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How to use inspection data to drive your stories

By Brittany Collins Michael Pell, a reporter on the Reuters data team in New York, and Joce Sterman, an investigative reporter for WMAR-Baltimore, showed journalists at the 2014 CAR Conference […]
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Tips for investigating racial inequality

By Mariya Moseley Nikole Hannah-Jones, ProPublica; Lawrence Lanahan, an independent journalist working in Baltimore; and Steve Doig, Arizona State University, shared tips and resources for investigating racial inequality during a session […]
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Data Deep Dives: What we can learn from 'Deadly Delays' and other powerful projects

By Ariana Giorgi One of the best ways to start your own data story is to learn what worked – or didn’t work – for other journalists. Three pros took […]
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A quick trip through data in the sciences

By Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Policy fellows from the American Association for the Advancement of Science took the audience on a tour of techniques they use in their work and presented some tips on […]
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Clean that dirty data with OpenRefine

By Tim Sandoval Reporters who've used Microsoft Excel for a story know that analysis doesn't begin until the data has been cleaned. Spreadsheets provided by governments or other entities are […]
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VIDEO: Census tips for every beat

By Irina Ivanova Census tips for every beat from IRE/NICAR on Vimeo. We all know the census contains data, but getting just the data you want out of it can […]
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The art and craft of finding people

By Karim Lahlou Journalists Julie Tate, The Washington Post, Rick Yarborough, NBC Washington, shared tips on how to locate sources using a combination of online and offline resources. Whether you’re […]
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GitHub: Make reporting better together

By Tyler Fisher Many NICAR sessions feature journalists telling other journalists how they can improve their lives and work. On Thursday, Ben Balter from GitHub made a pitch to journalists […]
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Free the data: Getting government agencies to give up the goods

By Rebecca Lai Since the dawn of Wikileaks, the public has come to expect original documents. Often, however, government agencies refuse to cooperate and prevent reporters from getting their hands […]
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VIDEO: Why medical data matters

By Irina Ivanova Why Medical Data Matters from IRE/NICAR on Vimeo.   Veteran investigative journalists Peter Eisler, Dan Keating and Charles Ornstein blitzed through a slew of national databases in […]
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