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Excel: Basic stats

You don't need a special statistics program to run simple statistical analysis. In this session, you'll learn how to compute some basic statistics in Excel and figure out what they […]
Type: Tipsheet
Cost: Free for members

Artisanal data collection methods: Hand crafting surveys for investigative journalism

Its not the end of your project when data doesnt exist quite the contrary! Writing your own surveys can lead to some wonderful investigative projects. Surveys can be scaled […]
Type: Tipsheet
Cost: Free for members

Advanced PDF processing with OCR and command-line tools

This class seeks to help you solve a common problem in journalism: Data stored in a computer generated PDF -- or, worse, an image PDF. We'll first walk through how […]
Type: Tipsheet
Cost: Free for members

Why (and how) you should include public lands, tourism and Indigenous issues in your climate change coverage

Public lands visitation is skyrocketing across the country and the fight over land is boiling along with the environment, while locals and Native Americans are caught in the middle. Now, […]
Type: Tipsheet
Cost: Free for members

Universities, higher education and the great open records dodge

Get advice on getting the most out of your open records requests to colleges and universities who are notorious for finding ways to avoid transparency, especially in areas of controversy […]
Type: Tipsheet
Cost: Free for members

Following CARES Act money

The CARES Act ranks as the largest stimulus spending bill in U.S. history and much of it is still flowing through coffers across the nation. This panel will teach you […]
Type: Tipsheet
Cost: Free for members

Behind the story: FBI Use of Force

More than a year after the killing of George Floyd, the FBI's new national Use of Force database has yet to be released publicly. While participation is rising, the FBI […]
Type: Tipsheet
Cost: Free for members

Backgrounding like a boss

How are you sure that great source with the perfect quote isn't too good to be true? Even great reporters can get tricked by fake names or sketchy backgrounds. We'll […]
Type: Tipsheet
Cost: Free for members

Using data and voters voices to show who would be affected by changes to voter access

Voting access has become a partisan slugfest. Using data and the voices of actual voters to show who would be affected by changes in the law or who is harmed […]
Type: Tipsheet
Cost: Free for members

Negative assumptions associated with investigative journalism

Some news consumers think you are out to get people and just want to ruin lives. They assume you are biased because of the stories and topics you dig into. […]
Type: Tipsheet
Cost: Free for members
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