# guidebook_guide

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  <p>Bienvenidos!</p>
  <br>
  <p>Welcome to NICAR23. We’re excited about coming to Nashville, home to great journalists and, of course, great music!</p>
  <br>
  <p>As always, conferees can look forward to the best training in our industry with plenty of networking opportunities to exchange ideas, visit with old friends and make new ones.</p>
  <br>
  <p>Speaking of making new friends, keep an eye out for those ribbons on badges indicating the person is attending their first conference. Stop a moment to say hello. It just takes a smile and a few minutes of your time to make someone feel welcome. If this is your first time at the conference, the same goes for you — say hello! We are a friendly group of like-minded numbers people. A smile really does go a long way.</p>
  <br>
  <p>Be sure to check out your Guidebook schedule carefully to plan ahead for your best conference experience. There are all kinds of wonderful sessions scheduled. Try a master class or one of the hands-on sessions. These deep dives require a little extra, but are definitely worth it. And schedule break time, too. Resting and recharging are important for good health!</p>
  <br>
  <p>At all sessions, we ask that you be respectful of your colleagues. Keep conversation to a minimum when panelists or trainers are talking, and when it’s your turn to speak or ask a question, please use the microphone. We want everyone to hear you, and some sessions will be recorded.</p>
  <br>
  <p>I’d also like to remind everyone that we all need to follow the IRE Principles, our code of conduct. The document is posted on signs throughout the conference area and is online at <u><a href="https://ire-legal-documents.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/ire-principles-code-of-conduct-2023-02.pdf">ire.org/conduct</a></u>.</p>
  <br>
  <p>If you have any questions or need any help, ask a staffer or send an email to <a href="logistics@ire.org">logistics@ire.org</a>. We monitor that regularly.</p>
  <br>
  <p>I think you’re going to enjoy NICAR23! When it’s over, let us know what you liked and your ideas for making things better by completing the conference evaluations. They are available in Guidebook and you will receive them via email, too. We really want to hear from you!</p>
  <br>
  <p>Expect a big abrazo from me when I see you — if you’re wearing a green band, that is. Otherwise, it will be a big ol’ smile and a hearty “Welcome home!”</p>
  <br>
  <p>Con cariño,</p>
  <p>Diana Fuentes</p>
  <p>IRE Executive Director</p>

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  Mastering Google Sheets: Web scraping, running scripts and other tricks - pre-registered attendees only


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  Mastering Google Sheets: Web scraping, running scripts and other tricks - pre-registered attendees only (repeat)


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  Making redistricting data your friend: Finding out what information is out there and how you can use it


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  Hands-On with Neo4j: Introduction to graph databases, graph algorithms, and graph data visualization for data journalism


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  Investigating the big business of medical marijuana cards: questionable health claims, weak oversight, unfair rules and 1 million certification records


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  311: The 411 on how to report on your city’s infrastructure issues — and how this data can uncover stories on gentrification


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name: Registration
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  <p>Conference registration will be located in Grand Ballroom 1, located on the lobby level. Name badges must be worn during the conference.</p>

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name: NICAR23 Sales (Thur)
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  <p>Stop by the IRE sales table located in Grand Ballroom 1, located on the lobby level to browse books and merchandise from the IRE store.</p>

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  <p>Stop by the IRE sales table located in Grand Ballroom 1, located on the lobby level to browse books and merchandise from the IRE store.</p>

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name: NICAR23 Sales (Sat)
startTime: 2023-03-04 08:30:00
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  <p>Stop by the IRE sales table located in Grand Ballroom 1, located on the lobby level to browse books and merchandise from the IRE store.</p>

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name: Early career roundtable
startTime: 2023-03-05 09:00:00
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  <p>Whether it is a new investigation, a new beat or a new job, the choices we make early on can set us on the path to success or ruin. This session will offer practical tips on changing gears or media, source-development and finding the story others have missed.</p>

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name: Data Dive: The 2022 Philip Meyer winners
startTime: 2023-03-03 11:30:00
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  <p>A data deep dive into the 2022 Philip Meyer Award winners. Hear from reporters on how they gathered, cleaned, analyzed and visualized the data behind some of the year&#x27;s biggest stories.</p>

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name: Behind the story: Covering cops, courts and crime
startTime: 2023-03-04 16:45:00
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  <p>Hear from reporters on how they gathered, cleaned, analyzed, visualized and told stories on covering cops, courts, crime and the intersections that connect them</p>

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name: Behind the story: Using data to report on (and for) your communities
startTime: 2023-03-05 09:00:00
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  <p>Hear from reporters on how they gathered, cleaned, analyzed, visualized and told stories about, and for, the communities they serve. </p>
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name: Digging into data for stories: A crash course in spreadsheets - pre-registered attendees only
startTime: 2023-03-04 09:00:00
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  <p>Get started using data in your stories with IRE&#x27;s mini-boot camp. In this 6-hour, hands-on workshop, IRE’s experienced trainers will start with the basics of navigating Google Sheets and using formulas, then walk you through sorting, filtering and aggregating data with pivot tables to find story ideas. You&#x27;ll come away with a solid base for analyzing data in your newsroom, including how to find and request data, identify and clean dirty data, find story ideas and make your work ironclad. We’ll also provide you with our detailed boot camp materials to help keep you on track long after you leave the conference.<br><br>Workshop prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this workshop and beginners are welcome. This workshop is good for those wanting to get started analyzing data for stories.<br><br><a href="https://www.ire.org/product/nicar23-digging-into-data/" target="_blank">Preregistration is required and seating is limited</a>. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop for the training and must have a Google account.</p>

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name: Finding the story: Parole boards
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  <p>Criminal justice data can be really messy! But isn&#x27;t it tempting to ask questions from it? We will work with parole data to answer a straightforward question: How do Nebraska Parole Board members vote or miss votes? Flatwater Free Press reporter Yanqi Xu will show you how to reshape datasets to make them ready for analysis, and how to use data as a guide to identify impacted “real people.”<br><br>This session would be good for people with basic experience with R.</p>

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name: First Observable Notebook: Prototyping with polish - pre-registered attendees only
startTime: 2023-03-02 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 17:45:00
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  <p>This three-hour, hands-on course will show you how journalists are putting Observable’s powerful potential to work. Using nothing but your web browser, you will sketch, refine, and publish interactive graphics and data analysis notebooks like those created by The Marshall Project and Los Angeles Times. Along the way, you’ll see how Observable’s groundbreaking approach to coding can help you be more creative, ambitious, efficient, and collaborative. You will learn how to rapidly explore a dataset and share insights and data visualizations with JavaScript, Observable Plot and an interactive Observable notebook. Preregistration is required and seating is limited. You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class, and you&#x27;ll need a free Observable account: observablehq.com.<br><br>Workshop prerequisites: Beginner to intermediate experience with Javascript, with basic knowledge of other web technologies like HTML, CSS, and SVGs. As long as you have a web browser, a working attitude, and willingness to ask for help, you’ll be golden!</p>

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name: First Python Notebook - pre-registered attendees only
startTime: 2023-03-03 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 17:45:00
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  <p>In this session, experienced journalists will guide you through a six-hour, hands-on investigation of money in politics.<br><br>You will learn:<br><br>* just enough Python to execute an analysis with pandas, one of the most popular open-source tools for working with data tables<br>* how to record, remix and republish your work using Jupyter, a browser-based tool emerging as the standard for reproducible research<br>* how to explore your data using the Altair data visualization library, a Python package that offers a simple, structured grammar for generating graphics.<br><br>Along the way you’ll conduct your own investigation of California campaign donors using the Big Local News open-source database archive.<br>Preregistration is required and seating is limited. Laptops will be provided.<br>Prerequisites: If you&#x27;ve tried Python once or twice, have a good attitude and know how to take a few code crashes in stride, you are qualified.</p>

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name: Exploring data in R with the Tidyverse - pre-registered attendees only (first half)
startTime: 2023-03-04 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 12:30:00
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  <p>Learn how to use the tidyverse, a collection of R packages, to help you make your data journalism more efficient, stronger and more fun. Learn how to import, clean, analyze and plot data for your stories. If you want to modernize your R workflow with dplyr, tidyr, readr, ggplot2, tibble and purr, this class is for you. This workshop assumes some familiarity with R and RStudio, or programming experience in another language (e.g., Python or JavaScript), but will start from the beginning with tidyverse principles. <br><br><a href="https://www.ire.org/product/nicar23-tidyverse/" target="_blank">Preregistration is required and seating is limited</a>. Laptops will be provided for the training. <br><br>Workshop prerequisites: You should be comfortable working with R and RStudio and be familiar with basic data analysis.</p>

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name: How to analyze freely-available real estate data to tell your community's story
startTime: 2023-03-05 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-05 11:15:00
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  <p>The housing market has come to dominate the news lately, as mortgage rates have risen in an attempt to fight inflation, and having the additional effect of cooling off the real estate market after years of meteoric rises in home values. This came after decades of a widespread housing shortage, which had driven up values already, all working together to push home affordability—and in many ways the American Dream—out of reach for many. Making sense of this through data is where we can help. Realtor.com provides free, near-realtime housing market data that can be used to tell this story at any level, from national or statewide trends, down to the real estate dynamics at city or even ZIP code level. In this session, we will show NICAR attendees how to get and use Realtor.com&#x27;s data, so they can immediately begin producing thorough, data-driven reporting on the housing market. Attendees will be able to take what they learn in this session and generate analyses that use time-series data, supply-and-demand metrics and even pairing Realtor.com&#x27;s data with Census Bureau data to produce correlations between the housing market and demographics, as well as creating maps that illustrate the data. <br><br>Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

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name: Introduction to R - pre-registered attendees only
startTime: 2023-03-02 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 17:45:00
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description:
  <p>We&#x27;ll introduce you to R, a free, powerful open-source programming language that will take your data reporting to the next level. By the end of this three-hour session, you will be able to read data from common file types into R, clean and explore it, create visualizations, and make your entire data workflow reproduceable. We&#x27;ll also talk about how to find help when you&#x27;re stuck. <br><br>Preregistration is required and seating is limited. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop for the training and have <u><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W7WIIW9UyqOec7rU36EsQqrRvgLJGRf3_dwTcy4YvJM/edit?usp=share_link" target="_blank">R and RStudio installed</a></u>. <br><br>Workshop prerequisites: This session will be most helpful if you’re comfortable working with data and you’re ready to take your skills to the next level.</p>

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name: Introduction to web development - pre-registered attendees only
startTime: 2023-03-02 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 17:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>This daylong crash course for beginners will give you the confidence you need to start building things for the web. You&#x27;ll start from scratch and learn about HTML, CSS and JavaScript, then dive into some more advanced tools used by modern web developers around the world. Along the way, you&#x27;ll learn about how and where to host your creations, the importance of accessibility-first development and other key topics.<br><br>Preregistration is required and seating is limited. Laptops will be provided for the training. <br><br>Workshop prerequisites: Some experience working with data in general. Knowledge of web development concepts is helpful but not required.</p>

links:
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name: Keeping it local: Inspiring regional reporters to use data journalism tools for their stories
startTime: 2023-03-04 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>In this session, we&#x27;ll talk about how national outlets can work with local reporters to produce data stories for their own communities.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Helena Bengtsson", "label": "Gota Media", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476102", "target_object_id": 15476102, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Cheryl Phillips", "label": "Big Local News", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476249", "target_object_id": 15476249, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625686&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Large-scale scraping projects
startTime: 2023-03-03 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>It&#x27;s easier and cheaper than ever to do large-scale scraping projects with a small team. In this session, speakers will discuss code, cloud computing infrastructure, and lessons learned while we worked on our scraping projects.</p>

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name: Master Class: Managing investigators… or how to lead journalists born to challenge authority
startTime: 2023-03-03 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>Being a news manager is already tough, but what if you supervise investigative journalists? They come with an extra layer of challenges, because their very job (and likely their personality) makes them hyper-alert to authority figures.<br><br>This course is designed to give you some tools and tactics to lead individuals and entire teams of investigators in a more effective way. Learn from four investigative managers from different media at different stages of their leadership careers. How did they launch into their roles, and what experience have they gained along the way? This course is for current investigative managers and anyone aspiring to step into such a position in the future.<br><br>Topics will include: managing compassionately, hiring challenges, transitioning to management, forging partnerships, building relationships, handling resource cuts, organization/structure, tough decisions/conversations, in-house training/growth, delivering feedback, creating inclusive opportunities, and juggling responsibilities/projects/work.<br><br><a href="https://www.ire.org/product/nicar23-managing-investigators/" target="_blank">Preregistration is required</a> and seating is limited. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Mc Nelly Torres", "label": "Center for Public Integrity", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476299", "target_object_id": 15476299, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Josh Hinkle", "label": "KXAN/St. Edward's University", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476167", "target_object_id": 15476167, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Jodie Fleischer", "label": "Cox Media Group", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476145", "target_object_id": 15476145, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625688&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


startTime: 2023-03-02 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 17:45:00
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name:
  Mastering Google Sheets: Web scraping, running scripts and other tricks - pre-registered attendees only (repeat)

description:
  <p>Google Sheets is more than just free spreadsheet software to organize and store data. This hands-on session will start with pivot tables and conditional formatting, and through examples, we&#x27;ll also learn how to scrape data in seconds without code, automate menial tasks with macros, write custom spreadsheet formulas as well as how to send emails, geocode addresses, translate text and more – all through the power of Google Sheets. Come with a laptop and leave with the knowledge of a Google Sheets power user.<br><br>Preregistration is required and seating is limited. You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to this training and have a Google account.<br><br>Workshop prerequisites: You should be familiar with using spreadsheets and formulas.</p>

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startTime: 2023-03-02 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 12:30:00
cog_details: []
name:
  Mastering Google Sheets: Web scraping, running scripts and other tricks - pre-registered attendees only

description:
  <p>Google Sheets is more than just free spreadsheet software to organize and store data. This hands-on session will start with pivot tables and conditional formatting, and through examples, we&#x27;ll also learn how to scrape data in seconds without code, automate menial tasks with macros, write custom spreadsheet formulas as well as how to send emails, geocode addresses, translate text and more – all through the power of Google Sheets. Come with a laptop and leave with the knowledge of a Google Sheets power user.<br><br>Preregistration is required and seating is limited. You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to this training and have a Google account.<br><br>Workshop prerequisites: You should be familiar with using spreadsheets and formulas.</p>

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name: Practical machine learning for everyone - pre-registered attendees only
startTime: 2023-03-04 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 17:45:00
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description:
  <p>Whether you&#x27;re interested in classifying images, sorting documents, summarizing text, transcribing audio, or a million other topics, machine learning is here to help!<br><br>Learn to set up practical machine learning pipelines in minutes: we&#x27;ll train custom models, build easy-to-use web apps, host private APIs and more through the adorably-named Hugging Face. Whatever your level of technical comfort, we&#x27;ll set you up with a system that works perfectly just for you.<br><br>Beyond showing off all our fun new tricks, we&#x27;ll also look at the tradeoffs between ease-of-use versus diving deep into the innards of the machine. What nuance do we miss when we shovel the details off to a convenient tool?<br><br>You&#x27;ll leave this session with a dozen new tools in your toolbox – at all levels of the tech tree – along with the confidence (or necessary suspicion) in wielding these tools in the newsroom.<br><br><a href="https://www.ire.org/product/nicar23-python-ml/" target="_blank">Preregistration is required and seating is limited</a>. You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to this training.</p>

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name: Let's make mapping better! - pre-registered attendees only
startTime: 2023-03-02 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 12:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>More and more, newsrooms embrace mapping and spatial analysis as ways to highlight patterns and trends in data — and more and more, we might find ourselves frustrated in working with and visualizing geographic data. In this session, we&#x27;ll discuss some ways that mapping falls short and ways we can improve it, and we&#x27;ll get hands-on experience optimizing the mapping process in order to make it more collaborative, cohesive and repeatable. We will share our own tips, tricks and tools as well as encourage feedback from attendees so we can all take something new back to our own newsrooms! </p>
  <br>
  <p>Preregistration is required and seating is limited. Laptops will be provided.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Alexandra Kanik", "label": "Houston Chronicle / San Antonio Express-News", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476181", "target_object_id": 15476181, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Cam Rodriguez", "label": "Chalkbeat", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476265", "target_object_id": 15476265, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625692&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Upping your Excel game - pre-registered attendees only
startTime: 2023-03-03 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 16:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>If you&#x27;ve found yourself struggling in a spreadsheet, thinking that whatever you were trying to achieve seemed harder than it should&#x27;ve been, then this is the class for you. We’ll learn about various tools and functions in Excel that come in handy when you need to re-structure or otherwise get your data ready for analysis. We&#x27;ll cover string functions, logical functions, date functions, reshaping data, merging data using lookup functions and perhaps a few other nifty tricks if time allows. We’ll do some “drills” introducing you to these concepts, then put your new skills to work in a sort of “scrimmage,” fixing up some real-life data. You’ll also walk out with practice data and a 30-page tipsheet that covers, in detail, everything from the class, plus more that we won’t have time for.<br><br>Preregistration is required and seating is limited. Laptops will be provided for the training. <br><br>Workshop prerequisites: You should have prior experience using Excel or Google Sheets, and be comfortable with introductory-level spreadsheet skills, such as sorting, filtering, SUM and AVERAGE functions, calculations such as percentage change or percent of total, and how to use pivot tables.</p>

links:
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name: Web scraping with Python - pre-registered attendees only
startTime: 2023-03-05 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-05 12:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>If you need data that&#x27;s trapped on a website, writing some code to scrape the page could be your solution. This entry-level class will show you how to use the Python programming language to harvest information from websites into a data file. We&#x27;ll introduce you to the command line and show you how to write enough code to fetch and parse content on the web.<br><br>Preregistration is required and seating is limited. Laptops will be provided.<br><br>Workshop prerequisites: This class is programming for beginners. Some basic familiarity with Python and HTML is helpful but not required.</p>

links:
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name: Welcome first timers! How to make the most of NICAR23
startTime: 2023-03-02 08:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 08:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p> Welcome to the conference! Hear from IRE staff about tips and tactics to navigate our conference like a pro. Also, you'll learn about key resources that IRE offers once you're back home. </p>

links:
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name: Command line for reporters on a Mac
startTime: 2023-03-03 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 12:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Too often in data journalism we forget about the basics. And it doesn&#x27;t get as basic as the command line. Even knowing a little will make your job easier. We will run through some simple commands, dive into working with spreadsheets and show you some handy tools he frequently uses at work.<br><br>This session is good for: People who feel intimidated by the command line on their computer, but want to explore the power of command line tools.</p>

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name: Google Sheets 1: Getting started with spreadsheets
startTime: 2023-03-02 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 10:00:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>In this introduction to spreadsheets, you&#x27;ll begin analyzing data with Google Sheets, a simple but powerful tool. You&#x27;ll learn how to enter data, navigate spreadsheets and conduct simple calculations like sum, average and median.</p>
  <br>
  <p>This session is good for: Data beginners. </p>
  <br>
  <p>You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class, and you will need a free Google account to participate.</p>

links:
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name: Finding needles in haystacks with fuzzy matching
startTime: 2023-03-03 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 10:00:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p> Fuzzy matching is a process for linking up names that are similar but not quite the same. It has become an increasingly important part of data-driven investigations as a way to identify connections between public figures, key people and companies that are </p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Max Harlow", "label": "Financial Times", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476161", "target_object_id": 15476161, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625698&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: R 1: Intro to R and RStudio
startTime: 2023-03-04 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 10:00:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Jump into data analysis with R, the powerful open-source programming language. In this class we’ll cover R fundamentals and learn our way around the RStudio interface for using R.<br> <br>This session is good for: People with a basic understanding of data analysis who are ready to go beyond spreadsheets.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Ryann Jones", "label": "ProPublica", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476180", "target_object_id": 15476180, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625699&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Google Sheets 2: Formulas & sorting
startTime: 2023-03-02 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 11:15:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Much of Google Sheets&#x27; power comes in the form of formulas. In this class, you&#x27;ll learn how to use them to analyze data with the eye of a journalist. Yes, math will be involved, but it&#x27;s totally worth it! This class will show you how calculations like change, percent change, rates and ratios can beef up your reporting.<br><br>This session is good for: Anyone who has taken Google Sheets 1 or has been introduced to spreadsheets.<br><br>You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class, and you will need a free Google account to participate.</p>

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name: Finding the story: Providing context to the equity and inclusion debate using education data
startTime: 2023-03-03 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 11:15:00
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cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Over the past two years, public education has been flooded by a national debate on &quot;controversial&quot; topics such as lessons and books about race and racism, accurate history lessons that highlight marginalized voices and most recently, LGBTQ people, gender and sexual identity. There&#x27;s various different ways to keep track of these challenges to public education, whether they&#x27;re happening at the state level or within districts. This is a session that&#x27;ll demonstrate how to stay on top of covering this culture war within K-12 education.<br><br>This session is good for people with basic experience working with data. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

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name: Using OpenRefine to powerwash your data
startTime: 2023-03-03 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 11:15:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Learn how to use OpenRefine, a powerful tool for quickly cleaning up dirty data. You&#x27;ll learn about faceting, simple clustering, applying common data transformations and more.<br><br>This session is good for people with basic experience working with data. </p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Susie Neilson", "label": "San Francisco Chronicle", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476240", "target_object_id": 15476240, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625702&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: R 2: Data analysis and plotting
startTime: 2023-03-04 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 11:15:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>We&#x27;ll use the tidyverse packages dplyr and ggplot2, learning how to sort, filter, group, summarize, join, and visualize to identify trends in your data. If you want to combine SQL-like analysis and charting in a single pipeline, this session is for you. <br><br>This session is good for: People who have worked with data operations in SQL or Excel and would like to do the same in R. </p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Sean Mussenden", "label": "University of Maryland", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476236", "target_object_id": 15476236, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625703&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Google Sheets 3: Filtering & pivot tables
startTime: 2023-03-02 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>A look at the awesome power of pivot — and how to use it to analyze your dataset in minutes rather than hours. We&#x27;ll work up to using a pivot table by first sorting and filtering a dataset, learning how to find story ideas along the way.<br><br>This session is good for: Anyone familiar with formulas, sorting and filtering in a spreadsheet program.<br><br>You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class, and you will need a free Google account to participate.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Matt Dempsey", "label": "Spotlight PA", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476127", "target_object_id": 15476127, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625704&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: R 3: Gathering and cleaning data
startTime: 2023-03-04 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>Learn how to use R to scrape data from web pages, access APIs and transform the results into usable data. This session will also focus on how to clean and structure the data you&#x27;ve gathered in preparation for analysis using tidyverse packages.<br><br>This session is good for: People who have used R and have a basic understanding of how to retrieve data from APIs.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Sean Mussenden", "label": "University of Maryland", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476236", "target_object_id": 15476236, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625705&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Mapping and geographic data analysis with the simple features package in R
startTime: 2023-03-02 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 10:00:00
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description:
  <p>The sf (Simple Features) package in R represents vector geodata as data frames with the geometry held in a single list-column. As such, it allows you to process geodata in pipelines that consistent with the syntax of dplyr and other tidyverse packages. This session will provide an introduction to the Simple Features in R package, show how to draw maps from sf objects with ggplot2, and how to run spatial queries on geodata much as you would in PostGIS. This session is good for anyone who is comfortable working in R and the Tidyverse packages.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Peter Aldhous", "label": "University of California - Berkeley", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476095", "target_object_id": 15476095, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625706&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Data of divides
startTime: 2023-03-03 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 10:00:00
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description:
  <p>Doing data-driven inequality stories often means using statistical tools. <br><br>Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.<br><br>Basic familiarity with R is a plus,<br>Download and install R and the free open-source version of R Studio for your operating system. <br>We&#x27;ll be focusing on some basic statistical tools in R.<br><br>Please make sure you have installed the following packages:<br><br>install.packages(&quot;&quot;tidyverse&quot;&quot;) #Working with data<br>install.packages(&quot;&quot;knitr&quot;&quot;) #make code files<br>install.packages(&quot;&quot;psych&quot;&quot;) #stats<br>install.packages(&quot;&quot;tidycensus&quot;&quot;) #it will change your life<br>install.packages(&quot;&quot;lme4&quot;&quot;) #for logistic regression<br>install.packages(&quot;&quot;boot&quot;&quot;) #for logistic regression<br>install.packages(&quot;&quot;ggeffects&quot;&quot;) #for logistic regression<br>install.packages(&quot;&quot;DescTools&quot;&quot;) #for logistic regression<br>install.packages(&quot;&quot;varhandle&quot;&quot;) #for creating dummy variables</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Jennifer LaFleur", "label": "Center for Public Integrity", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476194", "target_object_id": 15476194, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625707&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Google Sheets 4: Advanced pivot tables
startTime: 2023-03-03 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 10:00:00
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description:
  <p>You&#x27;ve done a few pivot tables and are getting curious about what more you could do with them. What happens if you aggregate by more than one column? What are those &quot;column&quot; and &quot;filter&quot; boxes for? Come unlock the full potential of pivot tables in this intermediate spreadsheet class.<br><br>This session is good for: People familiar with spreadsheets and aggregating data with pivot tables, or anyone who has taken Sheets 1-3.<br><br>You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class, and you will need a free Google account to participate.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Helena Bengtsson", "label": "Gota Media", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476102", "target_object_id": 15476102, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625708&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Working with PDFs using off-the-shelf tools
startTime: 2023-03-02 16:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 17:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Join this class to learn how to “liberate” trapped data locked inside of PDF’s. This class will cover basic approaches for getting text out of PDF documents using powerful and freely available tools. Participants will be introduced to basic concepts and walked through tackling common challenges encountered with tricky PDF documents.<br><br>This session is good for: People who are unfamiliar with PDF-to-text tools or would like to learn how these tools can be used for extracting difficult text from images embedded in a PDF document.<br><br>Prerequisites: Attendees should have access to a CometDocs account, which you can access through your IRE membership, the free software Tabula and access to Google Drive.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Maggie Mulvihill", "label": "Boston University", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476233", "target_object_id": 15476233, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625709&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: PDF processing with command-line tools
startTime: 2023-03-04 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 15:15:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>This class seeks to help you solve a common problem in journalism: Data stored in PDFs. We&#x27;ll first walk through extracting text from a computer-generated PDF using a command-line tool. Then we&#x27;ll step up to Optical Character Recognition, or OCR, to work on freeing data from image files.<br><br>This session is good for: People with experience using their computer&#x27;s command-line interface.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Chad Day", "label": "The Wall Street Journal", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476126", "target_object_id": 15476126, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625710&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: R: Introduction to statistics - pre-registered attendees only
startTime: 2023-03-04 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 17:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Statistics can help you find newsworthy patterns by measuring relationships. This class will help you correctly interpret and report using methods such as correlation, linear regression, and t-test. It will help you visualize data and apply statistical significance. This class is for anyone with some spreadsheet knowledge and a little exposure to R Studio.</p>
  <br>
  <p><a href="https://www.ire.org/product/nicar23-intro-stats/" target="_blank">Preregistration is required and seating is limited.</a></p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Norm Lewis", "label": "University of Florida", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476206", "target_object_id": 15476206, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625711&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Gathering data with APIs
startTime: 2023-03-04 16:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 17:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>In this hands-on session, we&#x27;ll learn how to use data from Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to enhance reporting and augment data from other sources. This session will cover how APIs fit in with other sources of data, a basic understanding of the web technologies that make them work, using some desktop tools to fetch data from API endpoints and sharing useful APIs and tools for journalism.<br><br>Some basic data analysis skills and knowledge of coding concepts is helpful, but not required.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Geoff Hing", "label": "The Marshall Project", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476166", "target_object_id": 15476166, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625712&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: R: Making fancieR graphics
startTime: 2023-03-02 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 11:15:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Come check out some new packages created by members of the R community that may inspire you to try out some new exploratory data viz techniques with R. Creating small multiples for regions in a spatially meaningful way. Easy text annotations for exploratory charts. Animated data viz GIFs for social media. Fancy bivariate choropleth maps! Turn your headshot into a ridgeplot. Disclaimer: “fancier” doesn’t necessarily mean useful.<br><br>This session is good for anyone who is comfortable working in R, and some experience with ggplot2 is helpful. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Andrew Ba Tran", "label": "The Washington Post", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476301", "target_object_id": 15476301, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625713&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Finding the story: Using DNS search for investigative journalism
startTime: 2023-03-02 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 10:00:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Every online interaction begins with a lookup in the Domain Name System (DNS), the backbone of the Internet. As a result, there are digital footprints left behind in the DNS. With the demise of Whois, investigative reporters are looking for new tools to uncover these footprints. Learn how to use DNSDB Scout, a tool to query DNSDB, a historical passive DNS database, to discover previously unknown online connections and gain new information to advance your ongoing and breaking news investigations.</p>
  <br>
  <p>Basic knowledge of the Domain Name System (DNS) is helpful, but not required. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Kelly Molloy", "label": "Domain Tools", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476230", "target_object_id": 15476230, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Daniel Schwalbe", "label": "Domain Tools", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476276", "target_object_id": 15476276, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625714&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Using geographic data to find disparities in the news
startTime: 2023-03-04 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 15:15:00
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cog_details: []
description:
  <p> The stories found in geographic data don’t affect everyone the same, and Census data can help reveal these inequities. POLITICO editor Sean McMinn will talk through how some examples of these stories, then will do a hands-on walkthrough to teach you how to:</p>
  <ul>
  <li>Find geographic data</li>
  <li>Combine Census demographic and shapefile data in QGIS</li>
  <li>Cross Census data with geocoded data</li>
  </ul>
  <p>You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class, and you will need to have QGIS3 installed in order to participate.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Sean McMinn", "label": "POLITICO", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476224", "target_object_id": 15476224, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625715&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: First GitHub Scraper - pre-registered attendees only
startTime: 2023-03-03 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 17:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Iris Lee and Aadit Tambe will guide you through a three-hour, hands-on introduction to free, automated web scraping with GitHub’s powerful Actions framework.<br><br>You will learn how to:<br><br>* Create a GitHub repository to store your code online<br>* Write just enough Python to scrape a simple data file<br>* Configure GitHub Actions to schedule the scrape<br>* Log the results to the repository and make it publicly accessible<br>* Send a Slack notification when new data is logged<br><br><a href="https://www.ire.org/product/nicar23-github-scraper/" target="_blank">Preregistration is required and seating is limited</a>. You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class, and prior to the class you should sign up for a free GitHub account prior to the class. If you have a good attitude and know how to take a few code crashes in stride, you are qualified. We want you.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Iris Lee", "label": "Los Angeles Times", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476201", "target_object_id": 15476201, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Aadit Tambe", "label": "The Washington Post", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476292", "target_object_id": 15476292, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625716&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Regular expressions for the rest of us
startTime: 2023-03-03 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 15:15:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Regular expressions are a powerful tool when working with data. They&#x27;re supported by a variety of text editors, databases and programming languages, but they can be intimidating. Get familiar with the basics of regular expressions and how they can help with your next batch of dirty data.<br><br>This session is good for: People who have ever done more than two search/replace actions to clean a data set, or had to split a ZIP code from an address or otherwise want to conquer their fears of regex. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Justin Myers", "label": "Associated Press", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476237", "target_object_id": 15476237, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625717&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Google Sheets: Using string functions to manipulate data
startTime: 2023-03-03 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 15:15:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Maybe you converted a PDF or imported a table into a spreadsheet -- or maybe an agency gave you a poorly formatted file. You can use string functions to reformat your data and get your spreadsheets working for you. <br><br>This session is good for: Anyone comfortable with using formulas and functions in Google Sheets.<br><br>You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class, and you will need a free Google account to participate.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Madi Alexander", "label": "POLITICO", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476096", "target_object_id": 15476096, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625718&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Google Sheets: Importing and data prep
startTime: 2023-03-03 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 16:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Don&#x27;t give up if your data isn&#x27;t presented in a neat spreadsheet. This session will teach you how to get data into a spreadsheet and prepare it for analysis. We will look at how to import text files, deal with data in a PDF, and get a table on a web page into a spreadsheet.<br><br>This session is good for: Anyone comfortable working in Google Sheets.<br><br>You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class, and you will need a free Google account to participate.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Paula Lavigne", "label": "ESPN", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476200", "target_object_id": 15476200, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625719&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Excel: Basic stats
startTime: 2023-03-02 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 11:15:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>You don&#x27;t need a special statistics program to run simple statistical analysis. In this session, you&#x27;ll learn how to compute some basic statistics in Excel and figure out what they mean.<br><br>This session is good for: People who already are comfortable with using functions in Excel.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Todd Wallack", "label": "WBUR", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476315", "target_object_id": 15476315, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625720&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


startTime: 2023-03-03 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 16:30:00
cog_details: []
name:
  Hands-On with Neo4j: Introduction to graph databases, graph algorithms, and graph data visualization for data journalism

description:
  <p>This hands-on session will cover how graph databases (specifically the open-source graph database Neo4j) can be used to analyze data as part of data journalism investigations. We will learn how to import and model data in a graph database, how to query the data using the Cypher query language, and how to use graph algorithms like centrality, community detection, and graph embeddings alongside graph data visualization in the context of data journalism.<br><br>This session is good for anyone who is comfortable working with data. Some experience with SQL or coding would be helpful. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "William Lyon", "label": "Neo4j", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476211", "target_object_id": 15476211, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625721&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Finding the story: Digging into nonprofits for fun and, um, profit
startTime: 2023-03-04 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 10:00:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>The IRS collects vast amounts of data on millions of hospitals, universities, cultural organizations and other nonprofit organizations. Most of that information is public. You can find it in IRS Form 990. We’ll use R to import and analyze some 990s, so bring your laptop. But you don’t need to know any R for this session and you’ll learn plenty about the nonprofit world.<br><br>This session is good for anyone who has some experience working with data. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Ronald Campbell", "label": "NBCUniversal Owned TV Stations", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476113", "target_object_id": 15476113, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625722&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Finding the story: The American Community Survey
startTime: 2023-03-03 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 11:15:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Data from the U.S. Census Bureau&#x27;s American Community Survey can help you tell all kinds of important stories about your community. In this session, you will learn how to find and analyze this data in Google Sheets, and you&#x27;ll leave with some ideas about how to incorporate these survey results into your coverage.<br><br>This session is good for anyone, no data experience necessary.<br><br>You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class, and you will need a free Google account to participate.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Tim Henderson", "label": "Pew Charitable Trusts", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476164", "target_object_id": 15476164, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625723&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Data blitz
startTime: 2023-03-04 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 15:15:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p> Like Lightning Talks, but for data. Five presenters will guide you through their favorite datasets. <br> </p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Jeremy Singer-Vine", "label": "The Data Liberation Project", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476281", "target_object_id": 15476281, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625724&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Command line data analysis with VisiData
startTime: 2023-03-03 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 15:15:00
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description:
  <p>VisiData is a fast, powerful, keyboard-driven tool for quickly exploring datasets. It&#x27;s often the first piece of software I use to examine new data. In this hands-on session, you&#x27;ll learn VisiData&#x27;s essentials commands — including how to sort, filter, summarize and aggregate. </p>
  <br>
  <p>This session is good for: People who have a basic familiarity with your computer&#x27;s command line interface. No programming knowledge necessary, but some knowledge of Python is a plus.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Jeremy Singer-Vine", "label": "The Data Liberation Project", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476281", "target_object_id": 15476281, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625725&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Python: Working with PDFs using pdfplumber
startTime: 2023-03-03 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>Wonderful tools such as Tabula have made it easier to extract tabular data from PDFs. But what if your pile of PDFs is more complex than that? Maybe there are a few bits of info that you need to grab outside the tables, or maybe the information isn&#x27;t tabular at all?<br><br>In this session, we&#x27;ll use pdfplumber, an open-source Python library, to demonstrate some techniques. We&#x27;ll also demystify some aspects of the PDF file format, which will come in handy no matter what tools you use.<br><br>This session would be good for: People with some prior experience using Python.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Jeremy Singer-Vine", "label": "The Data Liberation Project", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476281", "target_object_id": 15476281, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625726&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Finding the story: Inflation data
startTime: 2023-03-03 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>This class for beginners will use basic concepts and data on inflation to show how data journalism lets us find and tell stories. Simple spreadsheet exercises will show how to calculate inflation rates for various periods, areas, people and types of goods and services. We&#x27;ll use the results to find and sharpen potential stories.<br><br>This session is good for anyone.<br><br>You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class, and you will need a free Google account to participate.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Paul Overberg", "label": "The Wall Street Journal", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476243", "target_object_id": 15476243, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625727&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Analyze large datasets in Google Sheets via Google Cloud
startTime: 2023-03-03 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>Connect large data sets to Google Sheets, which has UI patterns, querying tools and other affordances that more newsroom collaborators are comfortable with. <br><br>This session is good for: people comfortable with csv, cloud services, spreadsheets and some SQL familiarity. </p>
  <br>
  <p>Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Jasmine Cui", "label": "NBC News", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15484918", "target_object_id": 15484918, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Tiff Fehr", "label": "The New York Times", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476141", "target_object_id": 15476141, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625728&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Data and digital tools for your newsroom and classroom
startTime: 2023-03-02 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>Mike Reilley, founder of <a href="http://www.journaliststoolbox.org/">JournalistsToolbox.org</a> and co-author of &quot;Data + Journalism&quot; will guide you through the latest and greatest data and digital tools (most of them free!) that you can incorporate into your workflow right now! Come armed with a laptop and smartphone. Participants get a handout with links to tools, examples, tips, tricks and more.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Mike Reilly", "label": "University of Illinois Chicago", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476259", "target_object_id": 15476259, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625729&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Scraping without programming
startTime: 2023-03-04 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>Yes, you can scrape data without using code -- in fact, all you need is Google Sheets! We&#x27;ll be using Excel-type formulas (don&#x27;t worry if you don&#x27;t know what those are, either) to make simple scrapers that automatically pull data into Google Sheets. It’s the best way to get around clunky websites and unhelpful PIOs!<br><br>This session is good for: Beginners who want to start using data for their stories. </p>
  <br>
  <p>Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) for the training and must have a Google account.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Samantha Sunne", "label": "Independent journalist", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476290", "target_object_id": 15476290, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625730&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Making maps with command-line tools
startTime: 2023-03-03 16:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 17:45:00
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description:
  <p>This class will be a hands-on walkthrough of the methods used by Milligan to make the map files that power live, interactive election results maps, inspired heavily by <u><a href="https://medium.com/@mbostock/command-line-cartography-part-1-897aa8f8ca2c" target="_blank">Mike Bostock&#x27;s Command-Line Cartography Series</a></u>. (bit.ly/cli-carto)<br><br>We&#x27;ll dig into some popular JSON-based map formats, ways to convert between them, and, ultimately, how to bend them to your will. By the end we&#x27;ll be able to take a Census shapefile, extract from it exactly what we need, project it, and turn it into either a static image or a TopoJSON ready for your interactive web app. And we&#x27;ll do it all from the command line using open-source tools, so you can wrap it up in a script and run it again and again!<br><br>This session would be good for people with some command-line experience who are comfortable getting knee-deep in some JSON.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Andrew Milligan", "label": "POLITICO", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476227", "target_object_id": 15476227, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625731&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Datasette: An ecosystem of tools for exploring data and collaborating on data projects
startTime: 2023-03-04 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 16:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Datasette is a growing ecosystem of tools for exploring and publishing data. With Datasette you can take raw data from a variety of different formats, import it into a SQLite-backed web interface, explore it, visualize it, map it and then publish it along with an API to enable further custom development.<br>This workshop will introduce Datasette using Datasette Cloud, a new hosted service that allows you to run the tools and collaborate on data projects with members of your team. Topics covered will include:<br>- Using Datasette Cloud to upload, explore and analyze data from a variety of sources<br>- Using full-text search and facets to quickly analyze large and complex datasets<br>- Visualizing numeric and geographic data using Datasette plugins<br>- Running Datasette and associated tools on your own machine using the command line<br></p>
  <p>This session is good for anyone. Basic familiarity with SQL and the command line is helpful but not necessary.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Simon Willison", "label": "Independent journalist", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476324", "target_object_id": 15476324, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625732&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Findings and using undocumented APIs
startTime: 2023-03-04 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 10:00:00
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description:
  <p>This tutorial will introduce reporters to an exciting and often overlooked data source found on every website. You will learn how to find and use hidden APIs as a reporting resource, and hear about how this data source has been used in past reporting.<br><br>This session is for reporters who want to diversify their data sources. You don&#x27;t need to write code: we&#x27;ll teach participants to find hidden APIs in your web browser, but knowing some coding will let you to unlock detailed and rich datasets hidden in plain sight. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>
  <br>
  <p><a href="https://inspectelement.org/apis">We&#x27;ll be working off this scripted documented</a>.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Leon Yin", "label": "The Markup", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476329", "target_object_id": 15476329, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Dhruv Mehrotra", "label": "WIRED", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476225", "target_object_id": 15476225, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625733&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Bringing data journalism to the sports section
startTime: 2023-03-02 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 12:30:00
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cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Sports is absolutely drowning in data and there is a large and hungry audience for sports content. Alongside that, there&#x27;s a large and growing open-source sports analytics community that data journalists should be a part of. In this hands on class, speakers will take you through examples of ways to use traditonal data journalism tools like R and the Tidyverse to bring in up-to-the-moment sports data and do sophisticated analysis that you can immediately visualize to add context to seasons, leagues and sports.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Matt Waite", "label": "University of Nebraska-Lincoln", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476312", "target_object_id": 15476312, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Derek Willis", "label": "University of Maryland", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476323", "target_object_id": 15476323, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625734&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Scraping without programming (repeat)
startTime: 2023-03-04 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 16:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Yes, you can scrape data without using code -- in fact, all you need is Google Sheets! We&#x27;ll be using Excel-type formulas (don&#x27;t worry if you don&#x27;t know what those are, either) to make simple scrapers that automatically pull data into Google Sheets. It’s the best way to get around clunky websites and unhelpful PIOs!<br><br>This session is good for: Beginners who want to start using data for their stories. </p>
  <br>
  <p>Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) for the training and must have a Google account.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Samantha Sunne", "label": "Independent journalist", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476290", "target_object_id": 15476290, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625735&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Finding the story: Policing and crime data
startTime: 2023-03-04 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 16:30:00
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cog_details: []
description:
  <p>There’s a lot of data out there on policing and crime but so much of it is bad for a variety of reasons. In this session we’ll separate the good from the bad and discuss stories just waiting to be written in your community.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Steven Rich", "label": "The Washington Post", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476262", "target_object_id": 15476262, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625736&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Data on the business and economics beat
startTime: 2023-03-03 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 15:15:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>No matter what beat you cover, business and finance are increasingly becoming key areas to understand and mine. Get story ideas, learn where to find data, and get advice on how to track down information on essential topics, from banking and finance to worker&#x27;s issues and consumer protection.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Karen K. Ho", "label": "ARTnews", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476168", "target_object_id": 15476168, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Megan Squire", "label": "Southern Poverty Law Center", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476285", "target_object_id": 15476285, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Matt Drange", "label": "Business Insider", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476135", "target_object_id": 15476135, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625737&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Successful project management for collaboration
startTime: 2023-03-02 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 16:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Collaboration is required to do ambitious work, but what does it really take to work well with others? What are the ideal ground rules for successful partnerships in and outside of your organization? Hear from leaders in nonprofit and international news organizations who have made partnerships work for them on projects big and small.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Darla Cameron", "label": "The Texas Tribune", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476112", "target_object_id": 15476112, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Mago Torres", "label": "OpenNews", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476298", "target_object_id": 15476298, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Emilia D\u00edaz-Struck", "label": "The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476131", "target_object_id": 15476131, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Ryann Jones", "label": "ProPublica", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476180", "target_object_id": 15476180, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625738&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: It’s freezing! Investigating the climate crisis
startTime: 2023-03-02 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 12:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>The climate crisis is the most defining and crucial issue of the contemporary age. As such, it is also one of the biggest challenges for journalists all over the world. The aim of this workshop is to show best practices and some of the best recent investigative work in this area.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Niall Sargent", "label": "Noteworthy", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476271", "target_object_id": 15476271, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi", "label": "Independent journalist", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476188", "target_object_id": 15476188, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Andrew Lehren", "label": "NBC News/City University New York", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476204", "target_object_id": 15476204, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625739&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Beyond the fire perimeter — data for wildfire investigations
startTime: 2023-03-03 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 10:00:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Wildfire prevention and response are massive endeavors stretching across local, state and federal agencies — they&#x27;re complex, high stakes, big budget, and rarely covered in deep dives. They also generate lots of data, but knowing where to look and what you&#x27;re looking at can be challenging as a reporter. This session will cover how metrics are tracked, how to approach wildfire data with an investigative mindset, and some of the panelists&#x27; favorite databases.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Adiel Kaplan", "label": "NBC News", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476183", "target_object_id": 15476183, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Veronica Penney", "label": "Colorado Public Radio", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476246", "target_object_id": 15476246, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Emily Zentner", "label": "California Newsroom", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476332", "target_object_id": 15476332, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625740&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Telling data stories in audio
startTime: 2023-03-04 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 12:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Numbers are notoriously confusing on the air, so here’s an hour of tips and tricks to accurately and effectively share your findings on the radio or in a TV broadcast.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Kelly Kenoyer", "label": "WHQR", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476186", "target_object_id": 15476186, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Natasha Senjanovic", "label": "Independent journalist", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476335", "target_object_id": 15476335, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Justin Hicks", "label": "Louisville Public Media", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476336", "target_object_id": 15476336, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Ben Schachtman", "label": "WHQR", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476272", "target_object_id": 15476272, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625742&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Census 2020: Get ready for Round 2
startTime: 2023-03-04 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 16:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>The Demographic Profile and Demographic and Housing Characteristics File for the 2020 Census are now (this time they really mean it) due for release in May 2023. By the time of the conference, we should know how accurate the data will be - a big consideration because of the Census Bureau&#x27;s evolving privacy protection rules. In any case, however, the May releases will almost certainly be the best part of the 2020 Census.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Ronald Campbell", "label": "NBCUniversal Owned TV Stations", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476113", "target_object_id": 15476113, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Paul Overberg", "label": "The Wall Street Journal", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476243", "target_object_id": 15476243, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Meghan Hoyer", "label": "The Washington Post", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15512347", "target_object_id": 15512347, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625743&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: AI art creation: From the classroom to the newsroom
startTime: 2023-03-04 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 16:30:00
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  <p>When crediting Midjourney for the two illustrations included in a newsletter produced for The Atlantic, Charlie Warzel faced a backlash from Twitter users who thought the publication tried to cut its art budget. Since the release of art creation bots, many artists have voiced their concerns about the use of their artwork for data training purposes. On a different note, the quality of illustrations generated by the bots has not even come close to the professional journalism standards held by many newsrooms.<br>At Kansas State University, while journalism students are excited about generating graphics with the assistance of AI bots, the Kansas State Collegian editorial board has quite a lot of concerns. In this session, the news staff will share their perspectives on why they haven&#x27;t rushed to adopt AI art creation tools in their newsroom yet. Tips on how to work with the bots will also be shared.</p>

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name: How to use investigative techniques to hold algorithms and artificial intelligence accountable
startTime: 2023-03-04 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 10:00:00
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  <p>Algorithms are everywhere, but for many journalists, it&#x27;s hard to question the accuracy of the developer&#x27;s data and PR. When journalists use investigative methods to test the tools themselves, in stories for the Guardian, MIT Technology Review and The Dallas Morning News, many AI products underperformed, or led to dangerous and discriminatory outcomes. In this panel, we will discuss what methods journalists can use to hold AI accountable - even those who work as freelance reporters.</p>

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name: Demystifying cryptocurrency data: How to find stories on ransoms, insider trading and fraud
startTime: 2023-03-02 16:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 17:45:00
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  <p>Cryptocurrencies and the technology powering them are no longer something journalists can dismiss as a passing fad. Even if you don&#x27;t think Bitcoin is going to replace the dollar, you should get familiar with how to report on crypto. It has created massive fortunes, allowed criminal gangs to extort local and national businesses in new ways and enabled the transfer of money outside of government supervision. The world of crypto often feels opaque and jargony, but Bitcoin, Ethereum and NFTs all work off of public databases, called blockchains–an area ripe for DIY FOIAs, if only journalists knew how. <br><br>Three experienced data journalists will share stories, story ideas, and concrete tips for chasing those stories for mainstream journalists to test their hypotheses and extract publishable facts from the blockchain. Their stories have run the gamut from investigating a widespread life-altering financial fraud dependent on a quirk of the Ethereum network, tracking ransomware, examining potential sanctions violations and possible insider trading.</p>

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name: Defining and measuring the success of your published work
startTime: 2023-03-02 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 12:30:00
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  <p>How can you know if your work is reaching its intended audience, having an impact, or helping your company make money? Let&#x27;s talk about the different types of analytics that newsrooms are using to quantify their investigative work.</p>

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name: Covering disparities in higher education with data
startTime: 2023-03-02 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 11:15:00
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  <p>The bad news: American higher education is rife with inequities along racial, socioeconomic and gender lines. The good news: there is an abundance of data reporters can use to explore these disparities. This panel will walk you through how to use large federally collected datasets and data from individual colleges to tell important stories about who benefits from higher ed. </p>
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  <p>This session is sponsored by the Lumina Foundation. IRE retains control of content, including the topic and speaker selection, for all conference sessions.</p>

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name: QAnon in Europe: Tracing a viral conspiracy through social media through collaborative journalism
startTime: 2023-03-03 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 15:15:00
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  <p>Bellingcat and Lighthouse Reports created a database of over 30 million QAnon-affiliated social media posts to understand how QAnon followers exploit social media infrastructure to spread misinformation internally and across borders. Find out how we built it and how journalists can trace conspiracy theories through the database themselves.</p>

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name: Mental health for journalists and investigators
startTime: 2023-03-04 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>Researching and working on sensitive subjects can have a very heavy toll on your mental health. By talking about it, we hope to create a safe space for other researchers and journalists, letting them know it’s okay to have certain feelings, and provide some suggestions for how to deal with them.</p>

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name: 30 places to find data to cover issues in your community
startTime: 2023-03-03 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>A lightning-paced survey of datasets that can help reporters no matter what area of the country you cover. Come ready to take quick notes — we’ll have a timer going to make sure we hit as many datasets as possible! Some will be more well known, some you’ll never have heard of, and we’ll show examples of what you can do with them.</p>

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name: Investigative reporting for everyone WITH DATA: A quick-start guide
startTime: 2023-03-02 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>Want to hit consistent home runs? Here’s how to punch way above your job title or shore up your existing reporting practice with tighter organization and careful data analysis. We’ll talk instant-impact, intro-level tips for new reporters and advanced-level tools for seasoned pros (hello, Gantt charts).</p>

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name: Making sense of criminal justice data
startTime: 2023-03-02 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 10:00:00
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description:
  <p>Reporters who cover criminal justice are bound to encounter lots of numbers: Incarceration rates, crime rates, racial disparities, clearance rates, use of force statistics and so on. Unfortunately, making sense of these figures can be a minefield of potential misinterpretations thanks to antiquated data collection programs, intentional manipulation by law enforcement agencies, and the politically charged nature of the topic. This panel will introduce reporters to common pitfalls, best practices for presenting information to readers, and tools for identifying unreliable statistics.</p>

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name: Using public data to uncover the hidden costs of the housing crisis
startTime: 2023-03-04 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>Almost half of Americans surveyed by the Pew Research Center say that housing is a significant problem where they live. Rental prices have gone up and, for many, homelessness is just an accident or health issue away. But, despite the importance of the problem and many sources of data available, some of the key questions regarding housing and homelessness remain unanswered. <br><br>One of the biggest challenges is understanding the role of landlords in rapidly gentrifying markets. San Francisco Chronicle’s Susie Neilson worked for months to uncover some of the biggest property owners in her city and will share the lessons of this work.<br><br>Gathering reliable data on homelessness is another major challenge facing journalists today. Amy DiPierro worked to explain what we know about how homelessness impacts children and schools, a side of this issue that many times is overlooked.</p>

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name: Beyond checking the facts: Tracing the spread of misinformation to the source
startTime: 2023-03-04 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 16:30:00
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description:
  <p>Discuss ongoing research to trace and group pieces of misinformation to their source. Fact-checkers tend to focus on the pieces of misinformation as individual pieces of content, however, it has been shown in previous research that most misinformation originates from a small number of malicious sources who then actively spread it to a wider audience.</p>

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name: Best practices when teaching investigative and data journalism classes
startTime: 2023-03-04 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>Investigative and data journalism courses in colleges and universities have taken off at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Join this session of veteran educators to learn and share best practices and ideas for effective teaching of these kinds of courses to the investigators/data journalists of tomorrow.</p>

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name: How much does school spending matter for outcomes in education?
startTime: 2023-03-02 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 15:15:00
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description:
  <p>In 2019, government spending on K-12 public schools was the highest it’s been since 2008. But what kind of impact do those dollars have on education outcomes like reading and math proficiency? <br><br>Thanks to new data mandated by the feds and collected by Edunomics, it&#x27;s possible to find the answers. <br><br>Learn more from top education reporters and analysts on how to translate this into stories for your community.</p>

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name: Beyond the Dobbs story: Public health coverage in a post-Roe America
startTime: 2023-03-04 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 10:00:00
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description:
  <p>In this session, panelists will share key data that they’ve relied on while reporting on the aftermath of the Dobbs decision to ultimately tell a larger story about public health, including from the CDC and WHO on maternal mortality, the AMA on OB/GYN training and workforces, and more. Speakers will point reporters to those sources and encourage them to think about new ways to tell the post-Dobbs story, with angles that go beyond abortion.</p>

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name: Dataviz accessibility matters — here's what you can do to improve it
startTime: 2023-03-02 16:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 17:45:00
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description:
  <p>News organizations have long struggled with publishing online for all audiences, whether that&#x27;s captionless videos, cluttered websites, or inaccessible graphics. We will touch on the technical and cultural pitfalls newsrooms and the people in them face when publishing graphics and interactives online, and dive into what we all can do to improve the accessibility of our data visualizations.</p>

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name: How to investigate pay inequities at your workplace
startTime: 2023-03-02 16:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 17:45:00
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description:
  <p>Andrew Ba Tran and Steven Rich of the Washington Post will discuss how they investigated pay disparities at their newspaper, Sarah Blaskey of the Miami Herald will share some of the difficulties in using pay data for individual newsrooms, and Andrew Pantazi of The Tributary will discuss how a team of unionized journalists across Gannett gathered pay data from newsrooms across the country to hold their own company to account for its gender and racial pay inequities. Join this discussion to learn how to gather, clean and present the data, along with reported stories of how pay inequity holds back our newsrooms.</p>
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name: Tracking nursing home data amid state and federal staffing reforms
startTime: 2023-03-05 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-05 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>In this panel, speakers will provide an overview of the big reform discussions happening as well as key datasets reporters can use to investigate the extent of nursing home staffing problems in their state, as well as the campaign influence of the nursing home industry that has routinely fought reforms.</p>

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name: Reporting on a military base near you using courts-martial records
startTime: 2023-03-03 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 16:30:00
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description:
  <p>The United States has three systems of justice: civilian, tribal and military.<br><br>Across the country and the globe, when service members commit a crime the offense largely goes unreported. <br><br>While the Uniform Code of Military Justice means each branch shares the same legal code, data is separately kept by each branch and records may need to be requested from individual bases, an appellate court or the public information officers. Hear from experienced military reporters discuss data and records available to report on a military post near you, the common pitfalls, story ideas and terminology crucial to this topic.</p>

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name: How to retain the NICAR spirit year-round
startTime: 2023-03-03 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>NICAR is one of the best ways to learn new tools and get motivated. But what about the other 362 days of the year? This session will give you tips, tricks and tools for staying connected to the data journalism community and keeping your skills sharp year-round. We’ll also talk about problem-solving strategies for the “lonely coders” out there.</p>

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startTime: 2023-03-04 16:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 17:45:00
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name:
  311: The 411 on how to report on your city’s infrastructure issues — and how this data can uncover stories on gentrification

description:
  <p>311 data, or “customer service” data from your city’s citizen complaints department, can help you feed the daily/online beast while also feeding into bigger-picture stories. In this end-of-day Saturday session, you won’t have to lift a mouse finger: We’ll go through examples of stories done using this data, talk about how you can do the same, and you’ll leave with a long list of potential story ideas.<br><br>This session is good for: People comfortable with Python and Jupyter notebook. Taking or having taken &quot;introduction to Python for data analysis&quot; or &quot;first Python notebook&quot; is strongly recommended. </p>
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  <p>Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) and have a free Google account to participate in this class.</p>

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name: How to produce Long COVID coverage informed by data, public records and patient experiences
startTime: 2023-03-03 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>Long COVID is a public health crisis: Millions of Americans have been impacted by this debilitating condition, many of them facing lost work, hard-to-access medical care and other challenges. This session will introduce you to the basics of covering Long COVID from a data/investigative perspective, including recommendations for data sources, records requests and patient interviews. We’ll also spend time brainstorming Long COVID story ideas that are relevant to your coverage areas, whether you&#x27;re a general-assignment local reporter or on a (non-science!) beat.</p>

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name: Who's behind that website?
startTime: 2023-03-04 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 15:15:00
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description:
  <p>Reporting online today, journalists must battle with astroturf campaigns, fake news sites and sketchy shell companies to find out who is behind the story. Usually it leads to a frustratingly common question: Who is behind this website?<br>Using a range of tools (free and otherwise), we walk you through how to investigate the provenance and ownership of websites: how can you identify the scope and scale of the network it belongs to — if any? Who’s behind the site, now and in the past? Who are the main actors promoting this website? Where else does this site crop up?<br>While it is not always possible to fully unmask the owner of a site, using a thorough checklist of tools and techniques that we have used in real-world investigations, we can help you make sure to reveal as much as possible about a website, and potentially uncover important clues.</p>

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name: Come learn about the Data-Driven Reporting Project
startTime: 2023-03-02 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>The Data-Driven Reporting Project was founded to support newsrooms who might otherwise lack the tools, training or capacity to do more technically-focused investigative reporting. These are often smaller newsrooms with fewer resources. In June 2022 the DDRP announced 22 newsrooms will receive a financial award and additional support in trainings, mentorship, and access to technology to develop local data and document-based investigative projects. Come to this session to hear critical lessons learned from three published projects. Attendees will be able to understand the impact of these projects and learn how can others can get motivated to work on document/data-powered investigations.</p>

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name: When data assumes a male population
startTime: 2023-03-02 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 16:30:00
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description:
  <p>It’s hard to make a good decision without good data. Yet there are so many instances where decisions are made without regard to how those choices will affect half the population, from body armor that gives military women stress fractures because it is designed for a male body, to medicines approved even though they have only been tested on men (regardless of whether the drug treats a disease that mostly affects women.) <br><br>Additionally, there are many ways surveys are designed and collected that often exclude women. For example, the Census and other surveys make assumptions about a person&#x27;s daily commute. Women&#x27;s commutes are often a lot more complicated because they don&#x27;t have a to-work and from-work structure - women are statistically more likely to be the one who drops junior off at school and takes grandma to the doctor. <br><br>This panel will highlight articles that have shone a light on gendered data gaps. It will also provide tips on how to find gender and sex-aggregated numbers, practical advice on what to do with it, as well as potential strategies for determining gender/sex bias in the data, and determining who is missing.We’ll spend time looking at the way women are excluded in data, and ways to sniff that out. <br><br>How can we better report with data to account for these data collection errors? What are strategies we can use as journalists to account for women missing in data?</p>

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name: Supercharge your local investigation with machine learning
startTime: 2023-03-04 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>Forget the buzzwords and AI hype. In this session you will learn how machine learning is helping local journalists produce groundbreaking investigations that without the technology would not be possible. From untangling a maze of subsidiaries to reveal the hedge funds that now control the single-family house market in North Carolina to uncovering the true scope of oil-well abandonment in Texas (and its associated human and environmental tragedies), the speakers will share how they combined machine learning with traditional reporting to pursue untold stories that affected the most vulnerable members of their communities. They will show and share the toolkits, templates, and data repositories they created to help other journalists reproduce their work, and will discuss tips for pitching and funding machine learning projects in small newsrooms. <br><br>This session was planned in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center. IRE retains control of content, including the topic and speaker selection, for all conference sessions.</p>

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name: Tips and techniques for handling mass records requests to local agencies
startTime: 2023-03-02 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 10:00:00
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description:
  <p>Managing a FOIA request or local public record act request can be very different experiences. Local agencies may be less experienced in handling records or knowledgeable about the law. However, new tools can make it easier to make and manage requests to many places. This panel will share tools for making requests, negotiating with record managers and organizing files. We&#x27;ll get into the nitty gritty of topics like NextRequest, transferring big files and arguing about definitions.</p>

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name: Gearing up for the 2024 election
startTime: 2023-03-04 16:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 17:45:00
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description:
  <p>Get a head start on your 2024 election coverage by learning about the campaign finance data you need to be looking at now. We&#x27;ll also cover the wealth of information to dig into what goes beyond the traditional election data.</p>

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name: Next steps after ‘no’: What to do when your records request is denied
startTime: 2023-03-04 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 15:15:00
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description:
  <p>You’ve asked for the public information that will form the basis of your reporting, but government agencies are delaying responses to your records requests, or denying them altogether. What now? This session would cover tips and tricks for journalists who want to understand ways to help federal, state, and local public agencies respond to their records requests more quickly, appeal public records denials, look for records that might be public in other places, and everything in between.<br><br>This session was planned in collabration with Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. IRE retains control of content, including the topic and speaker selection, for all conference sessions.</p>

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name: How and when to open-source your code and analysis
startTime: 2023-03-04 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>How many times has a fellow journalist&#x27;s decision to open source code and/or data saved your life? Thanks to the generosity of the news nerd community, many of us have been able to pull methods for cleaning, analyzing and visualizing data so we can develop our own code and stories.<br><br>But what considerations go into open-sourcing data and analysis? If you&#x27;ve ever considered open-sourcing your own code, join us for this important discussion with new and veteran open sourcers as we address topics including responsibility and culpability, documentation requirements, sustainability and security.</p>

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name: Quick turn data stories: Using the quick turn to your advantage
startTime: 2023-03-03 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>How to do quicker data stories that don’t suck or drain you of your will to do journalism. Participants will learn how to take a new dataset and break down their ideas into short-term, mid-term, and long-term projects</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Ryan Serpico", "label": "San Antonio Express-News", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476278", "target_object_id": 15476278, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Alexandra Kanik", "label": "Houston Chronicle / San Antonio Express-News", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476181", "target_object_id": 15476181, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625775&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Tools for statehouse reporting
startTime: 2023-03-04 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 16:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Providing journalists who write on the statehouse/state level with the best and most useful data tools &amp; public records requests to crack open statehouses. We&#x27;ll explore national tools like <a href="FollowTheMoney.org" target="_blank">FollowTheMoney.org</a>, and also do quick tutorials of different states&#x27; lobbying, campaign finance and financial disclosure websites. We&#x27;ll recommend helpful datasets, offer examples of data-based stories, and talk about ways to make data/the investigative mindset a central focus of your statehouse coverage.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Yue Stella Yu", "label": "Bridge Michigan", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15511228", "target_object_id": 15511228, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Jeremy Finley", "label": "WSMV-TV", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476142", "target_object_id": 15476142, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Phil Williams", "label": "WTVF", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476322", "target_object_id": 15476322, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Sandra Fish", "label": "Colorado Sun", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476144", "target_object_id": 15476144, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625776&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Mining financial disclosures
startTime: 2023-03-04 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 10:00:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Seasoned data and investigative journalists from Bloomberg, Futuro Media and The Wall Street Journal discuss the wealth of financial disclosures that can shed light on how wealthy individuals, companies and government officials abuse their positions to become even wealthier. Get an inside view on investigations into a multibillion-dollar charity being used as a tax dodge, regulators who trade stocks of companies they oversee, and the spoils of policing the Mexican drug trade. Panelists offer tips for using IRS, federal employment and SEC data, and offer tips in handling data and extracting financial data, both qualitative and quantitative, from company filings and property records.  We also discuss what financial training journalists need to dig into data that can hold the private sector to account as we do the public sector.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Sara Silver", "label": "Quinnipiac University", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476280", "target_object_id": 15476280, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Peniley Ramirez", "label": "Futuro Investigates/Futuro Media", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476257", "target_object_id": 15476257, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "John West", "label": "The Wall Street Journal", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476319", "target_object_id": 15476319, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Noah Buhayar", "label": "Bloomberg News", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476110", "target_object_id": 15476110, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625777&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Source tracking: Making it part of your newsroom practice
startTime: 2023-03-03 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 15:15:00
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description:
  <p>Source diversity tracking should be a piece of every newsroom’s diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging strategies. This hands-on workshop will introduce DEIB newsroom strategy principles via a playbook or practices and strategies to bring meaningful source tracking to your newsroom and an intro to free source tracking tool built by RJI and Chalkbeat.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Will Lager", "label": "Reynolds Journalism Institute", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476195", "target_object_id": 15476195, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Emma Carew Grovum", "label": "The Marshall Project", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476114", "target_object_id": 15476114, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625778&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Using DocumentCloud & DocumentCloud AddOns
startTime: 2023-03-02 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 16:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>In five minutes, you can create an automated, 24/7 digital watchdog that alerts you if a government agency ever posts documents mentioning keywords you care about. With a little more time, you can create workflows that turn those documents into cleaned-up datasets piped right into your inbox or even self-updating visualizations that highlight key trends. Earlier this year, DocumentCloud launched Add-Ons, our new extension system that gives users access to a wide range of machine learning, data extractions, and automation, all within the familiar DocumentCloud interface. Learn how to tap into these new capabilities with a wide range of practical examples and useful tricks that everyone can take back to their beat, with no programming skills required.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Sanjin Ibrahimovic", "label": "MuckRock", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476176", "target_object_id": 15476176, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625779&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Sharing your rapid Python analysis with the newsroom using Google Sheets
startTime: 2023-03-04 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 15:15:00
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description:
  <p>Want to have fast analysis ready for reporters right when an anticipated data set is released? Learn how to connect your python analysis to reporter-friendly Google Sheets. At The Texas Tribune, we created a pipeline that quickly cleans and analyses data to create Google Sheets for reporters to use in their breaking news stories the minute the data is released. I&#x27;ll share tips and tricks on how you can adapt it for your newsroom. </p>
  <br>

links:
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name: Tools for teaching R
startTime: 2023-03-02 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 16:30:00
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description:
  <p>If you&#x27;re a professor or someone teaching a class in using R for journalism, there&#x27;s two tools that make getting materials to students super easy: Quarto and LearnR. Quarto is a publishing system where you can write your own textbook and publish it (or, you know, fork ours and make it your own!). LearnR let&#x27;s you create interactive code tutorials so students can learn in an interactive environment with live feedback. The great news: After some simple setup they&#x27;re pretty easy to use, and with GitHub, you can host them for free. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Matt Waite", "label": "University of Nebraska-Lincoln", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476312", "target_object_id": 15476312, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Derek Willis", "label": "University of Maryland", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476323", "target_object_id": 15476323, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625781&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: How to propose an accessibility team or role in your newsroom: What they do and why they are needed
startTime: 2023-03-03 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>A day in the life of an accessibility specialist may not be what you expect. And it can differ between companies. I&#x27;ll go over some of the models out there and demo a bit of what I do as the first-ever Accessibility Engineer at The Washington Post. I&#x27;ll outline how I pitched my job at The Post after starting an informal accessibility working group at the company. I&#x27;ll also share insights on how you can advocate for similar roles in newsrooms of any size (they don&#x27;t have to be engineering roles).<br><br>The goal is for you to learn:<br>- a variety of accessibility considerations, especially those less discussed in media today<br>- what an accessibility specialist actually does (my job at The Post is just one model)<br>- strategies on making a business case for accessibility roles in newsrooms<br><br>Not all newsrooms have the same resources. This session will take that into account. Accessibility can and should be the job of someone (or an entire team!) in your newsroom.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Holden Foreman", "label": "The Washington Post", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476146", "target_object_id": 15476146, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625782&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Building your own AI editors
startTime: 2023-03-05 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-05 11:15:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>We spend a lot of time trying to replace journalists with machines, but maybe it&#x27;s time we let editors in on the fun, too?<br><br>In this session, we&#x27;ll look at several examples of building custom AI-assisted tools that play the editor for style and content in news stories. This might be as simple as encouraging a more accessible reading level, as deep as analyzing gender balance in sourcing, or as complex as managing editorial &quot;anti-patterns&quot; when reporting on crime or other hot-button issues.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Jonathan Soma", "label": "Columbia University", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476284", "target_object_id": 15476284, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625783&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Introducing moneyinpolitics.wtf, a new campaign-finance dictionary made by and for data journalists
startTime: 2023-03-04 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 16:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p><a href="https://moneyinpolitics.wtf/" target="_blank">moneyinpolitics.wtf</a> is an open-source website that aims to be America&#x27;s most comprehensive glossary of political fundraising jargon. Come check it out and tell us how it could improve — and maybe even be useful one day. </p>
  <br>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Derek Willis", "label": "University of Maryland", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476323", "target_object_id": 15476323, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Ben Welsh", "label": "Reuters", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476318", "target_object_id": 15476318, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Agustin Armendariz", "label": "International Consortium of Investigative Journalists", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476097", "target_object_id": 15476097, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Anu Narayanswamy", "label": "The Washington Post", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476238", "target_object_id": 15476238, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625784&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Use our data!
startTime: 2023-03-02 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 12:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>On this panel, you’ll hear from three organizations that are publishing datasets you can use for investigative work, quick scoops, and community reporting. Come hear about NINA/CLIP, The Data Liberation Project, and The Accountability Project from NICAR-ians central to these efforts. You’ll learn what datasets they’ve made available, how to use them, and how to get involved.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Jeremy Singer-Vine", "label": "The Data Liberation Project", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476281", "target_object_id": 15476281, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Mago Torres", "label": "OpenNews", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476298", "target_object_id": 15476298, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Aarushi Sahejpal", "label": "American University/Investigative Reporting Workshop", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476269", "target_object_id": 15476269, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625785&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: The Serverless.js framework for Amazon Web Services
startTime: 2023-03-02 16:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 17:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Serverless.js makes it easy to deploy applications such as web scrapers and data APIs to Amazon Web Services without the need of a server. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "John Perry", "label": "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476247", "target_object_id": 15476247, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625786&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Teaching the teachers
startTime: 2023-03-02 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 10:00:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Some of the most highly regarded data journalism teachers will share their tips, tricks and other best practices for teaching hands-on classes at the conference, in your newsroom, other venues or even college classes. The group will discuss their secrets for things such as preparing for a session, what expectations to have about your students, how to handle difficult situations in the class, and what to think about when choosing data for the lesson. They will also offer advice for those of you who have never taught at the conference on how best to break into the teaching ranks.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Samantha Sunne", "label": "Independent journalist", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476290", "target_object_id": 15476290, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Jennifer LaFleur", "label": "Center for Public Integrity", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476194", "target_object_id": 15476194, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Ben Welsh", "label": "Reuters", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476318", "target_object_id": 15476318, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Jasmine Ye Han", "label": "Industry Dive", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476159", "target_object_id": 15476159, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625787&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


startTime: 2023-03-04 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 12:30:00
cog_details: []
name:
  Investigating the big business of medical marijuana cards: questionable health claims, weak oversight, unfair rules and 1 million certification records

description:
  <p>The investigative series Cannabis Card Game from Spotlight PA revealed serious flaws with Pennsylvania&#x27;s medical marijuana program and deceptive practices by businesses that offer to connect patients to physicians. Reporter Ed Mahon will offer a behind-the-scenes look at how he investigated medical claims on more than 60 business websites, analyzed more than 1 million records of medical marijuana certifications, reviewed thousands of pages of public records and lawsuits and won a court battle against his state&#x27;s health department. This reporting had an impact, but it was also possible with relatively simple data tools, which Mahon will discuss. </p>
  <br>
  <p>Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

links:
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name: Let's talk data memos!
startTime: 2023-03-03 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 12:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>It&#x27;s an important and often underappreciated step in every data project. Let&#x27;s talk about how we&#x27;ve tackled it in the past and share tips on how to make it both comprehensive AND understandable to reporters. Possible topics to discuss: Organization and formatting tips, how to best update data over time, any alternatives to Google Docs, etc. Bring examples if you have any to share and discuss what you&#x27;ve learned from the process.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Carla Astudillo", "label": "The Texas Tribune", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476098", "target_object_id": 15476098, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625789&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: How to get a seat at the data journalism table and bring more chairs with you
startTime: 2023-03-04 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 10:00:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>How can we make data journalism a more welcoming and accepting space, and how can we make it more open for newcomers? This NICAR Commons session will aim to create a space for conversation amongst all levels of data experience to break down assumptions, fears, questions and anxieties about getting involved with data and the things that newcomers need to know about it, versus what newcomers *think* they need to know.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Cam Rodriguez", "label": "Chalkbeat", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476265", "target_object_id": 15476265, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Aria Velasquez", "label": "Independent journalist", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476306", "target_object_id": 15476306, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625790&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Code Buddies: Get help on your data project
startTime: 2023-03-04 16:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 17:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Need help on a data project? Having trouble figuring out how to use that cool tool you learned about in another session? Just want to network with some other news nerds? Stop by this session and get one-on-one help from experienced data journalists who would be delighted to help you solve your problems.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Alexandra Kanik", "label": "Houston Chronicle / San Antonio Express-News", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476181", "target_object_id": 15476181, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625791&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Stats in R
startTime: 2023-03-04 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 15:15:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Learn how to use R to spot trends and identify relationships in data using social science theories and methods. In this session, we will use R for statistical significance tests, cross-tabulations and linear regression.<br><br>This session is good for: Anyone who is comfortable working with spreadsheets and database managers and wants to learn how to do basic statistical analysis. Some experience with R will be helpful.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Holly Hacker", "label": "Kaiser Health News", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476158", "target_object_id": 15476158, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625792&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Introduction to DataWrapper
startTime: 2023-03-03 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 15:15:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Datawrapper is an increasingly popular online tool for visualizing data. This class will introduce you to the process of creating some basic charts and maps.<br><br>This session is good for beginners looking for a data visualization solution that doesn&#x27;t require learning to code. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Jeff Hargarten", "label": "Star Tribune", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476160", "target_object_id": 15476160, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625793&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: CANCELED: Introduction to Flourish
startTime: 2023-03-05 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-05 12:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p><strong>THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELED</strong></p>
  <br>
  <p>Learn how to build customized visualizations without coding in this demonstration on Flourish: a free online tool. <br><br>This session is good for anyone familiar with spreadsheets. No dataviz experience is required. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

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name: Supercharge your coding workflow with Chat-GPT and GitHub Copilot
startTime: 2023-03-02 16:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 17:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Learn how to use the new batch of AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to supercharge your coding abilities! From eerily-smart autocomplete to explaining code you copied from StackOverflow, these tools provide an always-available buddy that&#x27;s smart, infinitely patient, and (every now and again) terribly, terribly mistaken.<br><br>Whether you&#x27;re tackling programming for the first time or are a seasoned pro, we&#x27;ll look at ways to successfully wield these tools that are taking the world by storm. (...and how to clean up when they go astray)</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Jonathan Soma", "label": "Columbia University", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476284", "target_object_id": 15476284, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625795&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Creating and serving vector map tiles using open source tools
startTime: 2023-03-03 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 16:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Maps are a core component of digital journalism, but what are the options for newsrooms on a budget? In this session, we’ll cover how to use open source tools to generate vector map tiles, apply a custom style, and serve them to readers without breaking the bank.<br><br>By the end of this session, you’ll have the tools to:<br>- Commission a cloud computer to download and process map tiles<br>- Create a custom style to display the data exactly the way you want<br>- Publish the final result on an online service that can power your interactive maps<br><br>This session is good for: Those who are comfortable with JavaScript and the command line.</p>

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name: Introduction to Python for data analysis - pre-registered attendees only
startTime: 2023-03-02 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 17:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Caitlin McGlade and Sahana Jayaraman will guide you through using Python to find stories in data. We will use Jupyter Notebooks to execute commands, a popular opensource tool commonly used to explore data tables and organize code.<br><br>You’ll learn:<br><br>- How to pull data from both a CSV saved locally on your computer and directly from a website<br>- How to find “the most” or “the least” by sorting<br>- How to isolate or exclude variables with filtering<br>- How to compare variables with groupbys<br>- How to merge datasets<br><br>This session would be good for people who have crunched numbers in Excel, or understand the concept of filtering, sorting and pivot tables /groupbys through other programs, and want to start analyzing data with Python so their work is more easily reproducible. Also for those who have tried a little Python before and couldn’t get the hang of it but want to keep trying.</p>

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name: Data for redistricting and election coverage
startTime: 2023-03-02 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 15:15:00
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description:
  <p>The nonpartisan Redistricting Data Hub was founded to support civil rights and good government groups organizing around redistricting. But the data has been used more broadly, including for in-depth coverage and analysis of redistricting, as well as related work on elections and democracy. In this session, you&#x27;ll see how news organizations are already using our data to cover important stories, and learn how you can use our free data and resources in your own work. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Kate Donovan", "label": "Redistricting Data Hub", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476133", "target_object_id": 15476133, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625798&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


startTime: 2023-03-03 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 10:00:00
cog_details: []
name:
  Making redistricting data your friend: Finding out what information is out there and how you can use it

description:
  <p>While redistricting happens every ten years, the redistricting data is readily available annually and can prove essential in reporting. From demographical information on race, sex, and age to more detailed looks at median household income and languages spoken at home– redistricting data can give provide context to your reporting and create new stories for you to explore. In this session, we’ll explore what data is accessible and how it can be used to bolster your reporting. Come with story ideas you want to explore!<br><br>This session is good for: Beginners who want to know what data is available and how you can use it.</p>

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name: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of "Precision Journalism"
description: <p> </p>
startTime: 2023-03-03 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 16:30:00
cog_details: []
links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Cheryl Phillips", "label": "Big Local News", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476249", "target_object_id": 15476249, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Brant Houston", "label": "University of Illinois and Investigate Midwest", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476169", "target_object_id": 15476169, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Sarah Cohen", "label": "Arizona State University", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476120", "target_object_id": 15476120, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Shawn McIntosh", "label": "Atlanta Journal-Constitution", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476223", "target_object_id": 15476223, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Aron Pilhofer", "label": "The Tiny News Collective/Temple University", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476252", "target_object_id": 15476252, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Jennifer LaFleur", "label": "Center for Public Integrity", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476194", "target_object_id": 15476194, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Jim Steele", "label": "Independent journalist", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476286", "target_object_id": 15476286, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Jaimi Dowdell", "label": "Reuters", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476134", "target_object_id": 15476134, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Janet Roberts", "label": "Reuters", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476264", "target_object_id": 15476264, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625800&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Finding criminal justice data in public records
startTime: 2023-03-04 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>Lucy Parsons Labs and the Chicago Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee have spent the last six years beginning to understand how police departments, jails and prisons rely on opacity to shield from public criticism harmful and often dangerous practices. Using Muckrock to send targeted and automated requests and DocumentCloud to store, annotate, and analyze documents using their many features and Add-Ons, Lucy Parsons Labs, IWOC and the Muckrock Foundation have begun to chip away at the secrecy.<br>The goal of this session is to help reporters understand the Muckrock and DocumentCloud platforms and how both offer great research opportunities, avenues for collaboration, and built in tools for document analysis to pull back the veil of secrecy as it relates to the treatment of those who are policed and incarcerated. Public data and records help us advocate for the policed &amp; incarcerated and continue on our pathway to abolition. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Sanjin Ibrahimovic", "label": "MuckRock", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476176", "target_object_id": 15476176, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625801&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: How to make your data story pop on TV
startTime: 2023-03-04 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>When you have a limited time to tell a story — like in TV news — sharing statistics, figures and data can be a challenge. Come to this session to learn how to share your data-driven stories on TV in dynamic but easy to understand ways.</p>

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name: Showcase: Big Local Data tools
startTime: 2023-03-04 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>A lightning-round showcase by Big Local News of innovative newsroom tools that can help you collaborate on data projects, manage FOIAs, receive alerts about local government decisions and more.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Serdar Tumgoren", "label": "Stanford University", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476302", "target_object_id": 15476302, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625803&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: QGIS 1: Mapmaking for beginners
startTime: 2023-03-02 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 15:15:00
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description:
  <p>Learn to how to make your own maps using free, open-source software called QGIS. This class will teach you how to get started importing and displaying geographic data. Not all datasets need to be mapped, but some do! We&#x27;ll go over how to find publicly available data, prepare it for mapping, and join together different datasets.<br><br>This session is good for: Beginners looking to learn the basics of visualizing geographic data.</p>

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name: QGIS 2: Analyzing geographic data
startTime: 2023-03-02 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 16:30:00
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description:
  <p>Build on your existing knowledge of QGIS and learn how to explore, manipulate and analyze geographic datasets to gain new insights.<br><br>This session is good for: Those who attended the QGIS I workshop or already know the basics of visualizing geographic data in QGIS.</p>

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name: Building an interactive map in the newsroom: How to bring skills and talent together
startTime: 2023-03-04 16:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 17:45:00
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cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Unlike past conflicts, the global public can follow the war in Ukraine in real time. Our interactive map tracks the events of Russia’s invasion since 24th February 2022. It’s updated daily to show recent events, territorial gains and losses, satellite imagery, and the position of Russian troops. By clicking on the events, readers are presented with a more detailed description of the event, as well as images and direct links to sources.<br><br>The map was created by an interdisciplinary team of designers, data journalists, and developers. New information that is added to the map is verified by a team of data journalists and OSINT specialists. Below the map we explain the methodology behind the data and map design. The map is published on the main page of the Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung, often alongside other articles on the war, and provides readers with both an overview and with detailed, on-the-ground news of what is happening in Ukraine.<br><br>Here’s the German version – and the English version, which is translated by a bot and then checked by translators.<br><br>In this NICAR presentation, I’ll discuss, how we were able to build this interactive map, the tools involved, the sources we used, and how many iterations we have released until now. Most importantly, how the map offers a new way for readers to discover the content – and sell subscriptions. One of the biggest challenges for the future will, of course, be to somehow secure the compatibility of the map with future technologies.</p>

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name: OCCRP Aleph: Learn the data tool that enables large cross-border investigations
startTime: 2023-03-04 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 10:00:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Kickstart your investigations with OCCRP Aleph, the leak taming, company registry matching, huge dataset wrangling tool that enables the Organized Crime Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) to launch multiple cross-border projects a year. Come learn about how to conduct advanced searches, cross-reference data across multiple leaks, and create your own investigation workspace — including building network diagrams and timelines. Make use of the billions of records that OCCRP Aleph hosts for your next investigation.<br><br>This session is going to be a demo, there&#x27;s a deep dive hands-on session directly following.</p>

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name: Data analysis in JavaScript
startTime: 2023-03-03 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 11:15:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p> Learn how to crunch your data with JavaScript. Journalist Nael Shiab will teach you how to use the Simple-Data-Analysis library (<a href="http://github.com/nshiab/simple-data-analysis">github.com/nshiab/simple-data-analysis</a>) to retrieve, clean, analyze and visualize data. </p>
  <br>
  <p>You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class. Prior to the class, you should sign up for an Observable account: <a href="observablehq.com" target="_blank">observablehq.com</a>. </p>
  <br>
  <p>This session is good for: People with some coding experience (JavaScript, R, Python, etc.). Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

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name: First Visual Story - pre-registered attendees only
startTime: 2023-03-04 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 12:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Learn how America’s top news organizations escape rigid content-management systems to publish custom graphics on deadline. <br><br>Take this class to get hands-on experience in every stage of the development process, writing JavaScript, HTML and CSS within a Node.js framework. You’ll start with data from a real-life Los Angeles Times analysis. You won’t stop until you’ve crafted a custom presentation and deployed a working application on the World Wide Web.<br><br><a href="https://www.ire.org/product/nicar23-first-viz-story/" target="_blank">Preregistration is required and seating is limited</a>. Laptops will be provided.<br><br>Workshop prerequisites: If you have a good attitude and know how to take a few code crashes in stride, you are qualified for this class. If you’re a little scared, that’s a good thing. You’re ready for this.</p>

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name: Data of divides (repeat)
startTime: 2023-03-05 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-05 10:00:00
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description:
  <p>Doing data-driven inequality stories often means using statistical tools. </p>
  <br>
  <p>Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class. </p>
  <br>
  <p>Basic familiarity with R is a plus, Download and <a href="https://cran.r-project.org/">install R</a> and the <a href="https://rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/">free open-source version of R Studio</a> for your operating system. We&#x27;ll be focusing on some basic statistical tools in R. </p>
  <br>
  <p>Please make sure you have installed the following packages: </p>
  <br>
  <p>install.packages(&quot;tidyverse&quot;) #Working with data install.packages(&quot;knitr&quot;) #make code files install.packages(&quot;psych&quot;) #stats install.packages(&quot;tidycensus&quot;) #it will change your life install.packages(&quot;lme4&quot;) #for logistic regression install.packages(&quot;boot&quot;) #for logistic regression install.packages(&quot;ggeffects&quot;) #for logistic regression install.packages(&quot;DescTools&quot;) #for logistic regression install.packages(&quot;varhandle&quot;) #for creating dummy variables</p>

links:
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name: Editing the data-driven investigation
startTime: 2023-03-02 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 15:15:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Managing a data project presents challenges for any editor. No matter your comfort level with data, this panel will give you the foundation you need to help make sure your reporters aren’t running with scissors or spinning their wheels on data projects.</p>

links:
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name: Suspicion machine: Expose algorithmic bias in welfare fraud detection
startTime: 2023-03-04 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 16:30:00
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description:
  <p>With the training data, the code and the final model file for an AI system designed to flag people within the Rotterdam welfare system for potential fraud, we have had an unprecedented opportunity to prove how one of these systems turn people’s vulnerabilities against them. We’ll take you through the algorithm, the methodology and the steps to run your own experiment to prove algorithmic bias-and how we obtained it all in the first place.</p>

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name: Uncovering underground money networks
startTime: 2023-03-03 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 10:00:00
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description:
  <p>In this panel, we&#x27;ll explore techniques and tools to uncover complex money networks and relationships between people, companies, governments, and financial institutions. We&#x27;ll use two real-world examples: a recent investigation by the Wall Street Journal that used bulk data collection and analysis in combination with AI tools to uncover a Russia-linked underground money network that intersected with the United States, and a sprawling effort by OCCRP to track down and catalog the vast wealth held outside Russia by sanctioned oligarchs and key figures close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.</p>
  <br>
  <p>We will delve into the process of data collection, management, and analysis, including the use of open-source tools, methods for collaboration, and interfaces for visualizing and analyzing the data. We’ll show how we tried (and sometimes failed) to prove ownership of yachts, luxury properties, and even racehorses across complex holding structures, how readers helped identify seaside vacation homes of Putin&#x27;s associates, and which open-source data sources were the most useful.</p>
  <br>
  <p>We will also discuss the use of advanced techniques such as social network analysis, cyber forensic methods like tracing historical WHOIS records and IP addresses, and the role of AI and machine learning in helping extract meaning from vast troves of information. This panel will be particularly useful for those interested in replicating similar analysis on leaked documents and bulk corporate records, and for understanding the broader landscape of underground money networks.</p>
  <br>

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name: Find public records and leaks: OCCRP Aleph
startTime: 2023-03-04 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>Kickstart your investigations with OCCRP Aleph, the leak taming, company registry matching, huge dataset wrangling tool that enables the Organized Crime Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) to launch multiple cross border projects a year. </p>

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name: Data scraping and mining: What are your legal rights?
startTime: 2023-03-03 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 16:30:00
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description:
  <p>Recent court rulings have started to clarify some of the ambiguities in state and federal laws that the powerful have wielded to interfere with data journalism — but the risk of being targeted by legal actions for investigating stories online remains. This session would discuss the latest legal developments around data journalism practices like scraping, journalists’ legal rights when it comes to those practices, and the steps journalists can take if they find themselves on the receiving end of legal threats or actions as a result of their reporting.<br><br>This session was planned in collaboration with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. IRE retains control of content, including the topic and speaker selection, for all conference sessions.</p>

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name: Navigating the federal FOIA long game
startTime: 2023-03-04 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>The Freedom of Information Act can serve as a gateway to vital information about how the federal government is operating at the national, state, and local levels, but too often journalists are stonewalled — sometimes for years — when requesting records under the law. This session would cover strategies to find success in the FOIA long game: from how to request expedited processing, make progress using what&#x27;s available, and stay motivated while pursuing records, to where to find free legal resources and support to craft administrative appeals and take legal action to compel agencies to comply with the law.<br><br>This session was planned in collabration with Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. IRE retains control of content, including the topic and speaker selection, for all conference sessions.</p>

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name: The international money trail
startTime: 2023-03-04 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>Participants will combine their financial analysis skills with open search techniques to find the foreign filings of global financial firms, U.S. hedge funds and fraudulent companies in this workshop with Quinnipiac University professor and investigative journalist Sara Silver. The class will retrace a fraud at a Greek luxury goods chain using the filings of a U.K. subsidiary, use EU filings to shed light on secretive U.S. hedge funds and examine the charitable giving of a Mexican foundation serving as a campaign war chest. </p>
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  <p>Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

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name: Common digital attacks targeting journalists
startTime: 2023-03-02 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 16:30:00
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description:
  <p>From the Pegasus spyware targeting individual journalists to ransomware attacks taking down publishing plants, many different kinds of tools and tactics are leveraged in attacks against news media. Preparing for such attacks can feel overwhelming and result in unsustainable or ineffective security practices. The purpose of this talk is to talk through common tactics used to target journalists, threat modeling exercises to understand what you should actually care about preparing for, and practical, sustainable security measures journalists can take to protect themselves.<br><br>The Cyber Security Track is sponsored by The Paranoids at Yahoo. IRE retains control of content, including the topic and speaker selection, for all conference sessions.</p>

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name: Don’t play (stupid) troll games: OpSec for public events ... like NICAR
startTime: 2023-03-02 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 15:15:00
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description:
  <p>How do we stay engaged with our sources, readers, colleagues and the industry when so many bad-faith groups are attempting to poison the well with false leads, subversive tactics, and outright trolling? We’ll discuss the types of actors in this space, how they operate, and how to keep your cool when someone is shoving a microphone in your face and peppering you with questions.<br><br>The Cyber Security Track is sponsored by The Paranoids at Yahoo. IRE retains control of content, including the topic and speaker selection, for all conference sessions.</p>

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name: Encryption and journalism: From idea to publication
startTime: 2023-03-02 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>Many factors come into play when considering the security of a story. The most notable is the security around conversations with sources. While this is important, this is not the only point in the process to consider the security of your interactions and information. In this training, we will overview the different types of encryption and how it comes into play when researching, writing, and communicating new stories. Attendees will walk away from this training understanding how to make informed decisions about the security of their tools and process from research to publication of a story. </p>
  <br>
  <p>The Cyber Security Track is sponsored by The Paranoids at Yahoo. IRE retains control of content, including the topic and speaker selection, for all conference sessions.</p>

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name: Reporting Tools: Security research for reporters
startTime: 2023-03-03 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 12:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Examples of stories made possible by radio spycraft and cybersecurity auditing tools. Flight tracking, finding iBeacon ad tracking, decompiling smartphone apps / analyzing network traffic from smartphone apps (to find things like healthcare/abortion apps sending info to Facebook or data brokers).<br><br>The Cyber Security Track is sponsored by The Paranoids at Yahoo. IRE retains control of content, including the topic and speaker selection, for all conference sessions.</p>

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name: Keeping secrets: Secure source communications
startTime: 2023-03-03 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 10:00:00
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description:
  <p>Keeping your conversations with a source protected can oftentimes be overwhelming, especially with a lot of security lingo tossed in. In other cases, the advice isn’t practical because it doesn’t meet your source where they’re at. In this talk, we’ll discuss things to consider when it comes to securing your communications, what you can set up ahead of time and the benefits of different approaches.<br><br>The Cyber Security Track is sponsored by The Paranoids at Yahoo. IRE retains control of content, including the topic and speaker selection, for all conference sessions.</p>

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name: A new data tool for identifying where people are losing their homes
startTime: 2023-03-02 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 12:30:00
tracks: 579484|579487
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Millions of Americans are evicted each year, yet it&#x27;s surprisingly difficult to know who is being evicted, where and why, because local data on evictions is either non-existent or difficult to analyze. By bringing together a repository of eviction data and a tool that allows you to analyze it, attendees of this session will be able to generate data-driven insights about housing insecurity in their communities.<br>New America’s Future of Land and Housing Program, DataKind and Eviction Lab will showcase the Foreclosure and Eviction Analysis Tool (<u><a href="https://www.newamerica.org/future-land-housing/eviction-and-foreclosure-data/about/the-foreclosure-and-eviction-analysis-tool-feat/" target="_blank">FEAT</a></u>)--an open-source data tool to help people understand where housing loss is most acute (at the census tract level), when during the year housing loss rises and falls, and who is most impacted (based on 65+ demographic variables). We will demonstrate how to use the tool using data from Eviction Lab&#x27;s <u><a href="https://evictionlab.org/eviction-tracking/" target="_blank">Eviction Tracking System</a></u> (ETS), which provides regularly-updated eviction filing data for 7 states and 31 cities. <br><br>This class is good for: Intermediate/advanced users. The tool requires Python. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

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name: Mining social media, without depending on the sites' owners goodwill
startTime: 2023-03-03 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 10:00:00
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description:
  <p>Social media is as important as ever to politics, from the local level to the international, but researchers fear that owners of social media sites have become more hostile to the press and will make it harder for us to access the tools we use to track politicians&#x27; activities and monitor disinformation.<br><br>Junkipedia is a project run by the non-profit Algorithmic Transparency Institute which helps journalists and civil society groups gather, track, search and monitor social media sites.<br><br>Junkipedia exists to gather data for journalists, even if platform tools go away. In a sense, you can replace the social media scrapers you don&#x27;t have time to maintain with Junkipedia&#x27;s.<br><br>Learn how you can (for free!) monitor politicians and online influencers relevant to your region or beat and gather data from previously opaque data sources like right-wing alt-tech social media sites and podcast transcripts.</p>

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name: Accessing public records in Tennessee
startTime: 2023-03-02 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>Join attorneys from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press for a deep-dive into how to access public records in Tennessee that can inform your reporting. You’ll come away from this session with a better understanding of the state’s open records law, how to use the federal Freedom of Information Act to obtain state-specific information, strategies for navigating records denials, and practical tips you can apply when drafting your requests and engaging with records custodians.</p>
  <br>
  <p>This session was planned in collaboration with Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. IRE retains control of content, including the topic and speaker selection, for all conference sessions.</p>

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name: Going beyond 'skills-based': contextualizing data journalism for students
startTime: 2023-03-04 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 10:00:00
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description:
  <p>Many of us who are teaching at the university level agree that data journalism courses must involve more than Excel, DataWrapper and programming languages. How can we add thoughtful analyses of the history of and contemporary issues within data journalism to hands-on data journalism courses? How can we better mesh standard skills learning with exploratory thinking on data availability, data collection and creative data? Get ideas on adding Mimi Onuoha, Teju Cole, Mona Chalabi and Catherine D&#x27;Ignazio to your syllabus, and share ideas with your fellow journalism educators!</p>

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name: Networking: LGBTQ+ journalists
startTime: 2023-03-02 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 16:30:00
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description:
  <p>Mix and mingle, meet friends old and new, and build your professional community in this fun and informal networking session.<br><br>This session is for anyone who identifies as part of the LGBTQIA+ community or as an ally.</p>

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name: Networking: Journalists of color
startTime: 2023-03-03 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>Mix and mingle, meet friends old and new, and build your professional community in this fun and informal networking session. <br> <br> This session is for journalists of color.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Lucio Villa", "label": "The Washington Post", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15487173", "target_object_id": 15487173, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Lam Thuy Vo", "label": "Independent journalist", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476309", "target_object_id": 15476309, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625828&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Networking: Women journalists
startTime: 2023-03-04 16:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 17:45:00
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description:
  <p> Mix and mingle, meet friends old and new, and build your professional community in this fun and informal networking session. <br> <br> This session is a trans-inclusive space.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Linly Lin", "label": "Bloomberg News", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15496069", "target_object_id": 15496069, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Jennifer LaFleur", "label": "Center for Public Integrity", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476194", "target_object_id": 15476194, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625829&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Reporting with Google Trends
startTime: 2023-03-03 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>What is Google Trends data and how do you make sense of it? Learn how to use Trends data to understand what people are interested through searches. Discover new ways to leverage the tool for your writing and find story inspiration.</p>

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name: Sneak peek of Google's new PDF-busting reporting tool
startTime: 2023-03-04 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>Have you ever received a 300-page PDF containing a large table, printed from a spreadsheet and then scanned? Have you ever had a large pile of similarly-structured scanned documents (for example, police incident reports) and wondered “I wish I could get all this data into a spreadsheet”? Well, a new feature of Google Journalist Studio’s Pinpoint helps you do just that. Learn what it’s good for, how to use it, and how to get access to its beta program.</p>

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name: A conversation with U.S. Census Bureau director, Robert L. Santos
startTime: 2023-03-03 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 15:15:00
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description:
  <p>Join U.S. Census Bureau director, Robert Santos, and longtime census reporter, Paul Overberg, in conversation. <br><br>This session is sponsored by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. IRE retains control of content, including the topic and speaker selection, for all conference sessions.</p>

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name: Litigating FOIA denials
startTime: 2023-03-02 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 15:15:00
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description:
  <p>FOIA backlogs and denials are common obstacles to reporting. Join this session to hear how panelists have litigated countless FOIA cases they&#x27;ll discuss how to use litigation to break through the roadblocks.</p>

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name: DEI in data reporting
startTime: 2023-03-03 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 15:15:00
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description:
  <p>With data collection, algorithms and artificial intelligence affecting larger parts of our lives, journalists should become more comfortable with using data for reporting. But how can we do this while keeping diversity and inclusion in mind, and not leaving some groups behind, or emphasizing a status quo that disadvantages historically excluded communities? This session will offer a compilation of existing resources as well as a callout for more: What resources do you know of? What have your experiences been? Come share, and help build a guide to DEI practices in data reporting that we can all use!</p>

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name: Fireside chat with Meredith Broussard
startTime: 2023-03-02 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>Join Meredith Broussard and Aron Pilhofer, two longtime NICARians, discuss Broussard&#x27;s forthcoming book &quot;<u><a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047654/more-than-a-glitch/" target="_blank">More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech</a></u>.&quot; <br><br>Broussard, a data scientist and one of the few Black female researchers in artificial intelligence, masterfully synthesizes concepts from computer science and sociology. In her book, she explores a range of examples: from facial recognition technology trained only to recognize lighter skin tones, to mortgage-approval algorithms that encourage discriminatory lending, to the dangerous feedback loops that arise when medical diagnostic algorithms are trained on insufficiently diverse data. Even when such technologies are designed with good intentions, Broussard shows, fallible humans develop programs that can result in devastating consequences.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Meredith Broussard", "label": "New York University", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476107", "target_object_id": 15476107, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Aron Pilhofer", "label": "The Tiny News Collective/Temple University", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476252", "target_object_id": 15476252, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625835&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Under pressure: Real life in real time with breaking news
startTime: 2023-03-02 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>It’s become one of the hottest sessions at every IRE Conference. How would you and your newsroom fare in digging out little-known facts and information under the pressure of a breaking news deadline? One of the best ways to get better is to practice. <br><br>This is a real-life scenario where you can learn to break news without leaving your computer. The skills learned in this session can also be used for turning daily general assignment stories when there’s not breaking news. This session regularly fills up and the tipsheet that comes with it is in high demand. If you’re interested, get there early to get a seat. <br><br>No data experience is necessary for this class. Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Stephen Stock", "label": "CBS News and Stations", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476287", "target_object_id": 15476287, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625836&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Public records and data to request for (almost) any beat
startTime: 2023-03-04 16:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 17:45:00
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description:
  <p>From criminal justice and health, to education and the environment, reporters tackling a variety of subjects can obtain revealing public records and data beyond the basics with the right skills. Come to this session to (briefly) learn about using federal and research/restricted datasets, getting public records on private companies, requesting records to find more records to request, building relationships to get data and more. We&#x27;ll include examples of both short and long-term stories and offer resources and inspiration for your post-NICAR hunts for records.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "K. Sophie Will", "label": "FiscalNote CQ Roll Call", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476321", "target_object_id": 15476321, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Mike Reicher", "label": "The Seattle Times", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476258", "target_object_id": 15476258, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Amy Fan", "label": "Scripps News", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476140", "target_object_id": 15476140, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625837&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: What's next? Career advice for those looking for the next move
startTime: 2023-03-05 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-05 12:30:00
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description:
  <p> You&#x27;ve done it all -- beat reporter, enterprise desk, executive producer, investigative correspondent, editor, publisher, you name it! But what&#x27;s next for your career? Join this roundtable discussion to hear from journalists who have been successful in navigating their next moves and instrumental in helping others take the big leap.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "AmyJo Brown", "label": "War Streets Media", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15496153", "target_object_id": 15496153, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Tony Gonzalez", "label": "Nashville Public Radio", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15496152", "target_object_id": 15496152, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625838&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Journalism workflow hacks & tips
startTime: 2023-03-02 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 10:00:00
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description:
  <p>Have you ever wondered how other reporters do their job? In this panel, we’ll do a show-and-tell of different tactics reporters use to streamline their days. No war stories, just the nitty-gritty of everyday reporting: filing information requests, talking to sources and researching. We&#x27;ll also go into special occasions, like election coverage at a national scale.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Mike Stucka", "label": "independent journalist", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15509642", "target_object_id": 15509642, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Amir Khafagy", "label": "Documented", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15496066", "target_object_id": 15496066, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Natalie Lung", "label": "Bloomberg News", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15484922", "target_object_id": 15484922, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Cecilia Reyes", "label": "Insider", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476260", "target_object_id": 15476260, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Geoff Hing", "label": "The Marshall Project", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476166", "target_object_id": 15476166, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625839&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Which data viz should I use and why?
startTime: 2023-03-04 14:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 15:15:00
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description:
  <p>We&#x27;ll explore ways to think about choosing charts to tell your data&#x27;s story and some best practices about what works best. And, no, that doesn&#x27;t mean everything is a bar chart. In fact, we&#x27;ll bring examples of inspirational data visualizations we guarantee Datawrapper can&#x27;t do.</p>
  <br>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Erin Petenko", "label": "VT Digger", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15484924", "target_object_id": 15484924, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Scott Klein", "label": "THE CITY", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476190", "target_object_id": 15476190, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Emilia Ruzicka", "label": "Stacker", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15480290", "target_object_id": 15480290, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625840&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Quick-hit investigations
startTime: 2023-03-05 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-05 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>One of IRE&#x27;s most requested trainings: Strategies, story ideas, resources and tips for watchdog stories on a variety of beats. How to produce meaty enterprise stories that take days or weeks rather than months.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Francisco Vara-Orta", "label": "IRE & NICAR", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15480286", "target_object_id": 15480286, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Adam Rhodes", "label": "IRE & NICAR", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476261", "target_object_id": 15476261, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625841&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Extracting data from PDFs
startTime: 2023-03-03 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 16:30:00
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description:
  <p>Learn how to use tools for extracting text from documents. The seminar will discuss the fundamentals of knowing the best tool for the job, a walk-through using free applications, and an introduction to cracking tough cases using Optical Character Recognition (OCR). <br></p>
  <p>Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Scott Pham", "label": "Independent journalist", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476248", "target_object_id": 15476248, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625842&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Google Sheets 2: Formulas & sorting (repeat)
startTime: 2023-03-05 10:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-05 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>Much of Google Sheets&#x27; power comes in the form of formulas. In this class, you&#x27;ll learn how to use them to analyze data with the eye of a journalist. Yes, math will be involved, but it&#x27;s totally worth it! This class will show you how calculations like change, percent change, rates and ratios can beef up your reporting.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Julie Christie", "label": "Resolve Philly", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15487179", "target_object_id": 15487179, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625843&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Google Sheets 3: Filtering & pivot tables (repeat)
startTime: 2023-03-05 11:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-05 12:30:00
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description:
  <p>A look at the awesome power of pivot — and how to use it to analyze your dataset in minutes rather than hours. We&#x27;ll work up to using a pivot table by first sorting and filtering a dataset, learning how to find story ideas along the way.<br><br>This session is good for: Anyone familiar with formulas, sorting and filtering in a spreadsheet program.<br><br>You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class, and you will need a free Google account to participate.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Jessica Huseman", "label": "Votebeat", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476174", "target_object_id": 15476174, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625844&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Google Sheets 1: Getting started with spreadsheets (repeat)
startTime: 2023-03-05 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-05 10:00:00
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description:
  <p>In this introduction to spreadsheets, you&#x27;ll begin analyzing data with Google Sheets, a simple but powerful tool. You&#x27;ll learn how to enter data, navigate spreadsheets and conduct simple calculations like sum, average and median. <br><br>This session is good for: Data beginners.<br><br>You must bring your own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class, and you will need a free Google account to participate.</p>

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name: The Marshall Project offers office hours
startTime: 2023-03-02 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 11:15:00
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description:
  <p>The Marshall Project’s team may not always be hiring, but we’re excited to offer up a number of slots for resume/portfolio review, mock interviews, data reviews, etc. Sign up for a 25-minute conversation here: <u><a href="https://forms.gle/ikw3GadQ14QY1wCB8" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/ikw3GadQ14QY1wCB8</a></u>.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28625846&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Finding the story: Higher education data
startTime: 2023-03-04 16:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 17:45:00
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description:
  <p>Interested in uncovering enterprising higher education stories in your community but aren’t exactly sure where to start? In this session, we’ll explore data sets that you can use today to dig into college finances, the student experience and safety. <br><br>This session is good for people who are comfortable using spreadsheets.</p>

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name: Finding the story: Nursing homes data
startTime: 2023-03-03 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 10:00:00
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description:
  <p>Nursing homes rightfully earned a lot of attention during the pandemic, but now, three years later, there&#x27;s even more to investigate. Come to this session to learn about the data that&#x27;s out there just waiting for us, and for inspiration for your own investigations into nursing homes and their operators in your communities. </p>
  <br>
  <p><strong>Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.</strong></p>

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name: International Meet & Greet (invite only)
startTime: 2023-03-02 07:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 08:15:00
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description:
  <p>An opportunity for international attendees to network. A continental breakfast will be provided.</p>

links:
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name: First Timers Reception
startTime: 2023-03-02 17:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 18:15:00
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description:
  <p>We invite all first time IRE attendees to a special reception where you can meet IRE board members and others prior to the welcome reception. We look forward to welcoming you to the conference! Light appetizers will be served. Each attendee will receive a ticket for beer, wine, soda or bottled water. Conference name tags are required for entry.</p>

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name: Welcome Reception
startTime: 2023-03-02 18:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 19:15:00
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description:
  <p>Join us for our welcome reception on Thursday beginning at 6 p.m. Reconnect with longtime friends and welcome new attendees! Each attendee will receive one drink ticket for beer, wine, soda or bottled water. Light appetizers also will be served.</p>
  <p>Conference name tags are required for entry.</p>
  <br>
  <p>The reception is co-sponsored by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and IRE.</p>

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name: Media Lawyer Q&A
startTime: 2023-03-03 12:45:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 13:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Does your investigation contain complex legal questions? Unsure of how to proceed? Bring your lunch and your questions for a personal discussion with some prominent media law experts. We&#x27;ll provide drinks and dessert.</p>

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  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Maggie Mulvihill", "label": "Boston University", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476233", "target_object_id": 15476233, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Katie Townsend", "label": "Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476300", "target_object_id": 15476300, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}, {"title": "Matt Topic", "label": "Loevy & Loevy", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476297", "target_object_id": 15476297, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28665753&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: IRE Board of Directors Meeting
startTime: 2023-03-03 13:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 16:00:00
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description:
  <p>The IRE Board of Directors will meet at the 2023 NICAR conference. All current IRE members are invited to attend in-person or virtually (<a href="https://www.ire.org/event/2023-march-3-ire-board-of-directors-meeting/" target="_blank">register here for Zoom link</a>).</p>
  <br>
  <p>The agenda can be found <a href="https://bit.ly/3I6caCF" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>

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name: Lightning Talks
startTime: 2023-03-03 17:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 18:15:00
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description:
  <p>Sometimes you don&#x27;t need 45 minutes to explain a useful technique or interesting resource. Join your colleagues for a session of short (5-minute) talks about doing data journalism, web development or other related topics. </p>
  <br>
  <p>Join Lam Thuy Vo as your 2023 Lightning Talks MC.</p>
  <p> </p>
  <p>Lightning Talks are sponsored by the Knight Foundation. IRE retains control of content, including the topic and speaker selection, for all conference sessions.</p>

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name: Philip Meyer Award Presentation
startTime: 2023-03-03 18:15:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 18:30:00
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description:
  <p>The presentation of the 2022 Philip Meyer Journalism Awards will take place on Friday evening, directly following Lightning Talks. </p>
  <p> </p>
  <p>The awards recognize the best uses of social research methods in journalism and are named in honor of Philip Meyer, author of “Precision Journalism” and retired Knight Chair in Journalism and UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communications.</p>

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name: Philip Meyer Award Reception
startTime: 2023-03-03 18:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 19:30:00
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description:
  <p>Join fellow NICAR attendees and award winners following the awards presentation at 6:30 p.m. Friday at a reception with a cash bar and light appetizers. </p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28665757&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Mentor program breakfast (invite only)
startTime: 2023-03-03 07:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 08:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>If you signed up for the conference mentor program, come meet your match at this invitation-only breakfast.</p>
  <br>
  <p>The mentorship breakfast is sponsored by the Donald W.<strong> </strong>Reynolds Journalism Institute, University of Missouri.</p>

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name: Exploring data in R with the Tidyverse - pre-registered attendees only (second half)
startTime: 2023-03-05 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-05 12:30:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Learn how to use the tidyverse, a collection of R packages, to help you make your data journalism more efficient, stronger and more fun. Learn how to import, clean, analyze and plot data for your stories. If you want to modernize your R workflow with dplyr, tidyr, readr, ggplot2, tibble and purr, this class is for you. This workshop assumes some familiarity with R and RStudio, or programming experience in another language (e.g., Python or JavaScript), but will start from the beginning with tidyverse principles. </p>
  <br>
  <p><a href="https://www.ire.org/product/nicar23-tidyverse/">Preregistration is required and seating is limited</a>. Laptops will be provided for the training. </p>
  <br>
  <p>Workshop prerequisites: You should be comfortable working with R and RStudio and be familiar with basic data analysis.</p>

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name: Exhibitors & recruiters
startTime: 2023-03-02 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 18:00:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Stop by Grand Ballroom Foyer on the lobby level to see the exhibitors &amp; recruiters participating in NICAR23. </p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28671351&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Exhibitors & recruiters
startTime: 2023-03-03 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 18:00:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Stop by Grand Ballroom Foyer on the lobby level to see the exhibitors &amp; recruiters participating in NICAR23.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28671352&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Exhibitors & recruiters
startTime: 2023-03-04 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 18:00:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Stop by Grand Ballroom Foyer on the lobby level to see the exhibitors &amp; recruiters participating in NICAR23.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28671353&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Quiet (NI)Car
startTime: 2023-03-03 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 17:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Need a quiet place to recharge, gather your thoughts, or just step away for a moment? Check out the Quiet (NI)Car room to relax and turn your brain off. Please try to refrain from talking or keep voices to a soft whisper.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28673185&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Quiet (NI)Car
startTime: 2023-03-02 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 17:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Need a quiet place to recharge, gather your thoughts, or just step away for a moment? Check out the Quiet (NI)Car room to relax and turn your brain off. Please try to refrain from talking or keep voices to a soft whisper.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28673499&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Quiet (NI)Car
startTime: 2023-03-04 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 17:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Need a quiet place to recharge, gather your thoughts, or just step away for a moment? Check out the Quiet (NI)Car room to relax and turn your brain off. Please try to refrain from talking or keep voices to a soft whisper.</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28673500&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Pitch your ideas to MuckRock!
startTime: 2023-03-02 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-02 17:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Have a great investigative story idea that needs some outside help? Pitch your story to MuckRock! If selected, we&#x27;ll work with you, to provide financial support, editing, data or FOIA help or some combination to get it published.<br><br>Simply fill out this form -- <a href="https://airtable.com/shroAnlsE5MvWX0Bc" target="_blank">https://airtable.com/shroAnlsE5MvWX0Bc</a> -- with your name, email, newsroom affiliation or freelance and a short, 500-word-max description of your idea. We&#x27;ll reach out to journalists in March 2023 to talk about your ideas and will arrange Zoom meetings and in-person meet-ups at NICAR23 in Nashville.<br><br>Have a question? Email us at news@muckrock.com</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Derek Kravitz", "label": "Muckrock", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476192", "target_object_id": 15476192, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28673502&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Pitch your ideas to MuckRock!
startTime: 2023-03-03 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-03 17:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Have a great investigative story idea that needs some outside help? Pitch your story to MuckRock! If selected, we&#x27;ll work with you, to provide financial support, editing, data or FOIA help or some combination to get it published. </p>
  <br>
  <p>Simply fill out this form -- <a href="https://airtable.com/shroAnlsE5MvWX0Bc">https://airtable.com/shroAnlsE5MvWX0Bc</a> -- with your name, email, newsroom affiliation or freelance and a short, 500-word-max description of your idea. We&#x27;ll reach out to journalists in March 2023 to talk about your ideas and will arrange Zoom meetings and in-person meet-ups at NICAR23 in Nashville. Have a question? Email us at news@muckrock.com</p>

links:
  [{"categoryTitle": "Speakers", "links": [{"title": "Derek Kravitz", "label": "Muckrock", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/poi/?id=15476192", "target_object_id": 15476192, "target_content_type": "custom_list.customlistitem"}]}, {"categoryTitle": "Forms", "links": [{"title": "NICAR23 Session Evaluation", "label": "Please complete this session evaluation", "image": "", "gb_url": "gb://guide/191394/survey/?id=20962&object_id=28673504&content_type=schedule.session", "target_content_type": "survey.survey"}]}]


name: Pitch your ideas to MuckRock!
startTime: 2023-03-04 09:00:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 17:45:00
cog_details: []
description:
  <p>Have a great investigative story idea that needs some outside help? Pitch your story to MuckRock! If selected, we&#x27;ll work with you, to provide financial support, editing, data or FOIA help or some combination to get it published. </p>
  <br>
  <p>Simply fill out this form -- <a href="https://airtable.com/shroAnlsE5MvWX0Bc">https://airtable.com/shroAnlsE5MvWX0Bc</a> -- with your name, email, newsroom affiliation or freelance and a short, 500-word-max description of your idea. We&#x27;ll reach out to journalists in March 2023 to talk about your ideas and will arrange Zoom meetings and in-person meet-ups at NICAR23 in Nashville. </p>
  <p>Have a question? Email us at news@muckrock.com</p>

links:
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name: Student networking session
description: <p>Come meet other students attending NICAR23, build your network and make new friends.</p>
startTime: 2023-03-04 15:30:00
endTime: 2023-03-04 16:30:00
cog_details: []
links:
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