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Storify: The Investigative Dashboard
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Read MoreStorify: The Next Generation of Data Viz
[View the story “The Next Generation of Data Viz @ #NICAR14” on Storify]
Read MoreData for breaking news investigations
By Brittany Collins At “This just in: Data for breaking news investigations,” panelist Chris Keller, Southern California Public Radio, offered tips to help reporters and news organizations cover breaking news: Plan how your team will gather information. There could be someone working social media. Another person could cultivate sources. Someone else can edit. To stay…
Read MoreCAR 2014 schedule updates and changes
Welcome! Please see below changes to the schedule and other notes. For the most up-to-date schedule and description information, be sure to visit the conference website or app. ADDENDUM Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 SCHEDULE CHANGES New dates and times are listed below Creating maps: principles, mistakes and potentials Friday, 11-11:50 a.m., Grand Ballroom…
Read MoreWelcome to #NICAR14
Welcome to Baltimore, NICARians. We’re happy you’re here. If you were busy traveling Wednesday, here’s what you missed. Heading to #NICAR14? Here’s what you need to know when you arrive. http://t.co/dsqMbTJDYN — IRE and NICAR (@IRE_NICAR) February 26, 2014 I am beyond excited to be on my way to #NICAR14. And @sc68cal, I hope…
Read MoreThe 2014 CAR Conference begins soon
Below are a few bits of information to help you prepare for this great conference. For the latest up-to-date information about panels, speakers and special events at the conference, please visit our conference website. Hotel Information The conference is taking place at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Camden Yards, 110 S. Eutaw, Baltimore, MD, 21201.…
Read MoreSeeking ideas for 2014 CAR Lightning Talks
Lightning Talks are back for CAR 2014 in Baltimore! Got an idea for a talk? Submit it here: 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 we’ll hear…
Read MoreWhy you should go to the 2014 CAR Conference
By Ron Campbell The NICAR conference is like the NICAR list on steroids. If you don’t get that reference, let me explain. I’m on the West Coast. I have posted a highly technical question on the NICAR list at 6 p.m. on a Friday and received a detailed, precise, accurate answer from a colleague on the East Coast — remember, this…
Read MoreExpected sessions, speakers for CAR Conference
Gain the skills you need to become an essential part of today’s newsroom at the 2014 Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference in Baltimore Feb. 27-March 2. Whether you’re looking for story ideas, advice on digital security or you just want to geek out with the latest tools, we’ve got something for everyone at all skill levels. Check…
Read MoreNew workshop: Building a webscraper
A special workshop in programming for journalism, Oct. 10-13, 2013 at the University of Missouri-Columbia. IRE and the University of Missouri Journalism School are offering a special workshop Oct. 10-13 that will introduce the basics of newsroom programming by teaching how to build one of the simplest but most useful tools in a data journalist’s toolbox: a web scraper…
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