Posts Tagged ‘Conference’
Free tools to tackle almost any task, from data wrangling to photo editing
By Chelsea Sheasley@csheasley What’s the best thing a reporter can tell their editor about new data tools? They’re F-R-E-E. Anthony DeBarros, senior database editor at USA Today and Matt Stiles of NPR’s news applications team shared their top picks for the latest free tools at IRE 2012’s “Free tools panel.” “Free can be very, very…
Read MoreOther blogs to follow: Gannett at IRE
Gannett sent more than 60 journalists from the companies’ various media outlets to attend this year’s conference. Those journalists are sharing their insights on Gannett @ IRE, which includes interviews with speakers and general insights from the conference. Here are some posts from Thursday: World of Data session I was amazed by how quickly Tisha Thompson…
Read MoreTips to prepare for the conference
For the latest up-to-date information about panels, speakers, and special events at the conference, please visit our conference web pages. Hotel InformationThe conference is taking place at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, 110 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02116. RegistrationConference registration opens Wednesday at 4 p.m. and will re-open Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m. Registration remains…
Read MoreShare your thoughts for IRE’s conference logo
Send us your creative, inspired ideas yearning to be on our website or a T-Shirt. The 2012 IRE Conference is coming to Boston, and we’re looking for your help. After the success of the Computer Assisted Reporting Conference T-shirt contest, we want to hear more design ideas from our members. IRE staff and students are working…
Read MoreRendering real-time
By Jon McClure @JonRMcClure What is real-time anyway? The Guardian’s Alastair Dant discussed the concept in terms of a continuous feed of information and provided a few tips on how journalists should approach it during “Dealing with real-time data.” Chaos is raw real-time data, Dant said. To render it journalists must first conceptualize the continuous…
Read MoreDay one highlights, one reporter’s perspective
Patrick Sweet, a CAR reporter at the The News Journal in Wilmington, Del., and formerly at The Citizens’ Voice, shared some of his favorit sessions from the conference on his blog. Here are his thoughts on NewsCamp: Investigating text in the wild and Locating the story: The latest in mapping as well as other panels. His…
Read MoreHow journalists can target tablets
By Kyle Deas @KyleDeas News organizations looking to enter the mobile space are confronted with a bewildering array of formats, devices, and operating systems. In a late-day session on Thursday, Daniel Lathrop and Will Sullivan talked through some of the options and the reasons why newsrooms could take one approach or another. Lathrop is the…
Read MoreConference schedule for mobile devices
There are several ways to access the 2012 Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference schedule. The official schedule will be updated online to reflect any changes from the addendum to the printed program. There are also two options to view the schedule on mobile devices. Michelle Johnson, professor at Boston University, created a mobile app on Guidebook, which can…
Read MoreDay one addendum
Changes to the printed program can be downloaded here. Printed copies are available at registration. The conference web pages will be updated to note any schedule changes, as well as the confernece blog.
Read MoreInformation to help as you head to St. Louis
The 2012 CAR Conference begins in just a few days. 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 pages. Hotel InformationThe conference is taking place at the St. Louis…
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