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CAR guides: Advice from a conference veteran
By Wendell Cochran For me, the NICAR conference is one of the highlights of the year. I have attended nearly every one since the first in Raleigh in 1993. Over the years, my roles have changed, but NICAR remains helpful to me. These days I don’t go so much to learn new skills or even…
Read MoreCO’s 5th largest school district hid millions while cutting student services
“Over the last three years, Denver’s fifth largest school district has cut its budget by more than $56 million, eliminated bus routes and cut more than 200 jobs and middle school sports.” “But a three-month investigation by FOX31 Denver raises serious questions regarding the district’s finances, its budget process and whether all those cuts were…
Read MoreCAR guides: Valuable sessions for an interactive news developer
By Derek Willis The first eight or 10 NICARs that I attended, I went heavy on the skills-based sessions, learning specific software from experienced users. As I’ve gravitated towards a (relatively) compact set of everyday tools, I find myself at more thematic sessions that dig deep into a specific problem or approach. One of the…
Read MoreCar guides: A government reporter’s conference plan
By Kate Martin I am really looking forward to this year’s NICAR conference. I started my data training in 2011 with IRE at a week-long CAR boot camp. These days I regularly use Excel and Access in my reporting for the Skagit Valley Herald, a daily with five newsroom reporters. After last year’s hands-on sessions on Tableau Public,…
Read MoreSeeking ideas for CAR 2013 Lightning Talks
Got an idea for a Lightning Talk at CAR 2013? The form for submitting talks is now available: http://ire.aronpilhofer.com/ Lightning talks are 5-minute presentations on topics wide and varied. If you’d like to submit a talk, please use the form linked above. We ask that only folks who are attending NICAR vote on the submissions, and…
Read MoreWashington police departments sold seized firearms
In its continuing series of investigative reports on gun crimes, Seattle’s KING TV found that police departments have not only been taking firearms off the streets with gun buyback events – some departments have been putting more firearms into circulation.
Read MoreCAR guides: A student’s plan for Louisville
A year or two ago, thanks to Hacks/Hackers, IRE and the University of Missouri, I became really interested in how I can use data and technology to make me a better reporter. I’ve made some progress since then, but at the end of the day, I’m still a beginning reporter who is looking for tools I…
Read MoreExtra Extra Monday: Crime inside NFL stadiums, Boeing supply chain outsourced, NRA freebies
The Sacramento BeeGuns rule street in west Lemon Hill neighborhood“Between January 2007 and November 2012, no other similarly sized area in Sacramento County had more reports of two categories of gun crimes: assault with a firearm and shooting into an occupied dwelling or vehicle.” The Denver PostDenver’s 911 call review shows a pattern of problemsIn…
Read MoreGuns rule street in west Lemon Hill neighborhood
“Whether they are in the hands of young men entangled in gang warfare, drug dealers looking for their next hookup or homeowners intent on staving off intruders, guns are part of everyday life in west Lemon Hill,” The Sacramento Bee reports.
Read MoreDenver’s 911 call review shows a pattern of problems
“Denver’s 911 emergency-communications operators and police dispatchers made mistakes that resulted in a failure rating in one of every five of their calls reviewed over the past two years, city performance audits show,” The Denver Post reports.
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