Workshop - Digging Deeper: Reporting Tools for Accountability Journalism

Thursday, April 23, 2026
5:10 PM 6:00 PM

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Location: Decatur Ballroom

This skills-focused workshop offers practical reporting tools journalists can use across beats. Joshua Eaton will cover public records strategies, FOIA requests, and investigative techniques for uncovering information and navigating resistance from institutions, providing a hands-on toolkit for stronger, more informed journalism.

SPEAKER

Joshua Eaton

Joshua Eaton is an investigative reporter at Hearst Connecticut Media Group, where his work helped lead to the first major update to the state’s freedom of information law in decades. Before joining Hearst, Joshua was on feature and investigations teams at NBC News, CQ Roll Call and ThinkProgress. His work has also appeared at ProPublica, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, Religion News Service, Sojourners, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review and elsewhere. Joshua has successfully sued the FBI and the CIA for public records under the Freedom of Information Act. He holds a master of divinity from Harvard Divinity School.

Workshop - Digging Deeper: Reporting Tools for Accountability Journalism

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