KEY:
B: Beginning | I: Intermediate | A: Advanced | E: Everyone

SCHEDULES:
Wednesday, March 5 | Thursday, March 6 | Friday, March 7
Saturday, March 8 | Sunday, March 9

WEDNESDAY

Early Registration

THURSDAY

7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Registration

9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Welcome and introduction to conference

10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.

Panel 1: Finding people and sources with on-line techniques (Internet and otherwise) (B)
(w/Nora Paul, Poynter Institute & Brooke Caine, News and Observer (Raleigh, N.C.))

Panel 2: 50 of the newest CAR stories, for beat and deadline reporters (E)
(w/Shawn McIntosh, Dallas Morning News)

Panel 3: Beginning from the beginning - How to get started. Hardware, software, expectations. (B)
(w/Bill Loving, Minneapolis Star-Tribune & Anne Saul, Gannett Co.)

11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.

Panel 1: Getting CAR started in broadcast (B)
(w/Paul Adrian, WBNS in Columbus, Phil Williams, WKRN & Chris Ford, WTVT)

Panel 2: Using spreadsheets to cover local government, budgets and salaries (B, I)
(w/Wes Williams, KPNX-TV & Stephanie Reitz, The Hartford Courant)

Panel 3: Covering the environment with CAR (I)
(w/James Bruggers, Contra Costa Times & Russ Clemings, Fresno Bee)

Noon to 1:30 p.m. - Lunch

1:30 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.

Panel 1: Making data accessible to the whole newsroom (intranet and other ways) (I)
(w/George Landau, NewsEngin & Tom Boyer, Seattle Times)

Panel 2: Using census data to profile your local community (I)
(w/Paul Overberg, USA Today & John Perry, The Daily Oklahoman)

Panel 3: Covering education with CAR. (I)
(w/Lisa Green, The Tennessean & John Bare, Educational consultant)

2:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.

Panel 1: Getting valuable, but free data from the Internet (databases) (I)
(w/Neil Reisner, The Miami Herald, Randy Reddick, Facsnet & Mike Weber, freelance)

Panel 2: Strategies for producing CAR stories at smaller news organizations (I)
(w/Janet Roberts, Wilmington Star, N.C., David Sheingold, Gannett Westchester papers & Geoff Dougherty, Bergen Record)

Panel 3: Covering politics with CAR (its not just the election) (B, I)
(w/Joe Stephens, Kansas City Star & Anna Byrd Davis, Commerical Appeal)

3:30 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.

Panel 1: Aviation Safety (I)
(w/Byron Akahido, Seattle Times & Beth Marchak, Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Panel 2: Data nightmares and how to avoid them (I, A)
(w/Steve Doig, Arizona State University & Richard Mullins, University of Missouri - NICAR)

Panel 3: Covering housing with CAR (I)
(w/Penny Loeb, U.S. News and World Report, Mike Himowitz, Baltimore Sun & Carol Napolitano, Omaha World Herald)

FRIDAY

Panel 1: Using CAR to cover health issues (I)
(w/Hal Straus, Atlanta Journal-Consititution, Chris Ford, WTVT-TV & Dave Davis, Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Panel 2: Finding and negotitating for data (B, I)
(w/Jennifer LaFleur, San Jose Mercury News & Dave Armstrong, Boston Globe)

Panel 3: Examples of good stories based on use of math and statistical tools (I, A)
(w/Neill Borowski, The Philadelphia Inquirer)

10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.

Panel 1: Using CAR to cover transportation (trains, planes and cars) (I)
(w/Heather Newman, Detroit Free Press & Penny Loeb, U.S. News & World Report)

Panel 2: Data nightmares and how to clean them up when you can't avoid them (A)
(w/George Landau, NewsEngin & Richard Mullins, University of Missouri - NICAR)

Panel 3: Basic math for journalists (B)
(w/Neill Borowski, The Philadelphia Inquirer)

11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.

Panel 1: Using CAR to cover state government (B, I)
(w/Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier Journal, Griff Palmer, Daily Oklahoman, Kathy Hoffman, Associated Press & Chris Schmitt, San Jose Mercury News)

Panel 2: Managing your data (keep it up to date and accurate) (I, A)
(w/Andy Lehren, NICAR & Cheryl Phillips, Detroit News)

Panel 3: Using CAR to interpret government statistical reports (A)
(w/Sarah Cohen, NICAR)

Noon to 1:30 p.m. - Lunch

1:30 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.

Panel 1: Using CAR to cover courts (I)
(w/Mark Braykovich, Cincinnati Enquirer & Mike Berens, Columbus Dispatch)

Panel 2: Search strategies for the Web: quick hits for broadcasters (B)
(w/Matt Reavy, LSU & Nora Paul, Poynter Institute)

Panel 3: Using CAR for business reporting (I)
(w/Wendell Cochran, American University & Sarah Cohen, NICAR

2:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.

Panel 1: Using CAR to cover the workplace (I)
(w/Natalya Shulyakovskaya, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Nancy Amons, WSMV Nashville & David Herzog, Providence Journal)

Panel 2: Making data easy to understand through graphics and visuals (I, A)
(w/Rob Covey, U.S. News and World Report)

Panel 3: Using CAR to do meaningful and understandable regression analysis (A)
(w/Phil Meyer, Univ. of North Carolina & Barbara Hansen, USA Today)

3:30 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.

Panel 1: Covering local government
(w/Carol Napolitano, Omaha World Journal, Rose Ciotta, Buffalo News, Margot Williams, The Washington Post & Tom Torok, The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Panel 2: Great stories for broadcast journalists
(w/Mark Lagerkvist, News 12 Long Island & Michelle Moon, WAVE-TV, Louisville)

Panel 3: Using CAR for signficance tests. Does the information really mean something? (A)
(w/Phil Meyer, Univ. of North Carolina & Barbara Hansen, USA Today)

SATURDAY

Panel 1: Managing CAR in the newsroom - managing the reporter, managing the editor:
Integrating CAR with daily reporting (I)
(w/Bill Dedman, Associated Press, Sonny Albarado, Commerical Appeal & Bob Read, Inside Edition and American Journal)

Panel 2: The latest doings on the Web - Security, new technologies, where we're headed (E)
(w/Wallace Winfrey, NICAR, Bob Sullivan, Microsoft News & Drew Sullivan, Associated Press)

Panel 3: Using CAR to cover crime (I)
(w/Jo Craven, NICAR, Naomi Aoki, Virginia Pilot, Bob Warner, Philadelphia Daily News & Bill Ruberry, Richmond Times Dispatch)

10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.

Panel 1: Managing CAR projects (not for managers, for reporters) (E)
(w/Laura Frank, The Tennessean & Tom Curran, Newark Star Ledger)

Panel 2: Putting investigative stories on the Web (I, A)
(w/Mark Hull, San Jose Mercury News & Brad Goldstein, St. Petersburg Times)

Panel 3: Using CAR to cover sports (I)
(w/Tom Witosky, Des Moines Register & Ford Fessenden, Newsday)

11 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.

Panel 1: Covering immigration with CAR (I)
(w/April Lynch, San Francisco Chronicle & Jim Specht, Gannett News)

Panel 2: Dealing with FOIA issues, including the privatization of public functions. (E)
(w/Jennifer LaFleur, San Jose Mercury News, Peter Eisler, USA Today)

Panel 3: Using CAR to cover federal government (and applying it locally) (I)
(w/Jeff South, Austin Statesmen, Mike McGraw, Kansas City Star & David Burnham, TRAC)

Noon to 1:30 p.m. - Lunch

1:30 to 2:20 p.m.

Panel 1: Teaching CAR - new techniques for trainers and academics (I, A)
(w/Diane Weeks, Washington Post, Debbie Wolfe, St. Petersburg Times & Stephen Miller, New York Times)

Panel 2: Using CAR for international reporting (I)
(w/Robin Rowland, Ryerson Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting, Lise Olsen, Periodistas de Investigacion & Jennifer LaFleur, San Jose Mercury News)

Panel 3: Covering hospitals (I)
(w/Rick Linsk, Asbury Park Press, Robert Benincasa, Burlington Free Press & Tom Gaumer, Cleveland Plain Dealer)

2:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.

Panel 1: Writing and thinking clearly about databases (E)
(w/Bob Sherborne, The Tennessean, Tom Curran, Newark Star-Ledger)

Panel 2: The latest legalities involving on-line data (E)
(w/Brant Houston, NICAR & David Smallman, Simpson & Thatcher)

Panel 3: Using CAR to cover technology and cyberspace (I)
(w/Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News)

3:30 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.

Panel 1: Putting some dazzle in the CAR story - combining writing and graphics and mapping (E)
(w/Charles Blow, New York Times & Dan Keating, Miami Herald)

Panel 2: FEC and state campaign finance secrets (E)
(w/Sheila Krumholz, Center for Responsive Politics & Andy Lehren, NICAR)

Panel 3: Ideas for matching databases to create new stories (E)
(w/Alan Levin, The Hartford Courant & David Milliron, Gannett News Service)

4:30 p.m.

Panel 1: Creating and analyzing campaign databases
(w/David Poole, Roanoke Times & Samantha Sanchez, Western States Center)

Panel 2: Covering social issues with CAR
(w/Nancy Stancill, Charlotte Observer & Judy Nichols, Arizona Republic)

Panel 3: Techniques for teaching CAR in journalism school (I, A)
(w/Rose Ciotta, Buffalo News, Bruce Garrison, University of Miami, Steve Ross, Columbia University, and Tom Johnson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

6 p.m.

Supersession:

Breaking Down Barriers: How to Free Up the Flow of Government Information
Center Ballroom
Mitchell Pearlman is a government official whose job it is to make fellow officials cooperate with reporters. Hear about the fight for information from the inside. Be part of this dialogue on one of the most important topics facing journalists today.
(w/ Pearlman, Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission; Adam Clayton Powell III, The Freedom Forum; Brant Houston, NICAR; and Laura Frank, The Tennessean. Moderator is Ken Paulson, First Amendment Center) (Sponsored by the First Amendment Center)

SUNDAY

10 a.m. to Noon

Room 1: Ethics and computer-assisted reporting
(Moderator: Wendell Cochran, American University)

Room 2: Database editors and news librarians
(Moderator: Margot Williams & Tom Boyer, Seattle Times)

Room 3: Editors, managers and trainers
(Moderator: Stephen Miller, New York Times)

Room 4: Special issues for broadcasters
(Moderator: Paul Adrian, WBNS in Columbus

Room 5: Tricks of the CAR trade (How to use what you've just learned)
(Moderators: Neil Reisner, Miami Herald, Jennifer LaFleur, San Jose Mercury News & Sarah Cohen, NICAR)