Tools Training for Journalists

A free workshop for journalists providing an overview of the Google tools journalists can use in newsgathering. SPJ Trainer Mike Reilley comes to Phoenix for this Google tools training thanks to a grant from the Google News Initiative. The grant enables SPJ to pay the travel expense for the trainer. Sign up today -- seating limited to 40 participants.

Mike Reilley will cover:
--5 p.m. to 5:55 p.m.: Google basics, Google Trends, Google Reverse Image Search and verification tools, Google Scholar. Fun with Google AutoDraw.com and what else is coming in AI with Google Lens.
--6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.: Deep Dive Google MyMaps. Data scraping with Google Sheets, scraping .PDFs with Tabula. Google Public Data Explorer.
--7:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. (optional): Google Earth Pro, Earth Engine Timelapse tool, Google Street View.

About the Google News Initiative Training Network: The Google News Initiative partnered with SPJ to identify and train SPJ members to teach Google digital tools for news and storytelling at conferences, workshops and newsrooms across the country. Google and SPJ are committed to training as many journalists as possible in the effective use of digital tools and reporting stories.
About Mike Reilley: Mike Reilley (@journtoolbox) is a visiting professor in data journalism and digital journalism at the University of Illinois-Chicago and consults with national media organizations on digital innovation.