Posts by Alena Rehberger
Data for breaking news investigations
By Brittany Collins At “This just in: Data for breaking news investigations,” panelist Chris Keller, Southern California Public Radio, offered tips to help reporters and news organizations cover breaking news: Plan how your team will gather information. There could be someone working social media. Another person could cultivate sources. Someone else can edit. To stay…
Read MoreCAR 2014 schedule updates and changes
Welcome! Please see below changes to the schedule and other notes. For the most up-to-date schedule and description information, be sure to visit the conference website or app. ADDENDUM Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 SCHEDULE CHANGES New dates and times are listed below Creating maps: principles, mistakes and potentials Friday, 11-11:50 a.m., Grand Ballroom…
Read MoreWelcome to #NICAR14
Welcome to Baltimore, NICARians. We’re happy you’re here. If you were busy traveling Wednesday, here’s what you missed. Heading to #NICAR14? Here’s what you need to know when you arrive. http://t.co/dsqMbTJDYN — IRE and NICAR (@IRE_NICAR) February 26, 2014 I am beyond excited to be on my way to #NICAR14. And @sc68cal, I hope…
Read MoreThe 2014 CAR Conference begins soon
Below are a few bits of information to help you prepare for this great conference. For the latest up-to-date information about panels, speakers and special events at the conference, please visit our conference website. Hotel Information The conference is taking place at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Camden Yards, 110 S. Eutaw, Baltimore, MD, 21201.…
Read MoreAir pollution in Utah may contribute to school absences
Health problems are a known contributor to absenteeism, and Wasatch Front students miss class at soaring rates when pollution levels are at their highest. That’s according to an analysis of attendance records by The Salt Lake Tribune in collaboration with Brigham Young University economist Arden Pope, one of the world’s leading pollution scientists. The Tribune…
Read MoreSuicide rates increasing in region of New York
Craig Russell Wishnick is one of 238 residents of Dutchess and Ulster counties to die by suicide in the five years ending in 2011, 73 more than in the five years ending in 2003, according to a Poughkeepsie Journal analysis of death certificates over a 13-year period. That is an increase in harder-hit Dutchess of…
Read MoreDomestic violence victims find little solace in justice system
They are the “anecdotes,” the “unsubstantiated allegations,” the stories told in a brutally honest, 185-page report on domestic violence that Metro withheld and, once it was revealed, sought to minimize. But to domestic violence victims, tales of an insensitive, intimidating and sometimes cold criminal justice system are all too real.
Read MoreDeadly business: Texas onshore oil and gas drilling
Despite hundreds of oil field fatalities, federal government does little to monitor or safeguard onshore workers.
Read MoreHospital visits in Eagle Ford Shale region double, triple
With drilling increasing dramatically in the Eagle Ford Shale, patients from the region with serious injuries have turned up in fast-increasing numbers at San Antonio’s top trauma hospitals.
Read MoreMinnesota state judges deal out varying punishments for drug offenses
State judges are routinely rejecting guidelines that are supposed to make drug sentencing uniform and equitable statewide, according to a Star Tribune analysis of more than 21,000 drug convictions in Minnesota from 2007 to 2012. The difference between getting prison or probation for the same drug crime often comes down to which county offenders live…
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