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By Carlie Procell Julia Angwin of ProPublica and Sri Sridharan of the Florida Center for Cybersecurity spoke about ways to cover data breaches as a journalist, along with ways to protect yourself from the hackers. Ways to protect yourself from hackers It’s difficult to figure out if your personal data has been stolen, and it’s…
Read MoreThank you to our hosts, The Florida Times-Union/Jacksonville.com and Morris Publishing Group, and our sponsors and supporters: Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, Google, Knight Foundation, Knight-Mozilla OpenNews, Lumina Foundation, and Missouri School of Journalism. Make sure to visit our exhibitors: Esri, Vigilant Web Inc., and Zillow. Their booths are located on the 3rd floor sky bridge. Looking…
Read MoreThe 2017 CAR Conference app is now available through Guidebook! We encourage you to download our mobile guide to enhance your experience at the 2017 CAR Conference. You’ll be able to plan your day with a personalized schedule, browse maps and connect with other attendees. The app is free and compatible with iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches and Android…
Read MoreThe 2017 CAR Conference begins this week. 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, please visit our conference website. Hotel The conference is taking place at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, 225 East Coastline Drive, Jacksonville, FL…
Read MoreHelp us remember David Donald at the 2017 CAR Conference Join us in Jacksonville on Friday, March 3, at 6:15 p.m. in River Terrace 1 for a brief tribute. Elena Egawhary was terrified. She stood before a classroom of journalists, most older and more experienced, at the Centre for Investigative Journalism summer school in 2008. Her task was to teach them the…
Read MoreThanks to everyone who pitched and voted on the 2017 Lightning Talks. Here are the talks we’ll be hearing Friday, March 3 at 4:45 p.m. You can read more about them on our Lightning Talks page. CAR through the ages: what I learned from collecting every single NICAR program since 1990 — Christine Zhang Subverting the story model in…
Read MoreThe 2017 CAR Conference app is now available through Guidebook! We encourage you to download our mobile guide to enhance your experience at the 2017 CAR Conference. You’ll be able to plan your day with a personalized schedule, browse maps and connect with other attendees. The app is free and compatible with iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches and Android…
Read MoreBy Olivia Martin, Freedom of the Press Foundation Foreign correspondents traveling to the U.S. should request to speak to their lawyer if they are detained, stopped for questioning, or compelled to give up decryption or social media passwords at the U.S. border. Before leaving home, it is recommended that they have their attorney’s contact information…
Read MoreJournalists across the data spectrum – from beginners to sophisticated programmers – will find plenty of sessions to boost their watchdog power during the national CAR Conference. No other journalism conference provides the scope and depth of hands-on software training available each year at the CAR Conference. Beginners can learn how to crunch numbers in…
Read MoreLooking at the CAR Conference schedule can be a little overwhelming. With so many classes, panels and special events taking place, we thought it might be helpful to put together a short guide to help everyone navigate the world of NICAR. In alphabetical order: Conference app: The CAR Conference app will be available through Guidebook,…
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