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Thursday will be devoted to advanced techniques
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| 9-10:10 a.m. | Overture Preview of advanced topics of the day - David Donald, IRE and NICAR - Brant Houston, IRE and NICAR |
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| 10:20-11:30 a.m. | Thinking outside
the software box: Developing tools that go beyond pre-packaged software
to do exactly what you want - Tom Torok, The New York Times |
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| Advanced Microsoft
Excel functions - MaryJo Sylwester, St. Paul Pioneer Press |
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| New tools for
new data from the U.S. Census Bureau - Paul Overberg, USA Today |
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| 11:40 a.m.-12:50 p.m. | Feature Making the best use of open-source software - Aron Pilhofer, The Center for Public Integrity - Derek Willis, The Washington Post |
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| String functions in Microsoft Access - David Milliron, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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| Dishing up data in the newsroom: SQL Server
and MySQL - Daniel Lathrop, The Center for Public Integrity - Janet Roberts, The New York Times |
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| 12:50-2 p.m. | Lunch on your own | ||||
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| 2-3:10 p.m. | The latest in mapping: Spatial analysis, avoiding
pitfalls and other issues - David Herzog, NICAR and Missouri School of Journalism - Janet Roberts, The New York Times |
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| Using ASP to spread the data in your newsroom - James Wilkerson, The New York Times |
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| Using the programs Perl and Python - Matthew Ericson, The New York Times - Ron Nixon, Minneapolis Star Tribune |
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| 3:20-4:30 p.m. | Roundtable The advantages and issues of social network analysis - Jaimi Dowdell, IRE and NICAR - Brant Houston, IRE and NICAR - Paul Walmsley, IRE and NICAR |
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| Using statistics effectively and safely - David Donald, IRE and NICAR - Holly Hacker, The Dallas Morning News |
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| Using Visual Basic for Applications and Access
for file management and clean up - Tim Henderson, The Miami Herald |
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| 4:40-5:50 p.m. |
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| Web scraping - John Perry, The Oklahoman - Jeff Porter, IRE and NICAR |
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SQL Server best practices: Efficiency, speed and
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| 6 p.m. | Come celebrate St. Paddy's Day in the Lobby Lounge | ||||
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| 8- 8:40 a.m. | Overture Preview and how to get the most out of this conference - David Donald, IRE and NICAR - Brant Houston, IRE and NICAR |
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| 8:40- 8:50 a.m. | Welcome - Brant Houston, IRE and NICAR - Paula Madison, KNBC-Los Angeles |
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| 9-10:10 a.m. | Feature Law and Order- Part One: Delving into homicide and other justice stats - Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times - Enric Volante, Arizona Daily Star |
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| Feature Special effects: The power of maps for investigations and presentations - Jennifer LaFleur, The Dallas Morning News - Andy Lehren, Dateline NBC |
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| 10:20-11:30 a.m. |
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| Feature Internet 202: The invisible Web and other secrets of the online world - Kelly Guckian, San Antonio Express-News - Margot Williams, The New York Times |
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| Feature Planes, Trains and Automobiles (and boats): A tour of critical transportation safety data - Jo Craven McGinty, The New York Times - Natalya Shulyakovskaya, The Orange County Register - Tom Torok, The New York Times |
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| 11:40 a.m.-12:50 p.m. | Feature Catch 22: Military databases and contractors - Mike Fabey, Savannah Morning News - Janet Lundblad, Los Angeles Times - Dick O'Reilly, CAR Consultant |
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| Feature Sweet Charity: Getting inside the nonprofit world - Brant Houston, IRE and NICAR - Cheryl Phillips, The Seattle Times - Jennifer Vigil, The San Diego Union-Tribune |
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| Feature Disasters: Using data to cover wildland fires, hurricanes and earthquakes - John Maines, South Florida Sun-Sentinel - Wendy Shindle, U.S. Geological Survey - George Watson, The San Bernardino Sun |
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| 12:50-2 p.m. | Lunch on your own | ||||
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| 2-3:10 p.m. | Feature Land Grab: Probing property records - Robert Gebeloff, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger - Lisa Vorderbrueggen, Contra Costa Times |
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| Feature The Number: A primer in math - Steve Doig, Arizona State University - David Donald, IRE and NICAR |
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| Broadcast News Getting started, the basics, how to deal with the special challenges of less time and fewer resources - Nancy Amons, WSMV-Nashville - Joe Ellis, KDFW-Dallas |
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| 3:20-4:30 p.m. | Feature Caregiver CAR: Inside the nursing home and assisted living - Brad Heath, The Detroit News - Rick Linsk, St. Paul Pioneer Press |
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| Feature We the People: Get ready for the every-year Census - Danielle Cervantes, The San Diego Union-Tribune - Paul Overberg, USA Today |
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| Broadcast News The sex offender story as a model for CAR investigations - Ziva Branstetter, Tulsa World - Chris Halsne, KIRO-Seattle - Jeff Porter, IRE and NICAR |
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| 4:40-5:50 p.m. |
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| Feature Predator: Using data on payday loans and other consumer issues - David Milliron, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Ron Nixon, Minneapolis Star Tribune |
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| 6-7:10 p.m. | Feature Beyond Erin Brokovich: Meaningful analysis and stories on agriculture, pollution and other environmental threats - Russell Clemings, The Fresno Bee - Mark Nichols, The Indianapolis Star |
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| 7 p.m. | Reception | ||||
| 9-10:10 a.m. | Feature Mr. Smith Goes to Washington: Campaign finance and 527s, PACs and lobbyists - Joel Grover, KNBC-Los Angeles - Aron Pilhofer, The Center for Public Integrity |
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| Feature Blackboard Jungle 1: Deciphering scores and achievement - Holly Hacker, The Dallas Morning News - Dick O'Reilly, Consultant |
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| Features Secrets revealed: Great federal datasets you may be missing - Sarah Cohen, The Washington Post - Ron Nixon, Minneapolis Star Tribune |
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| 10:20-11:30 a.m. | Feature Fast and Furious: Analyzing driving issues from commuting to drunks - Paul Overberg, USA Today - Holly Whisenhunt Stephen, WOAI-San Antonio |
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| Feature Blackboard Jungle 2: From teacher performance to financial miscues - Jason Grotto, The Miami Herald - Maurice Tamman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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| Feature 1984 and its sequels: Electronic information- open records laws and negotiations to get data - Guylyn Cummins, Sheppard Mullin - Griff Palmer, San Jose Mercury News - David Smallman, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP |
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| 11:40 a.m.-12:50 p.m. | Feature The Border: From immigration to crime data - Molly Molloy, New Mexico State University - Pedro Armendares, Centro de Periodistas de Investigación |
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| Feature The Longest Yard: Using sports data and catching those missed opportunities - Carl Prine, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - MaryJo Sylwester, St. Paul Pioneer Press |
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| The Editing Room: Dodging data bullets- Making your stories error free - Jennifer LaFleur, The Dallas Morning News - Andy Lehren, Dateline NBC - Jo Craven McGinty, The New York Times |
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| 12:50-2 p.m. | Lunch on your own | ||||
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| Feature That's Entertainment: Data for investigating Hollywood and its businesses - Anthony DeBarros, USA Today - John Jackson, Los Angeles Times |
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| The Editing Room Conceiving and planning projects using CAR - David Boardman, The Seattle Times - Sarah Cohen, The Washington Post - Amy Pyle, The Sacramento Bee |
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| 3:20-4:30 p.m. | Feature CAR in everyday life: Tricks of the data trade to get you through the simplest tasks - Ron Campbell, The Orange County Register - MaryJo Sylwester, St. Paul Pioneer Press |
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| Feature City hall and under the dome: Covering local and state government - Daniel Lathrop, The Center for Public Integrity - David Milliron, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
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| The Editing Room Writing and editing the CAR story - Marc Duvoisin, The Los Angeles Times - Mark Katches, The Orange County Register |
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Feature Method over madness: Social research, common sense and investigative journalism - Sarah Cohen, The Washington Post - Ford Fessenden, The New York Times |
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| Feature The Desk Set: Backgrounding and probing business with CAR - Barbara Hansen, USA Today - David Wethe, Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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| Feature Law and Order- Part Two: Courts and Prison - Geoff Dutton, The Columbus Dispatch - Jason Grotto, The Miami Herald |
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| 9-10:10 a.m. | Feature Internet 101 - Julia Franco, Los Angeles Times - Randy Reddick, Texas Tech University |
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| Feature The Sequel: How to apply what you have learned and strategies for the newsroom - Ron Campbell, The Orange County Register |
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| 10:20-11:30 a.m. | Feature Hospital: Disease, death and data - Robert Benincasa, Gannett News Service - Bernard Wolfson, The Orange County Register |
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| Feature Beyond Erin Brokovich: Meaningful analysis and stories on agriculture, pollution and other environmental threats - Russell Clemings, The Fresno Bee |
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| 11:40 a.m.-12:50 p.m. | Feature Teacher's Pet: How to plan and teach CAR in the newsroom and classroom - Larry Gillick, Jr., East Carolina University - Debbie Wolfe, St. Petersburg Times |
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| Feature Falling Down: Investigating the infrastructure of bridges, dams and roads - Dani Dodge, Ventura County Star - Jaimi Dowdell, IRE & NICAR - Mark Greenblatt, KHOU-Houston |
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