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NICAR 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 MoreIRE Preview: Turn data into stories with our new hands-on classes
While many of our hands-on classes still focus on using software, we recognize that it can be incredibly helpful for journalists to sit down with an expert guide to usher them through the process of turning data into a story. So we’re offering something a little different this year at the IRE Conference in Philadelphia…
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…
Read MoreConversations Before Lunch at NICAR15
By David Eads, NPR Citizens of NICAR! I’m happy to announce that Erika Owens and I are curating a conversation track at NICAR 2015. We will hold safe, structured small-group conversations about fascinating subjects Thursday, Friday, and Saturday morning in Atlanta. Learn more or pitch a session at https://etherpad.mozilla.org/NICAR2015-conversations Our goal is to create a safe, diverse space at NICAR…
Read MoreTell us which hands-on classes you don’t want to miss at NICAR15
NICAR15 will offer a record number of hands-on classes throughout the conference in eight classrooms. You’ll find topics ranging from introductory tutorials in data analysis to advanced sessions on programming in more than 100 classes. These classes are first come, first served and tend to fill up quickly. This year, to help with the demand,…
Read MoreWinning T-shirt selected for NICAR 2015
The votes are in and the 2015 NICAR T-shirt has been selected! The winner is a blue T-shirt with “I CODE LIKE A JOURNALIST.” The winning design comes from defending champion Jeremy Bowers of The New York Times. Bowers’ design will be on sale at the 2015 CAR Conference in Atlanta and the IRE store.…
Read MoreBe the next Google Journalism Fellow at IRE
IRE will host its third Google Journalism Fellow this summer and the application process is open until January 31. Apply now! The Google Journalism Fellowship program lasts for 10 weeks during the summer, the first of which is spent at Google headquarters. Fellows stay with various host organizations and work on projects related to data-driven journalism,…
Read MoreFinalists selected, second round of voting begins for 2015 NICAR T-shirt
Thanks to everyone who voted for the 2015 CAR Conference T-shirt. We had such a close race for first place that we’ve decided to hold a second round of voting limited to the four shirts that received the most votes. You have until Sunday, December 14 to vote for your favorite design. FINALISTS Entry 4: …
Read MoreUpdated data on home mortgage applications now available from NICAR
The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) database has just been updated in the NICAR Data Library. Loan application records for 2013 are now available. What’s in it? This Act requires all banks, savings and loans, savings banks and credit unions with assets of more than $33 million and offices in metropolitan areas to report mortgage…
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