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Hands-on training with Tableau at CAR 2012

By hdcoadmin | January 25, 2012

Learn how to quickly visualize data and publish it interactively to the web without programming. Tableau Public will host two, four-hour hands-on training sessions Thursday, Feb. 23, at the CAR Conference on how to use the free software to visualize data and post it online. The sessions will cover the basics of Tableau to create interactive data…

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WA state spends millions to help sex predators avoid lockup

By hdcoadmin | January 24, 2012

“In a multi-part series, The Seattle Times has found that almost 300 sex offenders in the state of Washington are detained indefinitely in a civil-commitment program. The center protects society from these predators, but is has been plagued by runaway legal costs, a lack of financial oversight and layers of secrecy”

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Severe flaws in Ohio’s abuse laws

By hdcoadmin | January 23, 2012

A Columbus Dispatch investigation of domestic violence in 2009 found flaws in Ohio laws and policies that created a culture of tolerance. Two years later, more agencies are reporting more abuse and deaths, yet reform legislation remains stalled.

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Share, interact with data easier with a PANDA in your newsroom

By hdcoadmin | January 23, 2012

Developers will demo a beta version of the newsroom appliance at the 2012 CAR Conference. Tucked away on reporters’ computers are dozens of details that could benefit news coverage, if only other journalists knew where to look. Newsrooms are swimming in data. Journalistic organizations big and small continue to collect data from local, state and federal governments, and…

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Congress benefits widen pension gap

By hdcoadmin | January 20, 2012

“Bloomberg BusniessWeek reports that almost 15,000 federal retirees, including former leaders of Congress, a university president and a banker, are receiving six-figure pensions from a system that faces a $674.2 billion shortfall. Charles R. Babcock and Frank Bass obtained data that shows about one of every 125 retired federal civilian workers collects more than $100,000…

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Free Training: Covering today’s war veterans

By hdcoadmin | January 20, 2012

As tens of thousands of soldiers return from Iraq and Afghanistan, journalists will have their hands full reporting on topics from veteran homelessness to mental illness. How better to hold the government accountable than by arming yourself with the tools to decipher complex data and the steps to finding compelling stories. March 5 to 7…

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Cleaning up world’s largest radioactive mess

By hdcoadmin | January 18, 2012

“A USA Today investigation reveals that seven decades after scientists came to the US during World War II to create plutonium for the first atomic bomb, a new generation is struggling with an even more daunting task: cleaning up the radioactive mess. Several senior engineers cited design problems that could bring the treatment plant’s operations…

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CA, a haven for diploma mills

By hdcoadmin | January 17, 2012

“An investigation by The Bay Citizen has found that California is a haven for diploma mills and unaccredited schools. The paper found that the state has given approvals to hundreds of dubious programs and has not inspected some of these schools for decades.”

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Costly bus shelters spur anger, embarrassment

By hdcoadmin | January 12, 2012

How much should a bus shelter cost? In Grants Pass, Ore., the answer may surprise you. Harry Esteve of The Oregonian reports that city officials recently signed off “on a project to build five bus shelters at an estimated cost of $106,000 apiece,” or the cost of building a three-bedroom house. The project has spurred…

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ING’s “cafes” may be trying to avoid regulation

By hdcoadmin | January 11, 2012

The Bay Citizen reports that the Internet banking giant, ING Direct USA, may be trying to bypass regulation by opening “cafes” instead of branches. By not offering deposits at the cafe, ING does not have to follow regulation that requires banks to lend money to low- and moderate-income borrowers in metropolitan areas. ING claims the…

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