Archive for February, 2009

Map campers get rolling

Journalists who attended IRE and NICAR’s Mapping Boot Camp in January have wasted little time in putting their new skills to work.

It’s back: FAA enforcement actions

When covering airplane crashes, reporters have the opportunity to get at the “how” and “why” of the story by using some of the Federal Aviation Administration’s public databases. While many of these databases are freely available on the World Wide Web, the NICAR Database Library has recently updated a key dataset that, quite frankly, was very difficult to get.

IRE customized training sparks swift changes

Leaders of the Santa Fe New Mexican are moving quickly to build on three days of custom IRE training for their newsroom. Among their follow-up plans: an intranet for their newsroom and additional spreadsheet training for the staff.

Membership help for troubled times

In these difficult times, IRE is making a special offer to our members: If your membership renewal has come due and you are out of work, we will provide you with a complimentary one-year renewal so that you can continue to use IRE’s resources and services. This offer is retroactive for all of those who [...]

The CAR conference is quickly approaching. Register TODAY!

Gain the skills you need to become an essential part of any newsroom at the 2009 Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference in Indianapolis on March 19-22.  Register today as early bird registration ends on March 6.

Investigative reporting offers hope amid economic tides

By Phil Williams, IRE Board Member If you read the industry news about the challenges facing journalism today, it’s easy to get discouraged.