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Advanced Workshops
Return to Bootcamps

With more and more journalists catching on to the advantages – and necessities – of computer-assisted reporting, IRE and NICAR have begun offering more training sessions designed for those who have already learned the basics and want to go further.

They include:

Advanced Statistics Workshop

This session is aimed at strengthening the skills of reporters who want to move beyond basic computer-assisted reporting and use statistical analysis in their work. Many newsrooms have super equipment and bright reporters; the seminar hopes to ensure that newspapers get the most out of both. The next session will take place Feb. 17-19, 2006, at Arizona State University.







Mapping Workshop

Learn how to uncover interesting news stories by mapping data with geographic information system (GIS) software during an intensive mini-boot camp. IRE and NICAR will conduct this hands-on training using ArcView 9 GIS. We will look at noteworthy stories that have used mapping and point you to stories that you can uncover using census and other data. The sessions will include address geocoding, thematic mapping, overlaying and spatial analysis. The next session will take place Jan. 6-8, 2006, at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Mo.