Join us for this hands-on workshop with Karin Goodwin, investigative journalist and co-editor of The Ferret, to learn about all things FOI requests and how you can use them in your reporting.

This will be our first in-person workshop in three years, and we are so excited to welcome 20 people to this exclusive event at the Greater Govanhill x The Ferret newsroom.

Throughout the evening, Karin will be sharing her top tips on all things FOI requests - why to use them, when to send them, how to turn information shared into stories, and how to tackle the appeals process – and there will also be space for you to ask any burning questions you may have.

Got data or information you obtained through an FOI that you would like to use in your work? Bring it with you on the day, and Karin will aim to share ideas on how to turn these resources into a story.

Snacks, tea, coffee and beer will be provided, and the event will be followed by a short social.

Spaces are limited, so sign up here today to get involved!

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About Karin Goodwin: Karin Goodwin is an investigative journalist and co-editor of The Ferret. specialisms include migration, housing and homelessness, and other social issues. She's also worked on a wide range of investigations that look at power and ownership in modern Scotland and recently set-up the Ferret's first community newsroom with Greater Govanhill magazine, with whom she is working on a year-long project about health inequalities.

This workshop will cover:

• Why we use FOIs in the first place. Perhaps the information is available in the public domain already. Or perhaps it can be gained from your sources. Karin will talk through the circumstances when only FOIs will do to avoid time-wasting.

• What an FOI covers

• What to do with the information you receive in order to turn it into a storyHow to turn meagre amounts of data into a story by combining it with information from elsewhere

• Why every journalist should be using FOIs, not just news reporters, for example feature writers to help toughen up features.

• How to navigate the FOI appeals process