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Outrageous cost estimates for open records requests

Published: November 21, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
This past week, journalists on the NICAR Listserv began discussing the most outrageous price quotes they’d received for open records requests. Canadian journalist David Weisz started the thread as research for a […]
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2012 IRE Awards now open for submissions

Published: November 19, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
ENTER YOUR BEST INVESTIGATIVE WORK INTO THE 2012 IRE AWARDS, NOW ONLINE. It’s that time of year again – time to consider entering your best work into the IRE Awards. […]
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Join a live discussion about Econocheck

Published: November 16, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
NICAR adviser David Herzog will be on hand Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m Eastern (11 a.m. Pacific) for a live Q&A about EconoCheck on the Journalism Accelerator. EconoCheck, an IRE-Sunlight […]
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Behind the Story: An information gap in child abuse cases

Published: November 15, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
There were signs of problems before 15-year-old Jeanette Maples died of starvation and abuse in Oregon in December 2009.  Although child services had been involved in the case, residents were […]
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IRE trains South African journalists as part of Power Reporting conference

Published: November 14, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
By Megan Luther African journalists face different reporting barriers than their colleagues in the U.S., yet they share the desire to learn investigative techniques. IRE traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa at the end […]
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Knight-Mozilla OpenNews announces 2013 fellows

Published: November 9, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Knight-Mozilla OpenNews yesterday announced its 2013 class of fellows, who will work as developers and technologists embedded in newsrooms around the world. Fellows spend a year writing code along with […]
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HMDA data updated in the Database Library

Published: November 8, 2012 | Written by: Erica Martin
The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data have just been updated in the NICAR Database Library -- and we'll help you turn it into a story. WHAT'S IN IT?This Act […]
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Behind The Story: Comparing databases on bullying

Published: November 8, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
Students head to lunch at Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Council Bluffs. The school district reported 58 alleged incidents to the state in five years, arguably a low rate for […]
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Adding depth to coverage of election results

Published: November 6, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
For help in the scramble to provide instant results and analysis -- all while sorting through close decisions on the local and federal level --  check out these resources for […]
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Previewing election day with data

Published: November 5, 2012 | Written by: hdcoadmin
How has data been used in advance of the election season? We've been looking for good data visualizations and data-driven reporting centered on the upcoming elections. Below is what we've […]
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