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By Glynn A. Hill Four journalists discussed tips for reporting out a data story at the 2015 CAR Conference in Atlanta. Steve Myers, visiting professor at Texas Christian University and special projects editor at The Lens, facilitated the panel. Speakers included James Ball, a special projects editor at The Guardian; Andy Lehren, a reporter for…
Read MoreWant to know how some of the biggest names in journalism got where they are today? We did. So we asked some of our 2015 CAR Conference Knight Scholars to interview conference attendees and share pieces of their conversations for our blog. Rikke Østergård Hansen Rikke Østergård Hansen, Danish Broadcasting Corporation Before Rikke Østergård Hansen…
Read MoreThis week is Sunshine Week, the annual celebration of open government and access to public information. To honor the occasion, we’re unveiling a special video series on the NSA files. We talked with James Ball, special projects editor at the Guardian, about reporting one of the most high-stakes stories in the last decade. He discusses…
Read MoreMadison Feller By Keytron Hill Three questions for Madison Feller, a journalism student at the University of Missouri and volunteer at the 2015 CAR Conference. Q: What do you love about journalism? A: I’m not a hard news reporter, it’s just not for me, but I love feature stories and longer stories. I just love sharing…
Read MoreBy Kasia Kovacs Ask anyone the biggest news story of the past year, and chances are you’ll hear some variation of “Ferguson” or “police shootings.” It’s a hot topic, and not without reason. After the shooting of an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Mo., the police chokehold that killed Eric Garner in New York, and the…
Read MoreFollowing the April 29th execution of Clayton Lockett, the Tulsa World, along with legal representation from The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, filed a lawsuit against the state of Oklahoma. On Friday, more than 5,000 pages of interview transcripts and other records were released. The transcripts include about 100 interviews the Department of…
Read MoreLooking to train yourself or your newsroom? We have several opportunities – many of them free – with March application deadlines. Tell us who you want to train, and we’ll match you with a program. I want to train… An entire newsroom Total Newsroom Training is your opportunity to have intense, in-house investigative training —…
Read MoreScreenshot of Tierra Smith’s interactive newsgame. Click to view larger. By Tierra Smith As a first-timer to the CAR Conference and someone previously unfamiliar with data journalism, I was feeling pretty overwhelmed by Saturday of NICAR15. I was dropped into a whole new world where everyone was speaking a totally different language. I felt myself…
Read MoreBy Kasia Kovacs TIPSHEET View presentations from Joanna Lin and Cezary Podkul. Journalists didn’t have to look far to prove that Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock was using taxpayer money to pay for surfing in Waikiki, parasailing in Argentina and renovating his office with Downtown Abbey flair. All the reporters had to do? Check Schock’s Instagram account. …
Read MoreBy Bianca Brown One day. Sometimes that’s all the time you have to sift through data and turn around an accurate story. During the “Broadcast: Viz, quick hits and the data you need” panel, Jamie Grey, an assistant professor of radio and television journalism at the University of Missouri School of Journalism; Andy Pierrotti, an…
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