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Submissions are now open for Lightning Talks to be featured at #NICAR20 in New Orleans!
Lightning Talks, which take place on the Friday afternoon of the conference, are five-minute talks about a particular tool, skill or piece of advice learned from working on stories. The goal is to teach some practical tips in a fun and entertaining way.
The talks began in 2010 and quickly grew into one of the most popular sessions at IRE’s annual data journalism conference. We now open a large room so that nearly all conference attendees can hear the talks.
The pitch form is open until Feb. 7. After that, members will be able to vote for their favorite ideas, and the 10 talks with the most votes will earn slots at the conference in New Orleans.
All conference attendees can pitch ideas, and we especially encourage women, journalists of color, those from smaller newsrooms and other underrepresented groups to submit talks. (If you’ve given a talk in recent years, we encourage you to take a year off to allow for new voices.)
Pitching and voting will be anonymous again this year. In years past, a pitch would be displayed alongside the person who submitted it. Last year we saw that anonymity encouraged a more diverse group of people to submit pitches and bring more focus to the content of the talk in the voting process.
What makes a good Lightning Talks pitch? In the spirit of IRE’s conferences, try to focus on teaching your fellow journalists a practical skill. Think of something you wish you had known when you started a project or a particular tool that helped you overcome a challenge.
The talks don’t have to be in-depth or super-advanced — remember you’ll only have five minutes, and yes, you will be timed!
If you have questions about Lightning Talks or the submission process, please contact Brittany Mayes at brittany.mayes@washpost.com or Christine Zhang, ychristinezhang@gmail.com.
The 2020 Lightning Talks are sponsored by Knight Foundation.
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.
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.
Want to get more involved with IRE but aren’t sure how? Consider volunteering your time as an IRE Awards screener.
As a screener, you'll be part of a team of journalists looking for the best investigative reporting in a single category, which means that you may have to read, listen to, or watch a couple dozen entries. It’s a bit of a time commitment, but most screeners find the process rewarding. The majority of the work is done in January and early February.
Being a screener does not disqualify you from entering the awards. If you have questions, feel free to contact Jennifer LaFleur, the contest committee chair for the IRE Board of Directors (jlafleur@irworkshop.org), or Lauren Grandestaff, IRE’s awards coordinator (lauren@ire.org).
If you’re ready to toss your hat in the ring, please fill out this short form by December 13. We’ll be in touch soon!
Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival and Symposium returns this October 10-13 to Washington, DC, presenting its milestone fifth edition. This combined festival and professional conference uniquely connects scribes and visual storytellers to each other, and to the industry that supports them.
DX offers two days of discussions, workshops, brown bag lunches with directors, a pro bono legal clinic, and much more. Sign up for one-on-one networking meetings, pitch sessions and free legal advice.
Panels this year include INVESTIGATIVE PODCASTS: THE SOUND AND THE FURY exploring a format that has exploded with some of the most captivating investigative storytelling to be found in any medium; and CROSSING BORDERS, an exciting new initiative for print projects moving into film, and filmmakers venturing into investigative territory, to screen works and hear feedback from across the aisle. Catch US, World and Washington premieres of the best new investigative documentaries followed by smart, provocative conversations with leading directors including Barbara Kopple, Feras Fayyad and Alex Gibney.
IRE member special: Get 15% off All Access Pass with code IREDX19.
Thanks to everyone who pitched and voted on the 2019 Lightning Talks for NICAR19. Here are the talks we’ll be hearing Friday, March 8 at 5 p.m.
1. How to write a data story in five minutes | Youyou Zhou
What does it mean to be a data analyst, a coder, a designer, or all of the above -and- a journalist? The chart maker at the graphic desk writes story. The computer's guy leads investigations. How's our work fit into the traditional way of talking about journalism? There are ambiguity, confusion and reluctancy. But there is a framework. I'm going to talk you through the framework, something you can use to inform your reporting process, as well as answer the question "What do you do as a data journalist?"
2. 5 ways to write racist code (with examples) | Alex Garcia
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York “stop-and-frisk”, Twitter sentiment analysis -- The programs we write, the data we analyze, and the assumptions we make have the potential for unintended consequences to creep into our work. These consequences have the ability to hurt people of color and other marginalized groups. In this lightning talk, learn how these problems begin, see working examples of these, and learn how to recognize and correct it in your next project!
3. How to build a massive database that no one wants you to build | Disha Raychaudhuri
A condensed primer on how we built The Force Report, the most comprehensive statewide database of police use of force, from 506 FOI requests
4. FOIA is my API | Matt Kiefer
Sometimes FOIA is your only option to get the records you need. But writing emails doesn't scale well when you're submitting and tracking requests to hundreds or thousands of agencies. In these situations, you can write computer programs to write emails for you, relying on the Freedom of Information Act to do the heavy lifting. I'll talk about some tools I've built to send requests, track responses and even read the attachments that come back.
5. 911, What’s Your Emergency: How insider knowledge of law enforcement has been an asset | Stacy Montemayor
I used to be a 911 dispatcher where I learned a lot about the language, processes and attitudes of law enforcement in the United States. That knowledge recently became an asset as I explored and cleaned 9 years of a police department’s calls for service. I’ll share some of these insights and how to decode certain types of police data.
6. How To Use Your Data Skills To Gain Financial Independence | Sean McMinn
What would be different if you didn't *need* your paycheck? Would you take three day weekends and coach your daughter's softball team? Would you turn down stories you didn't want to do? Or would you just quit your job altogether?Data journalism isn't just on the higher paying end of reporting jobs, it gives you the mindset to think about how you could become financially independent of your job entirely — and the skills to pull it off.
7. My own worst enemy: Overcoming impostor syndrome* | Kate Martin
Ever feel like you're a fraud and it's only a matter of time before someone finds out? Congratulations! You have impostor syndrome! Learn strategies to silence your inner contrarian.*Note: speaker may not be qualified to give this talk.
8. How to beat a serious case of the post-project blues | Christopher Baxter
The glory of your grand investigation has faded, readers have moved on and editors are asking what you've got next. But all you want to do is hide under your desk with a weighted blanket. The post-project blues are legit and need to be recognized. I'll call them out and share ways reporters can cope and editors can help.
9. Blindspotting: Covering communities you’re not a part of | Emmanuel Martinez
Stories about marginalized communities need to be told in a manner that does them justice and doesn’t further perpetuate harm. But it’s hard to tell these stories in an effective manner when you’re not a part of those communities.I will talk about how we can use fault lines and intersectionality to combat our own blind spots and biases to produce better journalism.
10. Save Student Newsrooms. How you can help the next generation of journalists | Caitlin Ostroff
Last year, more than 100 student newspapers banded together to advocate for themselves and the issues they face, including loss of independent funding and censorship by their institutions. Advocacy by students is a start, but professional journalists must play a role in safeguarding independent student journalism as mentors and advocates for the future generation of reporters.
The $260,000 base salary awarded to incoming Carlsbad City Manager Steven Sarkozy prompted U-T Watchdog to revisit the compensation paid to city administrators in San Diego County.
Officials with the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority say the access is crucial for board members, who need to know the ins and outs of business at the CenturyLink Center and TD Ameritrade Park.
In a 2012 application to the city of San Diego the opera noted — as it did in each year the company sought funding — that the organization had a balanced budget for 25 years and that the opera was in “remarkably excellent fiscal health.”
Now preparing for shutdown with funds near complete depletion, the group's leaders say they knew of financial troubles internally for years.
CBS 7 was first to report Thursday that the county judge and county legal advisor have been writing off speeding tickets as parking violations.
However, we found more than just speeding tickets are being changed.
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