Posts Tagged ‘CAR training’
Data journalism teachers: Share your best practices at the 2016 CAR Conference
What works in your college-level computer-assisted reporting or data journalism course? Is there one piece from your syllabus that you find to be especially successful with your students? Is there an approach to teaching this that works every time? Is there a data set that is a sure bet? Is there a magical exercise that…
Read MoreHow to survive your first CAR story
By Jennifer Johnson, The Grand Forks Herald Spreadsheet programs like Excel have always intimidated me. Sure, I dabbled in them a few times. I pulled up pre-formatted sheets and leafed through them. I used basic formulas and figured out percentages. And I also attended a two-day IRE training with fellow reporters at the Grand Forks…
Read MoreBehind The Story: Analyzing and mapping salary data for small-town mayors
In August, reporter Kate Martin of the Skagit Valley Herald analyzed salary data for mayors across Washington state and ended up with a story about mayors from small towns in her coverage area — Mount Vernon and Anacortes — who had salaries on par with mayors from cities several times larger. In reporting the story,…
Read MoreSpreading computer-assisted reporting techniques in Latin America
By Mc Nelly Torres Víctor Hugo Michel is excited and overwhelmed. He hasn’t stopped thinking about all the stories he will be able to report and write using the data analysis and investigative tools he learned this past weekend at the IberoAmericana University in México City. “I never thought I could organize data, rank it and compare it…
Read MoreMeet with a literary agent at the IRE Conference
Pitch your book to a literary agent at the IRE Conference next month. Four leading agents from New York City and Boston are participating in a panel, “What are They Looking For? Inside Tips on Getting a Book or Movie Deal.” Some of them are then holding short one-on-one meetings, and you can sign up…
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