TNT
Gambling triples its local reach in four months
By Brad Weisenstein, The Belleville News-Democrat The News-Democrat found the newly legal video gaming in Southwestern Illinois grew rapidly, with gamblers in April losing $1.06 million – nearly triple what they lost at the end of 2012. The growth of machines worries video gambling opponents and those who work with gambling addicts. Locally, the machines…
Read MoreCensus finds difference in night and day
By Daniel Kelley, The Belleville News-Democrat Filtering through Census data, Belleville News-Democrat discovered cities that experience huge daily growth as commuters arrive from bedroom communities. For example, workers caused the population of Sauget to balloon 10 times its normal size, while the village of Shiloh sees its population drop more than 40 percent each weekday.…
Read MoreNews organizations chosen for Total Newsroom Training
Eight news organizations have been chosen for IRE’s Total Newsroom Training. TNT is a new program that provides intense, in-house training for newsrooms dedicated to watchdog journalism. More than 50 applications were submitted. Training is customized and includes sessions ranging from public records battles to hands-on data analysis. “We are thrilled with the large number of…
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