Journalists who attended IRE and NICAR’s Mapping Boot Camp in January have wasted little time in putting their new skills to work.
In early February, after a 3.0-magnitude earthquake rattled northern New Jersey, Bob Rebach of The Record in Bergen County, N.J., used GIS to map the locations of the region’s earthquakes since 1990. Rebach, [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Map campers get rolling
February 27th, 2009 
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It’s back: FAA enforcement actions
February 26th, 2009 admin 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
February 18th, 2009 nick 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.
Read the full report in the new ‘IRE On the Road’ blog by training directors Jaimi Dowdell and [...]
Membership help for troubled times
February 17th, 2009 meganm 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!
February 11th, 2009 Stephanie 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.
From the beginner to advanced CAR specialist, you’ll sharpen your skills in data analysis, Web programming and reporting on dozens of topics. [...]
Investigative reporting offers hope amid economic tides
February 9th, 2009 meganm By Phil Williams, IRE Board Member
If you read the industry news about the challenges facing journalism today, it’s easy to get discouraged.
Positions on investigative teams — in some cases, whole teams — are being cut. Entire news organizations are closing their doors. The list of talented journalists looking for work grows every week.
But these troubled [...]
