Foundation to provide three free webinars starting this week for journalists reporting on their local representatives and the current financial crisis -- and the part they may have played in it.

"The sessions will be led by Bill Allison, senior fellow at the Sunlight Foundation," an announcement from APME stated. "Many of you will recall Bill's popular workshops with APME earlier this year to train journalists to examine local requests for Congressional earmarks. Our new round of training will show you how to use freely available Web sites like OpenSecrets.org and GovTrack.us to arm yourself with the facts you need to ask meaningful questions of the members of Congress you cover."

Those seeking to sign up for the Oct. 23, 24 and 27 events can do so at:

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