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The hearing was kept quiet. Officers with the Dobson Bike Patrol displayed a lack of respect to the homeless and immigrants in their community, keeping bulletin boards of mocking photos and signs. One officer even posed for a photo as a Nazi stormtrooper. The hearing resulted in disciplinary action against the officers, but the department…
Read MoreThe University of California has lost tens of millions of dollars, and is set to lose far more, after making risky bets on interest rates on the advice of Wall Street bankers. University officials agreed to the financial deals – complex contracts known as interest-rate swaps – because they believed they could save money in…
Read MoreThe LA Times obtained a report criticizing the U.S. Border Patrol for a “lack of diligence” and its use of tactics that may give officers an excuse to open fire. The report by law enforcement experts was the result of a review commissioned by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Of 67 cases involving border patrol officers…
Read MoreBy Ariana Giorgi One of the best ways to start your own data story is to learn what worked – or didn’t work – for other journalists. Three pros took NICAR attendees behind their data-driven projects as part of “Data Deep Dives.” Speeding Cops | John Maines, Sun Sentinel John Maines presented his story…
Read MoreBy Tim Sandoval Reporters who’ve used Microsoft Excel for a story know that analysis doesn’t begin until the data has been cleaned. Spreadsheets provided by governments or other entities are often not formatted the way reporters would like. Some agencies format the data in confusing ways, or do problematic things like spell words incorrectly in…
Read MoreBy Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Policy fellows from the American Association for the Advancement of Science took the audience on a tour of techniques they use in their work and presented some tips on how to interact better with experts in various scientific fields during the Saturday session, “A quick trip through data in the sciences.” Carolyn Lauzon presented a…
Read MoreIf you’re following Emily DeMarco (@eademarco), of PublicSource, on Twitter, you know she sketched her way through the 2014 CAR Conference. We turned her visual depiction of #NICAR14 into a Storify. Here are a few of our favorite cartoons: Thanks to all the @IRE_NICAR organizers, speakers (and Nicarians for retweeting my #comics!) #nicar14 pic.twitter.com/cKsFyKnsO4 —…
Read MoreBy Irina Ivanova Census tips for every beat from IRE/NICAR on Vimeo. We all know the census contains data, but getting just the data you want out of it can be tricky. Paul Overberg and Ronald Campbell know this. Campbell used to call American Fact Finder “the tool of the devil” (though today only about…
Read More[View the story “NICAR Debate: Static vs. Dynamic Web Applications” on Storify]
Read MoreBy Anna Boiko-Weyrauch You can search for companies and individuals in your area who are hiding assets offshore with a database maintained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Members of the team walked the audience through their project on offshore tax havens at the Saturday session, “Inside the global offshore money maze.” When the…
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