IRE trains at Temple's Center for Public Interest Journalism

Last week IRE's Jaimi Dowdell and Liz Lucas led a four-day boot camp in data analysis at Temple University's Center for Public Interest Journalism.

The Center for Public Interest Journalism sponsored the training, lowering the cost from $800 to $200. Participants learned to clean and analyze data using Microsoft Excel and Structured Query Language with Microsoft Access. They also learned how to find data, craft records requests and negotiate for electronic information.

Participants included journalists from the following organizations:

• The Center for Public Integrity
• CNNMoney
• Fort Worth Weekly
• Metrowest Daily News
• Philadelphia City Paper
• Philadelphia Weekly
• Temple University
• The Buffalo News
• The Victoria Advocate
• VTDigger.org
• The WCAU-Philadelphia
• Wilmington News Journal

Read more at the CPIJ blog.