Posts Tagged ‘NICAR Q&A’
NICAR Q&A with Nathaniel Lash
Nathaniel Lash Nathaniel Lash is a data reporter for the Tampa Bay Times. He was part of a team of journalists who worked on “Failure Factories,” a series that explored how five Pinellas County schools became some of the worst in Florida. How would you describe your job? I work at the Tampa Bay…
Read MoreNICAR Q&A with Topher Sanders
Topher Sanders Topher Sanders covers racial inequality for ProPublica. He previously reported on education and city government for The Florida Times-Union. Named to the paper’s investigative team in 2013, he became the investigative editor in 2014. How would you describe your job? I’m a reporter. And like any reporter in the country, it’s my job…
Read MoreNICAR Q&A with Armand Emamdjomeh
Armand Emamdjomeh Armand Emamdjomeh is a data reporter at the Los Angeles Times. While at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, he helped to launch Mission Local, a community news site covering San Francisco’s Mission District. In a previous life, he worked for international disaster relief and development agencies. Our interview follows. How would…
Read MoreNICAR Q&A with Joanna Lin
Joanna Lin Joanna Lin is a data reporter for The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR). Previously, Joanna helped launch FairWarning, a nonprofit online publication covering safety, health, and related issues of corporate and government accountability. She reported for the Los Angeles Daily Journal and Los Angeles Times, where she covered breaking news, religion and legal…
Read MoreNICAR Q&A with Rachael Bale
Rachael Bale Rachael Bale worked at The Center for Investigative Reporting on environmental stories about pesticides and mining, crime and justice stories, among other topics. She also worked as a freelance reporter for KQED public radio, the Bay Area’s NPR affiliate. She just moved to Washington D.C., where she intends to freelance. In 2012 she…
Read MoreWhat is NICAR Q&A?
Every week in the NICAR data library we get phone calls and emails from reporters who have their hands in data. Some call us with questions about particular databases, or to ask for help with SQL, or to celebrate and share work they’ve just completed. We love these conversations and trouble-shooting sessions, the collective sense…
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