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2013 CAR lightning talks chosen
Lightning talks for CAR 2013 in Louisville were announced today on the NICAR Listserv. The following talks are slated for 4 p.m. Friday in Regency Center: 5 algorithms in 5 minutes – Chase Davis Showing big datasets on small screens – Katie Park Django Retrained: Five ways coding like a Web developer can make you…
Read MoreCAR Night on the Town tickets on sale till Feb. 28
Night on the Town ticket sales are back online. If you missed your first opportunity, tickets can be purchased here until the morning of Thursday, Feb. 28. A Night on the Town is your chance to meet with fellow CAR colleagues Thursday, Feb. 28 at Sports and Social Club for a night of competitive bowling. Starting at…
Read MoreLast week to apply for free Total Newsroom Training
Time is running out for your chance to get free investigative training for your newsroom. The deadline to apply for Total Newsroom Training from IRE is by the end of the day on Friday, Feb. 22. TNT is meant to reach organizations that are hungry for customized investigative training but can’t afford it. Training is…
Read MoreSeven IRE members honored with Polk awards
Seven IRE members were among winners of the 64th annual George Polk Awards in Journalism, announced today by Long Island University. The annual George Polk Awards in Journalism were established in 1949 by Long Island University to commemorate George Polk, a CBS Correspondent murdered in 1948 while reporting on the civil war in Greece. The…
Read MoreParkland hospital built wealth as patient care conditions worsened
Parkland Memorial Hospital quietly amassed more than $1 billion in cash reserves even as deteriorating patient-care conditions brought it to the brink of closure, an analysis of financial records shows.
Read MorePutting a face on human trafficking
As officials try to raise awareness about the existence of people who have been trafficked, a Seattle woman tells her unusual story. Her mother’s family was victimized by her father, a Ph.D. and concert violinist who worked with the U.N.
Read MoreCongressional staffers often travel on tabs of foreign governments
A Washington Post examination of congressional disclosures revealed the extent of this congressional travel for the first time, finding that Hill staffers had reported taking 803 such trips in the six years ending in 2011.
Read MoreWorker shortages drive calls for high school curriculum changes
It is what much of Austin’s manufacturing looks and sounds like today. Advanced machinery producing precision products. A computer monitor at virtually every workstation. And a workforce with an increasingly advanced set of technical skills. The difficulty is finding workers with the skills to make it all go.
Read MoreThe bank, the school and the 38-year loan
In early 2008, residents of Placentia and Yorba Linda approved a $200 million school construction bond after reading those fliers and being assured repeatedly that ‘their money will be spent wisely.’ What happened instead was that Measure A led to a debt so large and long lasting that it mortgaged the future of their children’s…
Read MoreAppeals of denied permits get guns into questionable hands
“Since 2003, at least 299 people deemed too dangerous or otherwise unfit for a gun-carry permit were able to obtain them on appeal to the sheriff or a judge, a Star Tribune analysis shows.” Read the investigation here.
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