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By Jennifer Lu Judging by the “oohs” and “ahhs” of appreciation from the audience, ProPublica reporters Ryann Grochowski Jones and Charles Ornstein reminded us why the humble Excel spreadsheet is still an excellent resource for data journalists. In this hands-on session, they covered how to use Excel for health care reporting. To cover health care…
Read MoreLee Zurik | Photo by Jocelyn Stargell-Zachery Jocelyn Stargell-Zachery talks with Lee Zurik, evening anchor and chief investigative reporter at WVUE-TV in New Orleans. Stargell-Zachery: What sparked your interest in the field of journalism? Zurik: I was kind of a freak, and I wanted to be in journalism since I was like 10 years old.…
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Read MoreWeb scraping serves as a helpful last resort reporting tool for data journalists, but it comes with its fair share of ethical and technical concerns. At this year’s NICAR conference, Martin Burch of The Wall Street Journal, Ricardo Brom of La Nación, Amanda Hickman of BuzzFeed’s Open Lab for Journalism, Technology, and the Arts, and…
Read MoreBy Quint Forgey The old newspaper adage, “there is no news in the newsroom,” no longer applies to American media. That’s because journalists can easily access publicly available data to quickly enhance reporting and put journalists hours – even days – ahead of competitors when local news breaks. In Thursday’s session, “Data for breaking news,”…
Read MoreBy Kouichi Shirayanagi The United States is becoming increasingly racially diverse, especially in the West, Southwest and Southeast. However, the Midwest and New England still remain heavily white. The Hispanic population is growing at the fastest rate. Stephanie Ewert, chief of the Foreign-Born Population Branch at the U.S. Census Bureau, said that especially among children,…
Read MoreBy D.B. Narverson Veteran educators offered three key tips for teaching data journalism during a CAR Conference session Thursday: Teach so that each lesson builds into the next, and review often. Use topics of interest to students, whether it’s restaurant health inspections, the plight of journalists overseas or a stray dog. Create situations where students…
Read MoreMatt Goldberg and Taylor Bishop Taylor A. Bishop talks with Matt Goldberg, managing editor at KNBC-TV in Los Angeles and vice president of the IRE Board of Directors. Bishop: What do you do as a managing editor in news? Goldberg: I do somewhere around six hours of news a day. In addition, I also oversee our…
Read MoreBy Daniela Sirtori-Cortina Before starting her session on programming languages, Lindsey Cook asked attendees to put away their laptops and use a piece of paper. For the next hour, she illustrated programming concepts through interactive activities reminiscent of a grade-school environment. “Welcome to the NICAR session that’s run like a fifth grade classroom,” Cook, data…
Read MoreWelcome! 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. Session changes and additions NEW! Stealth project management: How to get work done even if you’re not “technically” in charge Thursday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Colorado E…
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