Workshops & Events

Stay connected with the conversations and training that drive investigative journalism forward. From hands-on workshops and student sessions to public events like Kansas City Library talks, WWG brings together journalists, authors, and students to share ideas, skills, and stories that matter.

Lessons from the Field

2026 – 2027

Lessons from the Field: February 24, 2027
Pulitzer Prize Winner Brian Goldstone
Introduction: Ivy Reed, senior at the Missouri School of Journalism and WWG student researcher
Lessons from the Field: January 27, 2027
Sidney Award Winner Emmanuel Felton
Introduction: Nico Berlin and Maggie LeBeau, students at the Missouri School of Journalism and WWG student researchers
Lessons from the Field: December 2, 2026
Journalist & Historian Olivia Paschal
Introduction: Eric Hughes and Emily Skidmore, seniors at the Missouri School of Journalism and WWG student researchers
Lessons from the Field: October 28, 2026
Pulitzer Prize Winner Azmat Khan
Introduction: Laiba Zai and Laine Cibulskis, graduate students at the University of Missouri and WWG student researchers
Lessons from the Field: September 30, 2026
Sidney Award Winner Dan Kaufman
Introduction: Julia Garrison, graduate student at the Missouri School of Journalism and WWG student researcher
Lessons from the Field: Thursday, April 2, 2026
Lessons from the Field: Thursday, April 2, 2026
New York Times Magazine Writer Caleb Gayle
Introduction: Laine Cibulskis, senior at the Missouri School of Journalism and WWG student researcher
Lessons from the Field: Thursday, March 12, 2026
Lessons from the Field: Thursday, March 12, 2026
Michelle García, Winner of the American Mosaic Journalism Prize
Introduction: Ivy Reed, junior at the Missouri School of Journalism and WWG student researcher
Lessons from the Field: February 19, 2026
Lessons from the Field: February 19, 2026
New York Times Magazine Writer Dan Kaufman
Introduction: Cayli Yanagida, Missouri School of Journalism graduate student and WWG student researcher
Ethical Reporting on Vulnerable and Exploited Food Workers in the Trump Era
Lessons from the Field: Thursday, January 29, 2026
James Beard Award Winner Ted Genoways
Lessons from the Field: Thursday, December 4, 2025
Lessons from the Field: Thursday, December 4, 2025
Award-Winning Journalist Alec MacGillis
Introduction: Amber Roldan, Missouri School of Journalism master’s student and WWG student researcher
Lessons from the Field: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Lessons from the Field: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Pulitzer Prize Winner Molly O’Toole
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Writing Investigative Stories That Hold Reader’s Attention
Alec MacGillis
How-to-Build-a-Beat-with-Storytelling-Sourcing-and-Security-scaled
How to Build a Beat, with Storytelling, Sourcing (and Security)
Molly O’Toole
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Finding and Developing Sources Among Vulnerable and Exploited Workers
Ted Genoways
How to Report History… But Still Make it Interesting!
Caleb Gayle
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Find Great Internships and Navigate the Job Market Before Graduation
Mya Frazier & Christopher Leonard
How-to-Use-Court-Records-to-Find-Corporate-Secrets-and-Underreported-Stories-and-Sources-scaled
How to Use Court Records to Find Corporate Secrets and Underreported Stories and Sources
Mya Frazier
How-to-Build-Source-Networks-and-Report-on-Large-Institutions-scaled
How to Build Source Networks and Report on Large Institutions
Christopher Leonard

Kansas City Public Library Talks

Catch the Devil

Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on The Gulf Coast

September 3, 2026, 6 – 7 PM

4801 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64112

Join former Watchdog Writers Group fellow Pamela Colloff and WWG Executive Director Christopher Leonard to hear about a case that shows what happens when the justice system rests the outcome of a case on an inmate’s testimony.

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