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Investigating health care with data, money and people

By Kelsie Schrader Every beat comes with challenges and constraints, but health care presents a particularly complex set of issues. Between cutting through the industry’s jargon, finding individual sources and […]
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NICAR18 resources available online

IRE is making it easier than ever to continue learning after the CAR Conference in Chicago. In addition to our tipsheets & links page, we're providing all the data from hands-on […]
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A NICAR newbie goes to Chicago

By David Rodriguez Data journalism is still new to me. Despite that, I decided to dive in head first and attend the recent NICAR conference in Chicago. It was one […]
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Behind the curtain of government data collection

By Alexis Allison  If you Google the ingredients in sausage, you’ll quickly notice that little standardization exists between recipes. The same is true for the care and keeping of government […]
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Reporting on hate crimes accurately and sensitively

By John Sadler Hate crimes are on the rise. According to the FBI’s annual report, near the end of the succeeding year, 2016 was the second year in a row […]
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Sources and tips for covering the gun industry

By Jing Ren Nick Penzenstadler from USA TODAY, Matt Drange from Forbes and Kim Smith at the University of Chicago Crime Lab discussed statistics and documents reporters covering guns should […]
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Using data before, during and after natural disasters

By Yue Yu What data sets can reporters get ahead of natural disasters? How can reporters cover disasters as they happen? What kind of follow-up leads should they chase? Matt […]
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Breaking the silence with reporting on sexual misconduct

By Dariya Tsyrenzhapova Only one-third of victims of sexual harassment ever report those incidents to the authorities, Bernice Yeung said. Yeung, a journalist with Reveal from The Center for Investigative […]
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Following money trails in election coverage

By Tyler Wornell  Tracking the flow of money in an election can be a crucial reporting tool for knowing who’s influencing elections and how. Tracking some of that money could […]
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Who’s investigating college sports?

By Virginia Ward A series of small compromises between players and coaches often lead to high-risk operations within sports organizations. Syracuse University professor Jodi Upton, USA Today database editor Christopher […]
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