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Presentado por: Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI)
El IRE ofrecerá varias de sus sesiones de trabajo principales, diseñadas para mejorar tu habilidad de buscar en forma rápida información en Internet y encontrar documentos y datos que ayuden a añadir profundidad en tu rutina de trabajo para producir en un corto tiempo historias de valor en medios corporativos.
Además, este taller te brindará consejos de cómo desarrollar “historias a pruebas de balas”, profundizando en sitios web con redes sociales, motores de búsqueda y mucho más.
Estas sesiones de trabajo son para reporteros, editores y productores de pequeños, medianos y grandes medios impresos, estaciones de radio y televisión, portales y blogs de noticias. Periodistas independientes, estudiantes y profesores también están invitados a participar.
Los talleristas serán Mariela Fullana, del periódico El Nuevo Dia; Laura Moscoso, del Centro de Periodismo Investigativo de Puerto Rico; Mc Nelly Torres, periodista independiente; Omaya Sosa Pascual, del Centro de Periodismo Investigativo de Puerto Rico; Francisco Vara-Orta y Cody Winchester de IRE/NICAR.
Acompaña a los experimentados entrenadores del IRE y a un grupo de reporteros de larga trayectoria en nuestro Watchdog Workshop el viernes 7 de febrero de 2020.
Adquiere las herramientas y los trucos del oficio que necesitas para hacer un periodismo de investigación mejor y más rápido.
Este programa es posible gracias al apoyo de la Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation.
Sábado 8 de febrero de 2020, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Participa de este taller práctico y aprende cómo usar Google Sheets, una simple pero poderosa aplicación de hoja de cálculo para comenzar a analizar datos en tus historias. Comenzaremos con las fórmulas básicas y avanzaremos hasta resumir la información utilizando tablas dinámicas y más. ¿Qué piensas del análisis de datos como periodista? ¿Cómo encuentras la historia dentro de las columnas y filas?
La capacidad es limitada; regístrate temprano para reservar un asiento en este taller.
**Los participantes necesitan traer su propia computadora portátil con su cargador y tener una cuenta de usuario de Google.
Los talleres de viernes y sábado se llevarán a cabo en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Interamericana de Derecho, salón 201. La dirección es 170 Calle Federico Costas. Puedes encontrar un mapa aquí.
Hay estacionamiento disponible en el predio de la Universidad.
(Incluye un año de membresía en el IRE. Si usted ya es miembro, su membresía se extenderá por un año más. Los participantes deben conocer las condiciones de la IRE membresía)
$55 Profesional
$25 Estudiantes
$30 Taller práctico opcional - Entrenamiento en hojas de cálculo (Spreadsheet)
El registro se puede realizar haciendo click en "click here to begin". Los miembros actuales y/o expirados iniciarán sesión en su perfil. Si no tiene un perfil, podrá crear uno y luego registrarse para el evento. Las instrucciones se encuentran una vez haga click en "click here to begin".
Todas las cancelaciones deben ser enviadas al correo electrónico logistics@ire.org. Hay un cargo administrativo de $25 para profesionales ($10 para estudiantes) en cancelaciones hasta el miércoles previo al evento. Reembolsos por cancelaciones no van a ser ofrecidos después de esta fecha. Cancelaciones anulan la membresía incluida con el registro al taller.
Los participantes pueden acceder a las evaluaciones del taller en línea. Nosotros apreciamos los comentarios de quienes participan; esto nos ayuda a mejorar el programa y proporciona retroalimentación con nuestros patrocinadores.
Viernes 7 de febrero de 2020 - Sábado 8 de febrero de 2020
Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico
170 Calle Federico Costas
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918
La registración para este evento está abierta! Click aquí para comenzar.
¡Apúrate! El registro cierra el 7 de febrero a las 12 pm.
Panel: Bienvenida/Introducción general
Tallerista: Francisco Vara-Orta de IRE y NICAR
Resumen de lo que aprenderá hoy y logística clave sobre el espacio para reuniones.
Facultad de Derecho, Salón 201
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Panel: Desarrollando una actitud investigativa
Talleristas: Laura Moscoso del Centro de Periodismo Investigativo de Puerto Rico y la periodista independiente Mc Nelly Torres.
Un periodismo de investigación sólido no es solo para los equipos de trabajo en tecnología. Aprende cómo los métodos y herramientas de investigación pueden transformar tu reporteo, ya sea en turnos rápidos o historias en medios corporativos.
Facultad de Derecho, Salón 201
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Panel: Excavar en los documentos públicos
Aprende cómo usar las leyes de acceso a la información en el marco legal de Puerto Rico. Discutiremos formas de desafiar las negaciones y mantener un flujo constante de información en la sala de redacción.
Facultad de Derecho, Salón 201
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Evento fuera del salón: Almuerzo (por cuenta propia)
Lee el calendario impreso sobre información del salón
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Panel: Investigar en las Redes Sociales
Tallerista: Cody Winchester de IRE y NICAR
Consejos sobre búsquedas web más efectivas, cómo encontrar información confiable sobre plazos y para historias en medios corporativos. Los últimos motores de búsqueda, sitios de datos y otra información práctica que puede utilizar de inmediato.Uso de aplicaciones gratis para mapeo, líneas de tiempo y otras herramienta de reporteo y visuales.
Facultad de Derecho, Salón 201
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Panel: Crea tu ritmo: Consejos para entrevistas y uso de fuentes
Talleristas: Omaya Sosa Pascual del Centro de Periodismo Investigativo de Puerto Rico, Francisco Vara-Orta de IRE y NICAR y Mariela Fullana del periódico El Nuevo Día
Aprende estrategias para preparar entrevistas, hacer el acercamiento a fuentes, manejar situaciones difíciles, sortear problemas éticos y mas.Esta sesión de trabajo de dos horas va a ser una guía interactiva de cómo manejar temas complicados y las fuentes sensibles.
Facultad de Derecho, Salón 201
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Panel: Cierre & qué puede hacer el IRE por ti
Talleristas: Francisco Vara-Orta de IRE y NICAR
Ahora sos miembro de IRE, aprende cómo aprovechar mejor las hojas de consejos, los servicios de datos, las becas y otros recursos para aumentar tu cobertura diaria.
Facultad de Derecho, Salón 201
5:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Taller práctico opcional - Entrenamiento en hojas de cálculo (San Juan)
Talleristas: Francisco Vara-Orta y Cody Winchester de IRE y NICAR
Participa de este taller práctico y aprende cómo usar Google Sheets, una simple pero poderosa aplicación de hoja de cálculo, para comenzar a analizar datos en tus historias. Vamos a comenzar con las fórmulas básicas y avanzaremos hasta resumir la información utilizando tablas dinámicas y más. ¿Qué piensas del análisis de datos como periodista? ¿Cómo encuentras la historia dentro de las columnas y filas?
La capacidad es limitada; regístrate temprano para reservar un asiento en este taller.
**Los participantes necesitan traer su propia computadora portátil con su cargador y tener una cuenta de usuario de Google.
NOTA: El registro es requerido para esta sesión. Click aquí para registrarte.
A sophisticated investigation that used machine learning to track hidden evidence connected to the opioid epidemic is the first-place winner in the 2019 Philip Meyer Journalism Awards. Other top awards go to investigations that uncovered substantial fire risks to communities in the West and tracked the causes of a refugee crisis in South Sudan.
“This year's entries, as they have for several years, reflected a growing sophistication in reporting methods, presentation and transparency,” said Sarah Cohen, a contest judge and the Knight Chair in Data Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. “The selections were more difficult than ever, so the judges focused on projects that could pave the way as exemplary efforts and could be used as models for other projects.”
The 2019 winners are:
First place: “Hidden Injustice,” Reuters
By Benjamin Lesser, Dan Levine, Lisa Girion and Jaimi Dowdell
with additional reporting by Charles Levinson, Charlie Szymanski, Andrea Januta, Nathaniel Okun and Erica Evans
Judges’ comments: For nearly two decades, federal civil courts have without sufficient justification sealed evidence that detailed the role of pharmaceutical companies in the opioid epidemic, a groundbreaking Reuters investigation found. Reuters combined on-the-ground reporting and compelling storytelling with statistical classification methods to quantify the nationwide problem. The team’s approach moved the story beyond anecdotal reporting to establish a link between the hidden evidence and the harm to public health and safety.
The Reuters team developed methodologies using machine learning and natural language processing to identify, classify and quantify cases with sealed court records that can be replicated by other data journalism teams. Reuters analyzed Westlaw data from 3.2 million federal civil suits filed between 2006 and 2016. However, the project’s greater contribution is the solid foundation it gives to any journalist covering a case to push for greater transparency and judicial accountability.
Second place: “Ahead of the Fire,” The Arizona Republic and the USA TODAY Network
By Pamela Ren Larson, Dennis Wagner, Jacy Marmaduke, Zach Urness, Anna Reed, Chris Henry, Sam Metz, Damon Arthur, David Murray, Dianna M. Nanez, Mitchell Thorson, Ryan Marx, Ramon Padilla, Veronica Bravo, Karl Gelles, Shawn Sullivan, Thomas Hawthorne, Timothy Hurst, Kelly Jordan, Anna Reed, Jay Calderon, Omar Ornelas, Mike Chapman, Rion Sanders and Maghen Moore
Judges’ comments: The deadly blaze in Paradise, California in 2018 prompted questions about other communities in the West that also could be in harm’s way. The analysis began with a deep dive into U.S. Forest Service data. But then the team went one step further. Using census data that measured each community’s evacuation routes, the age of its residents, the share of people with disabilities, the percentage of mobile homes and participation in the cellular emergency alert system, the journalists identified 526 small communities across 11 states that faced a wildfire potential greater than Paradise.
The sophisticated graphics and compelling photos helped tell a gripping story that can be replicated in many newsrooms thinking about ways to bring the threat of climate change home to their audiences.
Third place: “Forced Out: Measuring the scale of the conflict in South Sudan,” Al Jazeera, supported by Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, African Defence Review and Code for Africa
By Carolyn Thompson, Kristen van Schie, Lagu Joseph Jackson, Thomas Holder, Anealla Safdar and Mohammed Haddad
Judges' comments: “Forced Out” used an innovative mobile phone survey to interview thousands of displaced people across South Sudan, and found more than 40 percent reported being forced off their land or out of their homes since December 2013, nearly half at the hands of government soldiers. It’s an outstanding example of a determined group of reporters using social science methods to get to the root causes of a refugee crisis, even with severely limited press freedom, possible government interference and a scared population.
Honorable mention: “Heat and Health in American Cities,” NPR / “Code Red: Baltimore’s Climate Divide,” The Howard Center For Investigative Journalism and Capital News Service at the University Of Maryland with additional work done by WMAR TV and Wide Angle Youth Media
NPR: Meg Anderson, Sean McMinn, Nora Eckert, Nick Underwood, Nicole Beemsterboer, Robert Little, Barbara Van Woerkom and Alyson Hurt
The Howard Center and Capital News Service: Jazmin Conner, Theresa Diffendal, Bryan Gallion, Kaitlyn Hopkins, Dan Novak, Roxanne Ready, Ian Round, Jermaine Rowley, Sandy Banisky, John Fairhall, Sean Mussenden, Amina Lampkin, Maris Medina, Timothy Jacobsen, Camila Velloso, Adam Marton, Krishnan Vasudevan, Jane Gerard, Jake Gluck, Nate Gregorio, Kathy Best, Martin Kaiser, Alex Pyles and Brittany Goodman
Wide Angle Youth Media: Emma Bergman, Katia Crawford, Justice Georgie, Sonia Hug, Justin Marine and Otto Blais-Nelson
Judges' comments: “Heat and Health in American Cities” was an impressive collaboration between professional journalists at National Public Radio and students at the University of Maryland. It found a link between poverty and the hottest areas in cities. The project built on work done by journalists in California and New York and melded census and weather data, satellite imagery and sensors placed in homes to show the strong relationship between heat and income. The team also showed that extreme heat can lead to “deadly health consequences” in Baltimore by examining high rates of emergency calls and hospital admission rates. The judges were particularly impressed with the student contributions to this project.
The Meyer Award recognizes the best uses of empirical methods in journalism. The awards will be presented on March 7 in New Orleans during the 2020 NICAR Conference. The first-place winner will receive $500; second- and third-place winners will receive $300 and $200, respectively. The award is administered by the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting, a joint program of Investigative Reporters and Editors and the Missouri School of Journalism.
The Meyer Award honors Philip Meyer, professor emeritus and former Knight Chair of journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Meyer is the author of “Precision Journalism,” the seminal 1973 book that encouraged journalists to incorporate social science methods in the pursuit of better journalism. As a reporter, he also pioneered the use of survey research for Knight-Ridder newspapers while exploring the causes of race riots in the 1960s.
The judges for the Philip Meyer Award for Precision Journalism were:
The Philip Meyer Journalism Award follows the rules of the IRE Awards in its efforts to avoid conflicts of interest. Work that included any significant role by a Meyer Award contest judge may not be entered in the contest. This often represents a significant sacrifice on the part of the individual — and sometimes an entire newsroom. The IRE membership appreciates this devotion to the values of the organization.
IRE works to foster excellence in investigative journalism, which is essential to a free society. Founded in 1975, IRE has more than 5,500 members worldwide. Headquartered at the Missouri School of Journalism, IRE provides training, resources and a community of support to investigative journalists; promotes high professional standards; and protects the rights of investigative journalists. The National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting was founded by the Missouri School of Journalism in 1989 and became a collaboration between the school and IRE in 1994.
For questions concerning the 2019 Philip Meyer Award winners, please contact:
Opioid addiction is a decades-long crisis that killed roughly 47,000 people in 2017 alone, largely due to the potency of fentanyl. But despite all the warning signs, Congress didn’t pass any legislation on opioids until 2016. On this week’s episode, we’ll hear how Katie Zezima of the Washington Post tracked inaction in Congress and visited a small town in rural Massachusetts to witness the consequences firsthand.
You can find the podcast on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google Play. If you have a story you think we should feature on the show, drop us a note at web@ire.org. We’d love to hear from you.
Looking for links to the stories and resources we discussed on this week's podcast? We've collected them for you.
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Kelly Kenoyer reported this episode. IRE Editorial Director Sarah Hutchins edits the podcast. We are recorded in the studios of KBIA at the University of Missouri.
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“IRE empowers me to learn new ways to explore the issues that matter most to my community,” said Bethany Barnes of the Tampa Bay Times.
The IRE and NICAR offices will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 24, through Wednesday, Jan. 1. The University of Missouri is on winter break leave during this time. We appreciate your patience and will see you in the new year.
IRE will provide coast-to-coast training opportunities for college educators and students as part of the new IRE on Campus program. Educator bootcamps will take place in Tucson, Chicago and Syracuse. Additionally, two schools — San Diego State University and Florida A&M University — have also been selected to receive free custom training.
Generous funding from Lumina Foundation helped launch the campus initiative. It features two components:
1. Immersive data bootcamps for journalism educators
Educator bootcamps supported by Lumina Foundation and Syracuse University will take place at Loyola University in Chicago July 28 – Aug. 1, 2020, the University of Arizona in Tucson Jan. 5-9, 2021 and Syracuse University in summer 2021.
Each bootcamp will include four-and-a-half days of data training for college journalism educators. Educators will receive hands-on training as well as assistance with syllabus creation and teaching skills. No data journalism experience or data teaching experience is necessary.
Scholarships (including tuition, travel and lodging) will be available for 10 educators of color to attend each bootcamp. Approximately 10 additional slots will be available for other college educators at each training.
For more information on the bootcamps, visit the IRE Data Bootcamps for Educators page.
2. Custom training for students and educators at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-Serving Institutions
IRE selected San Diego State University (HSI) and Florida A&M University (HBCU) for custom training in 2020.
An IRE trainer will spend several days on each campus for a customized program that could feature guest lectures in classes, hands-on data training, an afternoon or evening mini-workshop for all interested students and faculty, a pizza party to brainstorm story ideas, and meetings with administrators and faculty to discuss the latest trends and tools in investigative reporting.
Up to 25 students and faculty at each campus will receive free IRE memberships, which provide access to invaluable online resources.
For more information
If you have questions, please email training@ire.org.
Investigative Reporters and Editors was formed in 1975, the year before Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles was killed by a car bomb. He died days before he was scheduled to speak at IRE’s first annual conference. Now, decades after his death, the team at The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com found tapes Bolles recorded before he was killed. On this special episode, we’re sharing the first installment of the their new podcast “Rediscovering: Don Bolles, A Murdered Journalist.” We hope you love it as much as we do.
You can find the IRE Radio Podcast on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Google Play. If you have a story you think we should feature on the show, drop us a note at web@ire.org. We’d love to hear from you.
Looking for links to the stories and resources we discussed on this week’s podcast? We’ve collected them for you.
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Thanks to our friends at The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com for letting us share this story. Kelly Kenoyer is the host of the IRE Radio Podcast. IRE Editorial Director Sarah Hutchins edits the podcast. We are recorded in the studios of KBIA at the University of Missouri.
2020 Fellows Sameea Kamal (left), Josh McGhee (center) and Monica Velez (right).
Sameea Kamal of the Los Angeles Times, Josh McGhee from The Chicago Reporter and Monica Velez of The Fresno Bee will serve as IRE’s 2020 Journalists of Color Investigative Reporting Fellows.
Kamal, a news desk editor, has been at the Los Angeles Times since November. Prior to the LA Times, she worked at the Center for Public Integrity as a digital editor. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
McGhee, an investigative reporter, has been at The Chicago Reporter since October 2018. He previously worked at DNAinfo as a reporter covering neighborhood change and crime. He is a graduate of Culver-Stockton College.
Velez, an education reporter, joined the Fresno Bee in December. She previously worked at Valley Public Radio in Fresno, California. She is a graduate of California State University, Sacramento.
IRE’s yearlong fellowship is designed to increase the range of backgrounds, experiences and interests within the field of investigative journalism, where diverse perspectives are critically important. The 2020 fellowship was open to U.S. journalists of color with at least three years of post-college work experience.
Fellows will investigate important issues in their communities. Kamal will investigate sexual assault on colleges and university campuses. McGhee will work on a project investigating hate crimes and the judicial system in Cook County, Illinois. Velez will dig into how the Fresno Unified School District’s failure to adequately desegregate six decades ago affects students of color today.
Kamal, McGhee and Velez will receive a suite of IRE resources and training opportunities. These include complimentary registrations and travel assistance for an IRE data journalism boot camp and both annual conferences. Additionally, they will receive free IRE data services and a mentor network of IRE members.
"We’re thrilled to expand this critical program from one fellowship this year to three next year," IRE Executive Director Doug Haddix said. "Generous donors and company sponsors have provided the financial support to bolster this effort. We applaud their commitment to supporting talented journalists of color."
The IRE Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship was initially made possible thanks to generous donations from IRE members Meghan Hoyer, Megan Luther, Mike Tahani and Mike Gruss. Additional funding was provided by the IRE community and company sponsors CNN, Gray Television and ABC News. More than $23,000 has been raised to support the program.
Applications for the 2021 IRE Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship will be available in October 2020.
If you’d like to donate to the fellowship, go here and indicate your contribution is for the JOC fellowship.
If you are interested in participating in IRE training events, you can check them out here. If you are looking for financial assistance to attend any of these events, you can find the details here.
It’s time to gather your best stories of the year! The 2019 IRE Awards contest is now open for submissions, and we can’t wait to see what you’ve done.
You’ll notice some changes to the number of or length of stories you can enter. Print entries are now limited to five primary pieces and audio and video entries are limited to one hour to streamline the judging process (There is still no limit to supplemental material.) Check out the FAQ page for more details and how these new limits might affect your entry.
We've also simplified our entry process by using Wufoo forms. We hope you'll find entering the IRE Awards straightforward and easy.
As with any new model, we may need to tweak some things as we move forward. Please check out the new rules and let us know if you have any questions. You can reach me at lauren@ire.org or Contest Committee chair Jennifer LaFleur at jlafleur@irworkshop.org.
Eligible entries must have been published or aired between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2019. The deadline for submissions is January 12, 2020.
For details on how to enter, go here. To view past winners, go here.
Thanks to the generosity of many, IRE is fortunate to have funding to help journalists and educators attend its data journalism boot camps.
This month, IRE awarded nine fellowships for the January 2020 Data Journalism Boot Camp.
Isabel Dieppa, an independent journalist from Chicago; Shayla Love from VICE (Brooklyn, New York); Seong Jae Min from Pace University (New York, New York) and Utami Kusumawati, an independent journalist from Indonesia, received the Ottoway Fellowship.
Established by David Ottaway and the Ottaway Family Fund, the Ottoway Fellowship is aimed at increasing the diversity of IRE's membership.
David Barer and Jody Barr, both from KXAN (Austin, Texas), received the Total Newsroom Training Fellowship.
Total Newsroom Training (TNT) Fellowships are open to those who have completed the TNT program.
Kae Petrin from St. Louis Public Radio received the Holly Whisenhunt Stephen Fellowship.
Established by WTHR-Indianapolis to honor Holly Whisenhunt Stephen, an award-winning journalist and longtime IRE member, who died November 2008 after a long battle with cancer.
Bayley Bischof from KOLN (Lincoln, Nebraska) and Adrienne Mayfield from WAVY (Portsmouth, Virginia) received the Knight TV Data Fellowship.
Funded by the Knight Foundation to strengthen data watchdog skills at local TV stations across the United States.
If you are interested in applying for a fellowship for financial assistance for future IRE boot camps or IRE conferences, the next due date is Jan. 13. More information can be found here.
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