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Covering disaster? NICAR has you covered
By Karim Lahlou When calamity strikes and you’re sent out to investigate, knowing where to begin is half the battle. Fortunately, journalists Matt Jacob, The Dallas Morning News, and Alex Richards, Chicago Tribune, have compiled a thorough list of disaster-related data resources ranging from flooding to chemical spills. Collapsed bridges and dam failures In 2013,…
Read MoreListen to audio clips from ‘Detecting corporate fraud’
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Read More2014 CAR Conference mobile app available for download
The Computer-Assisted Reporting (CAR) Conference app is back! We encourage you to download our mobile guide to enhance your experience at 2014 Computer-Assisted Reporting (CAR) Conference. You’ll be able to plan your day with a personalized schedule and browse exhibitors, maps and general show info. Starting this year, you’ll also be able to complete session…
Read MoreLet the CAR Conference countdown begin…
We can’t wait to see hundreds of you one week from today at the 2014 CAR Conference in Baltimore. It’s shaping up to be a great couple of days. Here’s a preview of some of the great speakers, sessions and events you can look forward to: KENDALL TAGGART Taggart, from the Center for Investigative…
Read MoreHow to sell your boss on sending you to the CAR Conference
Trying to get your boss to send you to the upcoming CAR Conference in Baltimore? Try these suggestions, courtesty of your colleagues on the NICAR listserv. “Our competitors will have people there, and they will ultimately use the skills they learn to publish stories we wish we had.” – Matthew Doig, Newsday “If your bosses have ever…
Read MoreVote now for the 2014 NICAR T-shirt
The National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting received more than 20 submissions for its annual T-shirt contest, and voting is now open! Voting will stay open for one week, ending Friday, Nov. 15 at midnight. The proposal with the most votes will be sold as a T-shirt at the upcoming CAR Conference, Feb. 27 to March 2,…
Read MoreDeadline extended for NICAR T-shirt contest submissions
The deadline for submissions to this year’s NICAR T-shirt contest has been extended from Oct. 18 to Oct. 23. Remember to please send official entries to shirts@ire.org. Only submissions sent to that email will be entered in the contest. Designs will be posted online as they are received. Voting will open shortly after we’ve received all…
Read MoreNow accepting 2014 CAR Conference T-shirt designs
IRE’s Ted Han and Jaimi Dowdell set up for the 2013 IRE Conference, Han in last year’s winning T-shirt and Dowdell in the original winner. Travis Hartman photo. The National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting will once again be selling a T-shirt in celebration of data and the people who love and care for them, which…
Read MoreHow this year’s CAR Conference turned Australian journalist Edmund Tadros on to programming
Edmund Tadros, a journalist at The Australian Financial Review, said he used to dismiss the idea that journalists needed to know how to program. He considered it a waste of time. Even after he took some basic courses in web programming, and learned how to create interactive tables for his news organization’s site, he remained unconvinced.…
Read MoreRelive the 2013 Lightning Talks
Short and sweet, Lightning Talks have become a highlight of the CAR conference. In Louisville this year they played to an overflow crowd at the biggest NICAR yet. And this year, attendee Fernando Diaz of Hoy Chicago captured them on video. Hear Ben rant. Be Nate Silver. Make games for news. Learn a new language.…
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