rowid,event_id,name,clean_description,location_room,start_date_clean,start_time,end_time,pre_reg_flag,paid_flag,laptop_flag,speakers_cleaned,session_type,keywords,skill_level,session_title
1,4178,(Generally) painless collaboration with the greater newsroom,"Traditional reporters and editors often view the data team as a one-stop service desk, a group of unapproachable nerds who will shoot down all their ideas, or full-stack programmers who can magically visualize all the data bouncing around in their heads. In this panel, we’ll discuss ways to revamp your newsroom reputation, change perceptions of your team and open up the lines of communication with your colleagues. ",1,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 15:30:00,2019-03-09 16:30:00,0,0,0,"Ryann Grochowski Jones, ProPublica (moderator); Ariana Giorgi, The Dallas Morning News; Yan Wu, NJ Advance Media",1,,1,(Generally) painless collaboration with the greater newsroom
2,4162,25th CAR: What a ride it's been!,"Buckle up for a fast-paced ride through 25 years of data journalism, told through the people who drove CAR into the mainstream of investigative reporting. You’ll hear about pivotal moments, bizarre twists and befuddled bureaucrats who didn’t know what hit them. Featuring special guests! Expected guest speakers include Crina Boros, Center for Investigative Journalism; Sarah Cohen, ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism; Steve Doig, ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism; Jaimi Dowdell, Reuters; Mark Horvit, University of Missouri; Brant Houston, University of Illinois; Clarence Jones, independent journalist; Jennifer LaFleur, Investigative Reporting Workshop; and James B. Steele, independent journalist. ",2,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 15:30:00,2019-03-08 16:30:00,0,0,0,"Doug Haddix, IRE/NICAR; Shawn McIntosh, Atlanta Journal-Constitution",1,,1,25th CAR: What a ride it's been!
3,4189,50 databases to request right now,"Get your FOI templates ready to roll. In this quick-paced, lightning-round style session, two investigative reporters and public records geeks will cover their favorite, most unique, overlooked and under-appreciated records to request from all levels of government. They'll also give examples of how these records were used to produce stories in newsrooms around the country. ",3,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 14:15:00,2019-03-09 15:15:00,0,0,0,"Mark Walker, The New York Times; Kate Martin, South Carolina Press",1,,1,50 databases to request right now
4,4198,A conversation with James B. Steele: Insights and lessons for data journalists,"This special session features the wit and wisdom of James B. Steele, one of the nation's most accomplished investigative journalists and a data journalism pioneer. In 1972, Steele and reporting partner Donald L. Barlett in collaboration with Philip Meyer used a computer to analyze more than 1,000 cases of violent crime in Philadelphia for The Philadelphia Inquirer -- the largest CAR project of its time. Barlett and Steele worked together for more than 40 years on investigative stories that won two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Magazine Awards, six IRE Awards and a slew of other honors. Over the years, Steele also has produced investigative pieces for Time Inc., Vanity Fair, the Investigative Reporting Workshop and REVEAL from the Center for Investigative Reporting. Bring your own questions and participate in this special conversation, which will be moderated by Sarah Cohen, the Knight Chair in Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. Cohen previously ran the data reporting team at The New York Times and worked as database editor at The Washington Post, where she shared in the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting, the IRE medal and other national awards. ",1,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 10:15:00,2019-03-09 11:15:00,0,0,0,"Sarah Cohen, ASU Cronkite School of Journalism (moderator); James B. Steele, independent journalist ",1,,,A conversation with James B. Steele: Insights and lessons for data journalists
5,4301,Adding a text editor to your CAR toolkit,"A good text editor is an essential tool for data journalists, allowing you to inspect and tidy data and seamlessly import into other programs (Excel, a database GUI, your CMS). Stop by this demo session for examples of how a text editor can round out your CAR toolkit. ",1,2019-03-10,2019-03-10 10:15:00,2019-03-10 11:15:00,0,0,0,"Agustin Armendariz, The New York Times",2,,2,Adding a text editor to your CAR toolkit
6,4250,Advanced OpenRefine: Intro to GREL,"There is so much more to OpenRefine than the clustering and faceting feature. This session is a deep dive to GREL, OpenRefine expression language (the equivalent of Excel formulas). After a thorough introduction to GREL syntax, we will review the most common functions to explore and clean up your dataset. Functions covered in this session include replace, split, concatenate, string comparison, if, cell.cross (to join multiple projects together), and forEach. This session is good for: People who are familiar with OpenRefine or with at least some Excel experience. For an introduction to OpenRefine, check out the scheduled demo session. ",4,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 11:30:00,2019-03-08 12:30:00,0,0,0,"Martin Magdinier, OpenRefine Foundation ",3,,2,Advanced OpenRefine: Intro to GREL
7,4257,"Advanced SQL: Working with dates, sub-queries and more","If you feel comfortable with the Structured Query Language basics that IRE teaches in its boot camps — SELECT, FROM, WHERE, GROUP BY — but are ready to see what else SQL can do, this session is for you. We will cover more advanced ways of manipulating and questioning data, such as date functions, writing sub-queries and other neat tricks. We will use SQLite in the class. This session will be most helpful if: You are comfortable with counting and summing in SQL. ",5,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 10:15:00,2019-03-08 11:15:00,0,0,0,"Jennifer Peebles, The Atlanta Constitution",3,,3,"Advanced SQL: Working with dates, sub-queries and more"
8,4176,"After a disaster: Long-term reporting on floods, fires and other emergencies","We’ll talk about databases and documents you can use to cover natural and unnatural disasters before, during and after they occur, and strategies for identifying long-term issues after the initial incident. ",6,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 14:15:00,2019-03-07 15:15:00,0,0,0,"Lisa Song, ProPublica (moderator); Eric Sagara, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting; Rebecca Hersher, NPR",1,,1,"After a disaster: Long-term reporting on floods, fires and other emergencies"
9,4199,Always appeal: Fighting public records battles,"Fighting for public records often involves lengthy and frustrating battles. But don't let that intimidate you -- always go through the appeals process available under state law or the federal Freedom of Information Act. Hear from reporter and ""FOIA terrorist"" Jason Leopold and experienced media attorney Katie Townsend how you can prepare for these battles and see them through to get what you want. ",3,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 16:45:00,2019-03-09 17:45:00,0,0,0,"Jason Leopold, BuzzFeed News; Katie Townsend, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press",1,,,Always appeal: Fighting public records battles
10,4299,America's dirtiest jobs? Meet America's dirtiest data,Journalists who have successfully cleaned up some exceptionally dirty data explain how they pulled it off. ,7,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 10:15:00,2019-03-09 11:15:00,0,0,0,"John Schoen, NBC Universal ",2,,1,America's dirtiest jobs? Meet America's dirtiest data
11,4283,An introduction to data visualization with Tableau (Hosted by Tableau),"Skill level: Beginner. Participants will get an introduction to Tableau and the Tableau Public platform. In this hands-on session, we will use a simple data set to create an interactive visualization ready for publication. We will look at how to quickly create maps in Tableau and how to make the final chart responsive so it can be seen on different devices. Software, data files and laptops are provided for the duration of the class. In the course of the session we will create a free account on Tableau Public. ",8,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 09:00:00,2019-03-07 10:00:00,0,0,0,"Florian Ramseger & Jonni Walker, Tableau Software",3,,4,An introduction to data visualization with Tableau (Hosted by Tableau)
12,4340,"An introduction to data visualization with Tableau (repeat, hosted by Tableau)","Skill level: Beginner. Participants will get an introduction to Tableau and the Tableau Public platform. In this hands-on session, we will use a simple data set to create an interactive visualization ready for publication. We will look at how to quickly create maps in Tableau and how to make the final chart responsive so it can be seen on different devices. Software, data files and laptops are provided for the duration of the class. In the course of the session we will create a free account on Tableau Public. ",8,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 14:15:00,2019-03-07 15:15:00,0,0,0,"Florian Ramseger & Jonni Walker, Tableau Software",3,,4,"An introduction to data visualization with Tableau (repeat, hosted by Tableau)"
13,4311,Analyzing birth and death data: The wonders of CDC WONDER,"From birth to death: CDC WONDER is indispensable if you're analyzing local, regional or national rates for cancer. Or suicide. Or premature birth. Or pedestrian traffic fatalities. Or fatal drug overdoses. It's a powerful front end to query tens of millions of birth and death certificates; the national cancer registry; and more. Bonus: A gentle introduction to age-adjusted rates. Bring your laptop to follow along. ",6,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 09:00:00,2019-03-09 10:00:00,0,0,0,"Paul Overberg, The Wall Street Journal",2,,,Analyzing birth and death data: The wonders of CDC WONDER
14,4224,ArcGIS Online: Connect the where and the why with interactive demographic maps,"Demographic information can add critical context to any story. When paired with location, it can help explain why things happen where they do. Join us for a hands-on session where we’ll explore visualization- and analysis-ready datasets available to use in your stories. We’ll show you how to quickly find authoritative content in ArcGIS Online, run powerful spatial analyses, and create responsive web apps to support your reporting. You will get hands-on experience with the browser-based ArcGIS Online. Anyone who attends this session will also receive complimentary access to ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS Maps for Office so you can continue your visualization journey long after you leave the conference. This session is good for: Anyone who’s wanted to dig into demographics but wasn’t sure where or how to start and those interesting in telling visual stories with that data. ",4,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 16:45:00,2019-03-08 17:45:00,0,0,0,"Robby Deming, Esri; Christopher Vaillancourt, Esri ",3,,2,ArcGIS Online: Connect the where and the why with interactive demographic maps
15,4160,Archiving digital journalism,"Digital journalism is disappearing. Chances are, if you read a cool piece of interactive journalism on the web today, that same story won't be online in two years. How can we stop this erosion? How can you, as an individual journalist, make sure that your clips remain available online after you switch jobs? In this panel, journalists and librarians will explain how tools borrowed from libraries and from the field of reproducible scientific research can help ensure that we'll be able to read today's news on tomorrow's computers. We'll talk about ways to use the most popular online archiving site, the Internet Archive; we'll talk about simple strategies for saving visual journalism, and we'll give an update on an exciting new project to preserve news apps. ",1,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 09:00:00,2019-03-07 10:00:00,0,0,0,"Katherine Boss, New York University; Meredith Broussard, New York University (moderator); Ben Welsh, Los Angeles Times",1,,1,Archiving digital journalism
16,4397,Avant garde data viz,"You know all the rules of data viz — north belongs at the top of maps, timelines read left to right, bar charts are used for comparison. Now it's time to break the rules. This panel will explore when and why to break with convention, and when not to. We'll look at the best examples of unconventional data viz and show how you can mix up your own work in new and interesting ways. ",1,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 11:30:00,2019-03-07 12:30:00,0,0,0,"Scott Klein, ProPublica (moderator); Nonny de la Pena, Emblematic Group; Rachel Binx, Netflix",1,,3,Avant garde data viz
17,4356,Become an instant expert,"Are you looking for sources on social media, government websites, academic papers? What if you're looking for local Facebook pages about Donald Trump, but Trump's page himself keeps popping up? What if you're looking for government reports on Obamacare and you keep getting weird health blogs? What if you could filter all this out with a little website called Google dot com? We'll go over some of the lesser-known Google filters like ""related:"", ""location:"" and ""-inurl:"" ",3,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 14:15:00,2019-03-07 15:15:00,0,0,0,"Dan Russell, Google",2,,1,Become an instant expert
18,4177,Before you ever start your analysis,"Don't just rush out and file that FOIA! Though requesting or finding data is often an early step in a data-driven story, not giving enough thought to what it is you're gathering can lead to weeks or months of delays, only to discover the data you get doesn’t fit your needs. We’ll show you why putting your reporting skills to work and planning your analysis before filing a public records request can pay off big time. We’ll give you a checklist of questions to ask and red flags to watch out for to ensure you get your story off to a good start. This session will be interactive and prizes will be awarded to some lucky attendees. ",7,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 10:15:00,2019-03-07 11:15:00,0,0,0,"Jaimi Dowdell, Reuters; Rob Barry, Wall Street Journal; MaryJo Webster, Star Tribune (moderator)",1,,4,Before you ever start your analysis
19,4370,Behind the story: Case Cleared,"This panel takes a rare deep dive behind the scenes of ""Case Cleared,” a year-long joint investigation from Newsy, Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting and ProPublica. Their work uncovered how dozens of police agencies in America are inflating clearance rates for rape by making many rape cases look as if they are solved when they are simply closed with no arrest. The team will share reporting methods you can apply to discover key sources that will bring data-heavy stories to life, transforming them into stories that drive impact, and talk about the special challenges of doing that on subjects as sensitive as rape. The team will also describe its continuing collection of rape prosecution data and how you can be a part of that ongoing work and access our data to check on your local police. ",3,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 15:30:00,2019-03-09 16:30:00,0,0,0,"Mark Fahey &  Mark Greenblatt, Scripps/Newsy; Nadia Hamdan, KUT; Emily Harris, Reveal, Sophie Chou, ProPublica",1,,,Behind the story: Case Cleared
20,4341,Being scrappy: Doing data journalism as a team of one,"In many small to medium-sized newsrooms, you could find yourself the only person doing data or interactive journalism. In this NICAR Commons session, we will share tips, tricks and strategies that will help get your data stories published as a team of one. We will also discuss suitable project types that a one-person or scrappy small team is much more efficient at getting done. ",9,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 10:15:00,2019-03-09 11:15:00,0,0,0,"Taeler De Haes, KYTX CBS 19; Moiz Syed, The Intercept ",4,,4,Being scrappy: Doing data journalism as a team of one
21,4184,Bring your investigative reporting to life using animation and illustrations,"Got court transcripts of a particular riveting moment during a trial? Need readers to understand a wonky concept that’s hard to explain in writing? This panel will show you new ways animation and illustrations can bring important moments of your investigation that happened behind closed doors or inside a computer to life. You will learn how investigative journalists and animators have used illustrations of courtrooms, nursing homes, and prison cells to “re-create” and animate crucial moments in an investigation that no one had access to. We will share how animation works and what best practices producers have developed in their newsrooms, whether or not they had access to fancy software. We will also tackle ethical pitfalls that investigative journalists have faced using animations and cover how to get started producing your own explainer video a la Vox. ",10,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 15:30:00,2019-03-08 16:30:00,0,0,0,"Ranjani Chakraborty, Vox Media; Blake Nelson, NJ Advance Media;  Hilke Schellmann, New York University (moderator)  ",1,,1,Bring your investigative reporting to life using animation and illustrations
22,4171,Building a data library in your newsroom,"Stockpiling data helps your newsroom be ready for breaking news, mine data for tips, provides context for multiple stories, offers content for visualizations, and build data literacy among reporters, editors and producers. But there are crucial questions to ask before you build your data arsenal: What databases does your newsroom need? What databases will be used for more than one story, serve as a reference library and improve with annual updates? What technology should you use to house data and what tools would make it accessible across the newsroom? What metadata and documentation should be attached? ",10,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 15:30:00,2019-03-07 16:30:00,0,0,0,"Acton Gorton, Chicago Tribune (moderator); Brant Houston, University of Illinois; Meghan Hoyer, Associated Press ",1,,1,Building a data library in your newsroom
23,4183,Building and telling a bulletproof data story,"Whether you’re the lone data-cruncher in your organization or the manager of a big-time newsroom, we’re going to share techniques everyone can use to ensure they’ve got bulletproof data. We will first go over questions everyone should ask to avoid dangerous mistakes and assumptions, and then give tips on how to incorporate that data into a compelling story. ",7,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 09:00:00,2019-03-09 10:00:00,0,0,0,"Matt Dempsey, Houston Chronicle; Pam Dempsey, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting; Andy Lehren, NBC News (moderator) ",1,,1,Building and telling a bulletproof data story
24,4218,Building your own database,"In this hands-on session we'll turn some paper records into machine-readable data. Along the way we'll learn the best practices of structuring a data set and entering data, and we'll talk about pitfalls such as data types, unstandardized data and memo fields. **You must bring a laptop and have a Google account to participate in this session. This session is good for: Anyone familiar with the basics of spreadsheets and frustrated by paper records. ",11,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 14:15:00,2019-03-07 15:15:00,0,0,0,"Steven Rich, The Washington Post ",3,,4,Building your own database
25,4277,Building your own database (repeat),"In this hands-on session, we'll turn some paper records into machine-readable data. Along the way, we'll learn the best practices of structuring a data set and entering data, and we'll talk about pitfalls such as data types, unstandardized data and memo fields. **You must bring a laptop and have a Google account to participate in this session. This session is good for: Anyone familiar with the basics of spreadsheets and frustrated by paper records. ",11,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 16:45:00,2019-03-08 17:45:00,0,0,0,"Matt Carroll, Northeastern University",3,,,Building your own database (repeat)
26,4193,Calling bullshit: Data reasoning in a digital world,"The internet and information ecosystem today is awash in bullshit: junk science, fake news, biased algorithms, predatory publishing and on and on. Jevin West, a professor at the University of Washington, co-created a course to help students with the life skill of calling BS when necessary. West will talk about one aspect of this course: statistical trickery. This session will touch on conditional probabilities, fallacies, biases and what to make of p-values. ",6,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 11:30:00,2019-03-07 12:30:00,0,0,0,"Jevin West, University of Washington ",1,,1,Calling bullshit: Data reasoning in a digital world
27,4381,CAR Conference registration (Friday),CAR Conference registration will be located in Salon EF on the lobby level of the Newport Beach Marriott. ,12,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 08:00:00,2019-03-08 17:00:00,1,1,0,,5,,,
28,4383,CAR Conference registration (Saturday),CAR Conference registration will be located in Salon EF on the lobby level of the Newport Beach Marriott. ,12,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 08:30:00,2019-03-09 18:00:00,1,1,0,,5,,,
29,4379,CAR Conference registration (Thursday),CAR Conference registration will be located in Salon EF on the lobby level of the Newport Beach Marriott. ,12,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 07:30:00,2019-03-07 18:00:00,1,1,0,,5,,,
30,4377,CAR Conference registration (Wednesday),CAR Conference registration will be located in Salon EF on the lobby level of the Newport Beach Marriott. ,12,2019-03-06,2019-03-06 15:00:00,2019-03-06 18:00:00,1,1,0,,5,,,
31,4382,CAR Conference sales (Friday),"Stop by the CAR Conference sales table and browse our merchandise, including the IRE bookstore's most popular titles and shirts with the winning design from the T-shirt contest. ",12,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 08:00:00,2019-03-08 17:00:00,0,0,0,,5,,,
32,4384,CAR Conference sales (Saturday),"Stop by the CAR Conference sales table and browse our merchandise, including the IRE bookstore's most popular titles and shirts with the winning design from the T-shirt contest. ",12,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 08:30:00,2019-03-09 18:00:00,0,0,0,,5,,,
33,4385,CAR Conference sales (Sunday),"Stop by the CAR Conference sales table and browse our merchandise, including the IRE bookstore's most popular titles and shirts with the winning design from the T-shirt contest. ",12,2019-03-10,2019-03-10 09:00:00,2019-03-10 10:30:00,0,0,0,,5,,,
34,4380,CAR Conference sales (Thursday),"Stop by the CAR Conference sales table and browse our merchandise, including the IRE bookstore's most popular titles and shirts with the winning design from the T-shirt contest. ",12,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 07:30:00,2019-03-07 18:00:00,0,0,0,,5,,,
35,4378,CAR Conference sales (Wednesday),"Stop by the CAR Conference sales table and browse our merchandise, including the IRE bookstore's most popular titles and shirts with the winning design from the T-shirt contest. ",12,2019-03-06,2019-03-06 15:00:00,2019-03-06 18:00:00,0,0,0,,5,,,
36,4302,CAR throwback,"This year, we’re going way, way back. We’ll take you on a ride on the Information Superhighway 1990s style. We’ll tell you about the tools we used to work with records on a computer! Expect classic NICAR datasets, dated references and more lame jokes. Along with the history lesson, we will provide some of the same data tips that are vital to data journalism. ",2,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 14:15:00,2019-03-08 15:15:00,0,0,0,"Jennifer LaFleur, Investigative Reporting Workshop (moderator); Cheryl Phillips, Stanford University; Aron Pilhofer, Temple University",2,,1,CAR throwback
37,4196,Career roundtable,Looking for advice on how to take the next step in your career? Get practical tips from panelists who will talk about their own experiences and discuss what employers are looking for. ,6,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 16:45:00,2019-03-08 17:45:00,0,0,0,"Michelle Minkoff, The Associated Press; Lee Zurik, WVUE-New Orleans (moderator); Alden Loury, WBEZ; Soo Oh, The Wall Street Journal; Coburn Dukehart, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism",1,,,Career roundtable
38,4352,College sports finances: Where the money comes from and where the money goes,"The playing field is about to change in college athletics. Lawsuits and other challenges are expected to fundamentally change the way college sports -- and especially football -- are financed and played. But how to cover the ongoing story? Who will end up as winners and who will lose out? This interactive session will provide attendees a hands-on opportunity (bring your laptop!) to use the Knight Commission’s NCAA Division I Athletic and Academic Spending Database to understand the financial landscape for Division I college sports, and the differences between well-resourced athletics programs and the ones that depend on school resources. Specific tools for reporters to compare financial statements and trends over time will be revealed for the first time at the 2019 CAR conference. These resources can help lead to enlightening and impactful stories about schools' athletics programs in your region. ",10,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 14:15:00,2019-03-09 15:15:00,0,0,0,"Scott Hirko, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics; Jodi Upton, Syracuse University ",2,,1,College sports finances: Where the money comes from and where the money goes
39,4223,Command line on Macs,"Too often in data journalism we forget about the basics. And it doesn't get as basic as the command line. Even knowing a little will make your job easier. Mother Jones reporter AJ Vicens will run through some simple commands, dive into working with spreadsheets and show you some handy tools he frequently uses at work. 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. ",13,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 09:00:00,2019-03-09 10:00:00,0,0,0,"AJ Vicens, Mother Jones",3,,2,Command line on Macs
40,4367,Connecting the dots with health data: The Implant Files case,"The Implant Files investigation involved a global effort of more than 1,500 FOI requests to gather data on medical devices in different parts of the world. It was a collaboration that involved more than 250 journalists in 36 countries. As a result, ICIJ released the first International Medical Devices Database that facilitates the exploration of more than 75,000 recalls, safety alerts and field safety notices of medical devices and their connections with manufacturers. Join us to explore the possibilities this data collection has to offer and how to connect it with other health datasets to report on stories linked to the medical devices industry. ",9,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 09:00:00,2019-03-08 10:00:00,0,0,0,"Emilia Diaz Struck, Margot Williams, Karrie Kehoe, Andy Lehren and Emily Siegel",4,,,Connecting the dots with health data: The Implant Files case
41,4186,"Cops, docs, and traffic stops: Criminal justice reporting through data","This panel explores the pathways of finding, capturing and using data to tell compelling and relevant criminal justice stories. The group will also share techniques for breaking through the thin blue line of secrecy, and how to avoid common pitfalls along the way. ",10,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 09:00:00,2019-03-08 10:00:00,0,0,0,"Alain Stephens, inewsource (moderator); Alysia Santo, The Marshall Project; Anita Hassan, Las Vegas Review Journal; Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times  ",1,,1,"Cops, docs, and traffic stops: Criminal justice reporting through data"
42,4153,Covering immigration with data,"Migration will continue to be one of the most important issues reporters will need to cover responsibly -- this session will provide a rundown of data available on all the aspects of migration: immigration, asylum-seekers, refugees and refugee camps, detained families and children, etc., the stories that have come out of that data, and the potential stories that could come out of that data. ",1,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 14:15:00,2019-03-08 15:15:00,0,0,0,"Nausheen Husain, The Chicago Tribune (moderator);  Ryan McNeill, Reuters; Christine Mehta, Syracuse University",1,,4,Covering immigration with data
43,4161,Covering the 2020 Census,"Census 2020 is less than a year away, and many different kinds of reporting will be required to adequately cover it. From lawsuits and policies to misinformation campaigns on social media, to the new changes to differential privacy rules around data release, a journalist working the census has a vast beat. Local outlets have a special responsibility to make sure their communities are informed of the impact of being adequately counted. This means stories that underscore the importance of a good count (for both political as well as economic reasons -- nearly $900 billion a year in federal funds will return to communities based on these counts), and make sure their vulnerable populations are being addressed. This panel discussion will cover the different aspects involved in adequately covering the 2020 Census, including both Census officials and journalists currently on the beat. ",7,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 14:15:00,2019-03-07 15:15:00,0,0,0,"Mark Hansen, Columbia Journalism School ; Hansi Lo Wang, NPR ; Jodi Upton, Syracuse University (moderator) Gerson Vasquez, The U.S. Census Bureau ",1,,1,Covering the 2020 Census
44,4148,"Creating inclusive, welcoming teams","When news organizations create a culture built on inclusion and equity, they can better support their staff and provide more representative, impactful journalism to the communities they serve. We'll discuss tactics and strategies for building diverse teams, where decision-making power is transparent and there are clear career and leadership pathways for journalists of color and other marginalized journalists. ",1,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 10:15:00,2019-03-08 11:15:00,0,0,0,"Peggy Bustamante, University of Southern California-Annenberg; Cheryl W. Thompson, NPR (moderator); Erika Owens, OpenNews",1,,1,"Creating inclusive, welcoming teams"
45,4271,Creating your first satellite image,"In this hands-on training, we'll learn how to find, download, combine, and turn data captured by satellites into ready-for-publication images. We'll learn three ways to do this, one using entirely point and click tools, another using the command line, and a third using Google Earth Engine. This session is good for someone who has never worked with satellite imagery before or wants a refresher. ",14,2019-03-10,2019-03-10 11:30:00,2019-03-10 12:30:00,0,0,0,"David Yanofsky, Quartz",3,,4,Creating your first satellite image
46,4396,Creative ways to teach difficult concepts,"Teaching data journalism in newsrooms and at universities has forced us to come up with creative techniques. We wrote The SQL Song to help one group of boot camp attendees understand the order of commands. In an attempt to help students fine-tune their programs, we did a game show called Query Cash. To make string functions make more sense, we’ve created silly, but useful performances. Bring your fun ideas and we can work out creative solutions together. ",9,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 16:45:00,2019-03-09 17:45:00,0,0,0,"Jennifer LaFleur, Investigative Reporting Workshop yes); Jaimi Dowdell, Reuters",4,,1,Creative ways to teach difficult concepts
47,4233,csvkit,"Ever struggled with large data sets? Or need to quickly join or merge datasets without the benefit of a database? We will show you how to harness the awesome power of csvkit to wrangle large datasets on the command line. It's easy to use, fast and powerful. It's a must in every data journalist's toolbox. This session is good for: People who want a solution for working with multiple CSV files without having to open Excel or to join or merge files without a database. ",13,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 11:30:00,2019-03-09 12:30:00,0,0,0,"Leila Haddou, The Times of London",3,,2,csvkit
48,4398,Cyberwar: Investigating hacking by advanced actors,"How to investigate warfare’s newest front: the cyber realm. We'll walk you through getting more information about this secretive world, including tracking down information about who owns what on the internet, disentangling server logs, studying IP addresses and analyzing malware and emails and more in this session. We’ll also talk about some of the tactics advanced hackers have used in the past to penetrate sensitive networks--and how those efforts can provide clues in future attacks. ",6,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 15:30:00,2019-03-09 16:30:00,0,0,0,"Rob Barry, WSJ; Surya Mattu, The Markup",1,,3,Cyberwar: Investigating hacking by advanced actors
49,4216,D3 in a reactive world,"In this session, we’ll introduce you to how we bridge the gap between visualization libraries like D3 and the latest component frameworks in JavaScript. We’ll show you how mixing the two can become a powerful way to build reusable chart components that will shortcut your dev time and extend the impact of your work. Students will get a reusable chart template they can take home. This session is good for: people with some background in D3. ",14,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 09:00:00,2019-03-09 10:00:00,0,0,0,"Beatrice Jin & Jon McClure, POLITICO",3,,3,D3 in a reactive world
50,4296,Data blitz,"Like Lightning Talks, but for data. Five presenters will guide you through their favorite datasets. ",1,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 11:30:00,2019-03-08 12:30:00,0,0,0,"Jeremy Singer-Vine, Buzzfeed News",2,,1,Data blitz
51,4346,Data journalism educators resource swap,"If you teach a data journalism course or want to, join this NICAR Commons conversation and idea exchange. Bring your best teaching resources and assignments to share with others. And come ready to contribute to the discussion. What aspects of your courses and curriculum have produced the best results? What knowledge and skills do students need to secure an entry-level data reporting job? What data stories can students cover and add to their portfolio? How can we help IRE & NICAR update teaching resources? Educators: Upload your sample assignments, syllabi and discussion ideas for NICAR 2019. ",9,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 11:30:00,2019-03-07 12:30:00,0,0,0,"Mark Berkey-Gerard, Rowan University; Dana Chinn, University of Southern California",4,,1,Data journalism educators resource swap
52,4354,Data visualization and storytelling with Flourish,"Learn how to use Flourish, a free, online tool to build custom visualizations from your spreadsheets, no coding required. Flourish grew out of Kiln, the award-winning data studio that has helped dozens of organizations to visualize and tell stories with data. **You must bring a laptop and sign up for a free account at flourish.studio to participate in this class. This session is good for: Anyone familiar with spreadsheets. No visualization experience required. ",11,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 15:30:00,2019-03-08 16:30:00,0,0,0,Marco Tulio Pires,3,,2,Data visualization and storytelling with Flourish
53,4095,Digging into data for stories (cont'd-Saturday) *pre-registered attendees only,"This is a continuation of Digging into data for stories: A crash course from Friday, March 8 for pre-registered attendees of this class. ",15,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 14:15:00,2019-03-09 17:45:00,0,0,0,IRE & NICAR staff,3,,4,Digging into data for stories: A crash course in Excel - Group B *pre-registered attendees only
54,4096,Digging into data for stories (cont'd-Sunday) *pre-registered attendees only,"This is a continuation of Digging into data for stories: A crash course from Saturday, March 9 for pre-registered attendees of this class. ",15,2019-03-10,2019-03-10 09:00:00,2019-03-10 12:30:00,0,0,0,,5,,,
55,4089,Digging into data for stories: A crash course in Excel - *pre-registered attendees only,"Skill level: Beginner?? Get started with using data in your stories with IRE's original mini-boot camp. In this 9-hour, hands-on workshop, IRE’s experienced trainers will start with the basics of navigating Excel and using formulas, then walk you through sorting, filtering and aggregating data with PivotTables to find story ideas. You'll come away with a solid base for using data analysis in your newsroom, including how to find and request data, identify and clean dirty data, find story ideas and bulletproof your work. We’ll also provide you with our detailed boot camp materials to help keep you on track long after you leave the conference. Preregistration is required and seating is limited. Laptops will be provided for the training.? 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. Workshop times are Friday, March 8, 2:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.; Saturday, March 9, 2:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.; Sunday, March 10, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Registration for this session reserves your seat for all days of this workshop and attendees are expected to attend all sessions to complete the workshop.) ",15,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 14:15:00,2019-03-08 17:45:00,1,1,0,IRE & NICAR staff,3,,4,Digging into data for stories: A crash course in Excel - Group A *pre-registered attendees only
56,4179,Digging into education data: From preschool to college,"State and federal governments hold treasure troves of education data that reporters and news nerds can dig into to find great stories. Come learn how to parse the latest iteration of federal civil rights data (CRDC), which reveals resource and discipline inequities across the nation’s +96,000 schools. Find out the pros and cons of reporting with federal College Scorecard data, which tells the story of tuition and student debt across the nation’s +7,000 colleges. And hear an overview of the other great data sources that are available for education stories. ",10,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 10:15:00,2019-03-07 11:15:00,0,0,0,"Annie Waldman, ProPublica; Francisco Vara-Otra, IRE/NICAR (moderator); Andrea Fuller, The Wall Street Journal ",1,,1,Digging into education data: From preschool to college
57,4201,Doxxing for good: Tracing your online footprint before hackers can,"In this demo Kristen Kozinski and Neena Kapur from The New York Times Information Security team will share their experience creating a doxxing education program in their newsroom. They’ll cover why doxxing is a threat to reporters, recommended tools and techniques for cleaning up your online footprint, and suggestions for implementing a doxxing program in your newsroom. ",6,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 15:30:00,2019-03-07 16:30:00,0,0,0,"Neena Kapur & Kristen Kozinski, The New York Times",2,,,Doxxing for good: Tracing your online footprint before hackers can
58,4154,Early career straight-talk: A Q&A on all things jobs and internships,"Do you have questions on how to break into the field, get an internship, or land a job? Simple or impolite ones that you couldn’t ask a boss or hiring manager/editor? Questions about newsroom “culture” or how to network or interview for a job? Get honest advice and input from journalists who once had the same questions you have now. We’re trying to create an informal panel discussion — and encouraging people with hiring power not to attend. Come with your questions, or submit them in advance anonymously: bit.ly/2tl6gY8 ",1,2019-03-10,2019-03-10 09:00:00,2019-03-10 10:00:00,0,0,0,"Alex Duner, Axios; Brett Murphy, USA TODAY Network; Taeler De Haes, WEWS-Cleveland",1,,1,Early career straight-talk: A Q&A on all things jobs and internships
59,4361,Easy machine learning for data journalists,"In newsrooms, machine learning has been used to identify secret spy planes, tag unreported hate crimes, track overfishing, and more. Google’s machine learning tools make it easy to build projects like this, no data science background required. This one hour talk will give an overview of these tools and show how they can be used for compelling, data-driven reporting. ",6,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 11:30:00,2019-03-09 12:30:00,0,0,0,"Dale Markowitz, Google Cloud AI",2,,,Easy machine learning for data journalists
60,4249,Excel 1: Getting started with spreadsheets,"In this introduction to spreadsheets, you'll begin analyzing data with Excel, a simple but powerful tool. You'll learn how to enter data, navigate spreadsheets and conduct simple calculations like sum, average and median. This session is good for: Data beginners. ",5,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 09:00:00,2019-03-07 10:00:00,0,0,0,"Stephanie Lamm, Dallas Morning News  ",3,,4,Excel 1: Getting started with spreadsheets
61,4275,Excel 1: Getting started with spreadsheets (repeat),"In this introduction to spreadsheets, you'll begin analyzing data with Excel, a simple but powerful tool. You'll learn how to enter data, sort it, filter it and conduct simple calculations like sum, average and median. This session is good for: Data beginners. ",16,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 14:15:00,2019-03-09 15:15:00,0,0,0,"Janelle O'Dea, St. Louis Post Dispatch ",3,,,Excel 1: Getting started with spreadsheets (repeat)
62,4251,Excel 2: Formulas & sorting,"Much of Excel's power comes in the form of formulas. In this class, you'll learn how to use them to analyze data with the eye of a journalist. Yes, math will be involved, but it's totally worth it! This class will show you how calculations like change, percent change, rates and ratios can beef up your reporting. This session is good for: Anyone who is comfortable navigating Excel. ",5,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 10:15:00,2019-03-07 11:15:00,0,0,0,"Sean Mussenden, University of Maryland",3,,4,Excel 2: Formulas & sorting
63,4276,Excel 2: Formulas & sorting (repeat),"Much of Excel's power comes in the form of formulas. In this class, you'll learn how to use them to analyze data with the eye of a journalist. Yes, math will be involved, but it's totally worth it! This class will show you how calculations like change, percent change, rates and ratios can beef up your reporting. This session is good for: Anyone who is comfortable navigating Excel. ",16,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 15:30:00,2019-03-09 16:30:00,0,0,0,"Sinduja Rangarajan, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting ",3,,,Excel 2: Formulas & sorting (repeat)
64,4252,Excel 3: Filtering & pivot tables,"A look at the awesome power of pivot — and how to use it to analyze your dataset in minutes rather than hours. We'll work up to using a pivot table by first sorting and filtering a dataset, learning how to find story ideas along the way. This session is good for: Anyone familiar with formulas, sorting and filtering in Excel or another spreadsheet program. ",5,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 11:30:00,2019-03-07 12:30:00,0,0,0,"Crina Boros, independent journalist ",3,,2,Excel 3: Filtering & pivot tables
65,4274,Excel 3: Filtering & pivot tables (repeat),"A look at the awesome power of pivot — and how to use it to analyze your dataset in minutes rather than hours. We'll work up to using a pivot table by first sorting and filtering a dataset, learning how to find story ideas along the way. This session is good for: Anyone familiar with formulas and navigating Excel or another spreadsheet program. ",16,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 16:45:00,2019-03-09 17:45:00,0,0,0,"Phillip Reese, The Sacramento Bee",3,,,Excel 3: Filtering & pivot tables (repeat)
66,4261,Excel CARwash: Cleaning dirty data,"Dirty data lurk everywhere: in text files, spreadsheets, databases and PDFs. We'll walk you through some examples of the most common types of dirty data, point out telltale signs of data illness and explain how you can whip data into shape using some simple tools and methods. This session is good for: People with some experience working with data in columns and rows, in spreadsheets or database managers. ",4,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 15:30:00,2019-03-08 16:30:00,0,0,0,"Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune",3,,4,Excel CARwash: Cleaning dirty data
67,4212,Excel for business & economics,"Whether you just started using Excel or it's been your companion for years, chances are there's a lot it can do that you've never realized. We sometimes think of Excel as the stepping stone to database managers like Access or SQL Server, and overlook just how powerful its tools can be — especially if you're covering business and economics. Come find out why Excel is still so popular in the business world and we'll unlock some of its secrets. The people you're covering know these tricks — you should too. ",17,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 11:30:00,2019-03-07 12:30:00,0,0,0,"Aaron Kessler, CNN ",3,,4,Excel for business & economics
68,4253,Excel: Advanced pivot tables,"You've done a few pivot tables and are getting curious what more you could do with them. What happens if you aggregate by more than one column? What are those ""column"" and ""filter"" boxes for? Come unlock the full potential of pivot tables in this intermediate spreadsheet class. This session is good for: People familiar with spreadsheets and aggregating data with pivot tables, or anyone who has taken Excel 1-3. ",5,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 09:00:00,2019-03-08 10:00:00,0,0,0,"Kimbriell Kelly, The Washington Post",3,,2,Excel: Advanced pivot tables
69,4260,Excel: Importing data,"Not all data comes in ready-to-use, elegant spreadsheets. This session will teach you how to import data from text files and website tables. We will look at how to clean and organize data that may not come in the friendliest format. This session is good for: Anyone comfortable with working in Excel. ",4,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 16:45:00,2019-03-07 17:45:00,0,0,0,"Manuel Villa, The Marshall Project",3,,4,Excel: Importing data
70,4266,Excel: Using string functions to reformat data,Maybe you converted a PDF or imported a table into Excel -- 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. This session is good for: Anyone comfortable with using formulas in Excel. ,4,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 15:30:00,2019-03-07 16:30:00,0,0,0,"Rachel Alexander, Salem Reporter",3,,4,Excel: Using string functions to reformat data
71,4092,Exploring the tidyverse in R *pre-registered attendees only,"Skill level: Intermediate Learn how to use the tidyverse, a collection of R packages will help you make your data journalism more efficient, stronger and fun. Learn how to import, clean, analyze and plot data for your stories. If you've used packages like dplyr, tidyr, readr, ggplot2, tibble and purr, or would like to learn more about how these work together, this class is for you. Preregistration is required and seating is limited. Laptops will be provided for the training.? ? Workshop prerequisites: You should be comfortable working with R and RStudio. You should also be familiar with basic data analysis. ",17,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 09:00:00,2019-03-09 17:45:00,1,1,0,"Aaron Kessler, CNN; Olga Pierce, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Andrew Tran, The Washington Post",3,,2,Exploring the tidyverse in R *pre-registered attendees only
72,4351,"Favorite code snippets: A responsibly sourced, artisanal list from the Lonely Coder's Club","The Lonely Coder's Club, a Slack community of newsroom programmers without big teams, would like to present our favorite, most-used code snippets. We've translated these snippets to most common coding languages and commented the heck out them so you can plug and play with ease! During this session, a few Lonely Coders will go through our favorites on the list and how they help save us time on project after project. We’ll also share tips on how you can start writing your own reusable code, no matter how lonely a coder you are. ",9,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 10:15:00,2019-03-08 11:15:00,0,0,0,"Alexandra Kanik, Louisville Public Media (moderator); David Montgomery, The Atlantic CityLab",4,,4,"Favorite code snippets: A responsibly sourced, artisanal list from the Lonely Coder's Club"
73,4187,Finding hidden stories in hidden communities,"Don’t settle for “it can’t be done” or ""I don't have any sources in that culture."" Although some undercovered communities might seem a mystery, they don't have to remain that way. This session will discuss how to blend diverse voices and sources of data into your stories, and cover hard-to-reach communities, such as those filled with older and more recent immigrants, some who may not have much experience with the media, minority communities who are often fearful of the repercussions of speaking with media, and others. ",7,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 11:30:00,2019-03-08 12:30:00,0,0,0,"Nausheen Husain, Chicago Tribune (moderator); Youyou Zhou, Quartz; Anh Do, Los Angeles Times ",1,,1,Finding hidden stories in hidden communities
74,4205,Finding needles in haystacks with fuzzy matching,"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-led investigations as a way to identify connections between public figures, key people and companies that are relevant to a story. This class will cover how fuzzy matching typically fits into the investigative process, with some story examples. Max Harlow, who developed the CSV Match command line tool, will show you how to run some of the different types of fuzzy matching on some real datasets, including the pros and cons of each. This session is good for anyone looking for a better way to identify individuals or companies of interest within dirty data. ",14,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 14:15:00,2019-03-09 15:15:00,0,0,0,"Max Harlow, Financial Times",3,,2,Finding needles in haystacks with fuzzy matching
75,4278,Finding needles in haystacks with fuzzy matching (repeat),"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-led investigations as a way to identify connections between public figures, key people and companies that are relevant to a story. This class will cover how fuzzy matching typically fits into the investigative process, with some story examples. Max Harlow, who developed the CSV Match command line tool, will show you how to run some of the different types of fuzzy matching on some real datasets, including the pros and cons of each. This session is good for anyone looking for a better way to identify individuals or companies of interest within dirty data. ",14,2019-03-10,2019-03-10 09:00:00,2019-03-10 10:00:00,0,0,0,"Max Harlow, Financial Times",3,,,Finding needles in haystacks with fuzzy matching (repeat)
76,4267,Finding the story: Covering class and poverty at the local level,A discussion touching on the unseen aspects of covering class and poverty. This session will include an overview of key sources and documents and a guided exploration of data sets that can help you tell important but undercovered stories in your community. This session is good for: Everyone! ,16,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 14:15:00,2019-03-07 15:15:00,0,0,0,"Heather Bryant, Project Facet",3,,4,Finding the story: Covering class and poverty at the local level
77,4268,Finding the story: Data-driven disaster coverage,"Natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, wildfires and extreme temperature swings are causing historic damage. Together we’ll explore key data sets and learn how to use them to explain catastrophic events to audiences. This session is best for people who are already comfortable working with data in spreadsheets and have a basic familiarity with the capabilities of mapping tools such as QGIS or R. ",4,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 10:15:00,2019-03-08 11:15:00,0,0,0,"Matt Stiles, Los Angeles Times ",3,,4,Finding the story: Data-driven disaster coverage
78,4238,Finding the story: Open policing data,"Researchers at Stanford University have collected and examined the records from millions of local police stops in more than 50 cities. Using the programming language R, learn how to analyze this local policing data and find patterns for stories. This session is good for: People who have worked with data (or R) and want to learn how to analyze police data. ",17,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 09:00:00,2019-03-07 10:00:00,0,0,0,"Daniel Jenson, Stanford University; Cheryl Phillips, Stanford University; Amy Shoemaker, Stanford University",3,,3,Finding the story: Open policing data
79,4219,Finding the story: The state of immigration,"Accusations are flying in the immigration debate and you can be prepared to document the truth. How many are coming, where are they coming from and why? A hands-on look at how to use the data sources you need to follow the immigration debate nationally and in your town. This session is good for: those familiar with Excel. ",4,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 11:30:00,2019-03-07 12:30:00,0,0,0,"Tim Henderson, Pew Stateline ",3,,4,Finding the story: The state of immigration
80,4220,Finding the story: Using DNS search for investigative journalism,"Learn how to use DNSDB Scout, a tool to query DNSDB, a historical passive Domain Name System (DNS) database, to discover previously unknown online connections and gain new information to advance your investigations. DNSDB Scout is available for both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Dr. Paul Vixie, an internet pioneer who was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2014 for his work related to DNS, will provide a brief DNS primer before providing the journalists a hands-on opportunity, using DNSDB, to examine the online footprint of a well-known political network to uncover dozens of its affiliated organizations. **You must bring a laptop with Firefox and Google Chrome installed for this workshop. Logins will be provided to use DNSDB. Basic knowledge of the Domain Name System (DNS) is helpful, but not required. ",11,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 14:15:00,2019-03-08 15:15:00,0,0,0,"Paul Vixie, Farsight Security",3,,2,Finding the story: Using DNS search for investigative journalism
81,4338,Finding your data story: Visual analytics best practices using Tableau (Hosted by Tableau),"Skill level: Some experience working with data would be ideal. Participants will get a crash-course in the fundamentals of Tableau, working with a slightly more complex dataset than we did in the introduction course. We will discuss how the data is shaped and will use Tableau to find an interesting story in the data, before turning it into a publishable visualization. Depending on the time available and the appetite of participants, we can also dive deeper into maps, simple statistical tools, or design best practices. Software, data files and laptops are provided for the duration of the class. The session is designed to follow the session “An introduction to Data Visualization with Tableau” but can also be taken on its own. Participants are expected to create a free account on Tableau Public before or at the beginning of the session. ",8,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 10:15:00,2019-03-07 11:15:00,0,0,0,"Florian Ramseger & Jonni Walker, Tableau Software",3,,4,Finding your data story: Visual analytics best practices using Tableau (Hosted by Tableau)
82,4364,"Finding your data story: Visual analytics best practices using Tableau (repeat, hosted by Tableau)","Skill level: Some experience working with data would be ideal. Participants will get a crash-course in the fundamentals of Tableau, working with a slightly more complex dataset than we did in the introduction course. We will discuss how the data is shaped and will use Tableau to find an interesting story in the data, before turning it into a publishable visualization. Depending on the time available and the appetite of participants, we can also dive deeper into maps, simple statistical tools, or design best practices. Software, data files and laptops are provided for the duration of the class. The session is designed to follow the session “An introduction to Data Visualization with Tableau” but can also be taken on its own. Participants are expected to create a free account on Tableau Public before or at the beginning of the session. ",8,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 15:30:00,2019-03-07 16:30:00,0,0,0,"Florian Ramseger & Jonni Walker, Tableau Software",3,,,"Finding your data story: Visual analytics best practices using Tableau (repeat, hosted by Tableau)"
83,4111,First graphics app: Node.js in the newsroom **pre-registered attendees only,"Skill level: Intermediate Dana Amihere, Armand Emamdjomeh and Ben Welsh teach you how America’s top news organizations escape rigid content-management systems to publish custom graphics on deadline. Take this six-hour class and 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. Preregistration is required and seating is limited. Laptops will be provided. 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. ",8,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 09:00:00,2019-03-09 17:45:00,1,1,0,,5,,,
84,4109,First Observable notebook: Prototyping with polish **pre-registered attendees only,"Skill level: Advanced Sahil Chinoy, Iris Lee, Ben Welsh and Aaron Williams teach you how to rapidly prototype a complex data visualization with JavaScript, D3.js and an interactive Observable notebook.?? 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 an interactive graphic like one that appeared in The New York Times. Along the way, you’ll see how Observable’s groundbreaking approach to coding can help you be more creative, ambitious and efficient.?? Preregistration is required and seating is limited. Laptops will be provided. ?? Workshop prerequisites: If you’ve used JavaScript once or twice, have a good attitude and know how to take a few code crashes in stride, you are qualified for this class. If you’re suspicious and think we might be Internet hipsters, we welcome the challenge of winning you over. This stuff is cool. ",14,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 14:15:00,2019-03-07 17:45:00,1,1,0,"Sahil Chinoy, The New York Times; Iris Lee, Los Angeles Times; Ben Welsh, Los Angeles Times; Aaron Williams, The Washington Post ",3,,3,First Observable notebook: Prototyping with polish *pre-registered attendees only
85,4094,First Python notebook: Data analysis on deadline *pre-registered attendees only,"Skill level: Beginner/intermediate Ben Welsh, James Gordon and Cheryl Phillips teach data analysis with Python. Their 6-hour, hands-on tutorial will guide you through an investigation of money in politics. You will learn: 1) Just enough Python to execute an analysis with the powerful pandas data analysis library, one of the most popular open-source tools for working with large data files. 2) How to record, remix and republish your work using the Jupyter Notebook, a browser-based tool emerging as the standard for reproducible research in the sciences. 3) Most important of all, how these tools increase the speed and veracity of your journalism.?? Preregistration is required and seating is limited. Laptops will be provided for the training.?? Workshop prerequisites: If you've tried Python once or twice, have good attitude and know how to take a few code crashes in stride, you are qualified for this class. ",8,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 09:00:00,2019-03-08 17:45:00,1,1,0,"James Gordon, Reynolds Journalism Institute; Cheryl Phillips, Stanford University; Ben Welsh, Los Angeles Times ",3,,2,First Python notebook: Data analysis on deadline *pre-registered attendees only
86,4142,"Free, easy data viz","Got a data project you want to make shine, but you're short on time, money and help? We'll demonstrate several free tools both online and on your computer so you can make interactive maps, graphs, timelines, and even simple animations. No previous experience needed -- and these tools work great for social media, online, print, and television. ",1,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 15:30:00,2019-03-08 16:30:00,0,0,0,"Jamie Grey, Raycom Media",2,,2,"Free, easy data viz"
87,4360,Freelancers' roundtable,"A freelancer has to juggle more than the average reporter - long lead time, high expectations, a wide variety of tasks and deadlines (or sometimes worse, no deadlines). Join the conversation and discuss how to know when you have a good enough story to pitch? How deep do you dive before you know you're getting paid? How do you build sources without a household name? A few freelance investigative reporters with experience in these areas will share their own tips and take questions from the audience - past, current and prospective freelancers welcome. ",9,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 14:15:00,2019-03-08 15:15:00,0,0,0,"Sandra Fish, Samantha Sunne, Allison McCartney",4,,,Freelancers' roundtable
88,4339,From messy data to insightful story: Cleaning data using Tableau (Hosted by Tableau),"Skill level: Some experience working with data and is necessary; knowledge of Tableau Desktop/Tableau Public would be ideal. Participants will get a crash-course in the fundamentals of Tableau Prep. We will work with a couple of messy real-world data sets. We will clean, shape, and merge our data in Tableau Prep with the aim of analyzing it in Tableau Desktop and finally publishing an interactive chart with Tableau Public. Software, data files and laptops are provided for the duration of the class. The session is designed to follow the sessions “An introduction to Data Visualization with Tableau” and “Finding your data story: Visual analytics best practices using Tableau” but can also be taken on its own by participants who have some experience in working with data. Participants are expected to create a free account on Tableau Public before or at the beginning of the session. ",8,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 11:30:00,2019-03-07 12:30:00,0,0,0,"Florian Ramseger & Jonni Walker, Tableau Software",3,,2,From messy data to insightful story: Cleaning data using Tableau (Hosted by Tableau)
89,4365,"From messy data to insightful story: Cleaning data using Tableau (repeat, hosted by Tableau)","Skill level: Some experience working with data and is necessary; knowledge of Tableau Desktop/Tableau Public would be ideal. Participants will get a crash-course in the fundamentals of Tableau Prep. We will work with a couple of messy real-world data sets. We will clean, shape, and merge our data in Tableau Prep with the aim of analyzing it in Tableau Desktop and finally publishing an interactive chart with Tableau Public. Software, data files and laptops are provided for the duration of the class. The session is designed to follow the sessions “An introduction to Data Visualization with Tableau” and “Finding your data story: Visual analytics best practices using Tableau” but can also be taken on its own by participants who have some experience in working with data. Participants are expected to create a free account on Tableau Public before or at the beginning of the session. ",8,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 16:45:00,2019-03-07 17:45:00,0,0,0,"Florian Ramseger & Jonni Walker, Tableau Software",3,,,"From messy data to insightful story: Cleaning data using Tableau (repeat, hosted by Tableau)"
90,4214,Full-stack React,"In this session, we'll walk through how to connect a database-driven backend to a modern, React-driven static website frontend. We'll use Django as our backend of choice for this class, but the principles will apply to any news developer building databases and wanting to connect them to a modern frontend infrastructure. You'll come away knowing how to build the best of both worlds: a backend robust enough to handle huge datasets, and a frontend performant enough to handle your wildest traffic dreams. This session is good for: People who are comfortable writing JavaScript and have experience in a backend language. ",14,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 10:15:00,2019-03-09 11:15:00,0,0,0,"Tyler Fisher, POLITICO",3,,3,Full-stack React
91,4247,Geocoding and avoiding pitfalls,"If you've had to place many addresses on a map before, you know how problematic bulk geocoding can be — technical issues, terms of service, fun, fun, fun! If you've never had the pleasure, don't worry, we'll show you how to happily (and correctly) geocode large sets of addresses. Learn how to use Geocod.io to turn rows of addresses into points on a map. This session is good for: Anyone familiar with spreadsheets. No mapping experience necessary. ",4,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 10:15:00,2019-03-07 11:15:00,0,0,0,"Michael Corey, Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting",3,,2,Geocoding and avoiding pitfalls
92,4269,GitHub for journalists,"We'll cover Github's basics features — repositories, commits, branches, pull requests and issues — using a recent data-driven story as a case study. The goal is for you to leave the class and be able to use GitHub on your own for your next story. **You must bring a laptop to participate in this class. You will also need to create an account at GitHub.com and install GitHub Desktop prior to the class. This session is good for: Journalists who want to collaborate on data analyses, back up their work and share their methodology with (nerdy) readers ",11,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 16:45:00,2019-03-07 17:45:00,0,0,0,"Brent Jones, St. Louis Public Radio ",3,,2,GitHub for journalists
93,4279,GitHub for journalists (repeat),"We'll cover Github's basics features — repositories, commits, branches, pull requests and issues — using a recent data-driven story as a case study. The goal is for you to leave the class and be able to use GitHub on your own for your next story. **You must bring a laptop to participate in this class. You will also need to create an account at GitHub.com and install GitHub Desktop prior to the class. This session is good for: Journalists who want to collaborate on data analyses, back up their work and share their methodology with (nerdy) readers ",11,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 16:45:00,2019-03-09 17:45:00,0,0,0,"John Templon, Buzzfeed News",3,,,GitHub for journalists (repeat)
94,4236,Google Sheets: Scraping without coding,"Yes, you can scrape data without using code -- in fact, all you need is Google Sheets! We'll be using Excel-type formulas (don't worry if you don'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! **You must bring a laptop and have a Google account to participate in this session. This session is good for: Beginners who want to start using data for their stories. ",11,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 10:15:00,2019-03-07 11:15:00,0,0,0,"Samantha Sunne, independent journalist",3,,4,Google Sheets: Scraping without coding
95,4237,Google Sheets: Scraping without coding (repeat),"Yes, you can scrape data without using code -- in fact, all you need is Google Sheets! We'll be using Excel-type formulas (don't worry if you don'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! **You must have a Google account for this session. This session is good for: Beginners who want to start using data for their stories. ",5,2019-03-08,2019-03-08 11:30:00,2019-03-08 12:30:00,0,0,0,"Samantha Sunne, independent journalist",3,,2,Google Sheets: Scraping without coding (repeat)
96,4213,Graph databases 1: Building a database,"As data journalists, we're used to using relational databases — data organised in rows and columns such as a spreadsheet or SQL — to do our analysis and find stories. Graph databases are incredibly powerful for finding connections and patterns within our databases that would be difficult if not impossible to spot using traditional software. This session will provide a hands-on introduction to graph database Neo4j, showing examples of its use for investigative journalism including the Panama Papers, and teach you how to build your own graph database, importing public datasets to see at a glance the networks involved. This session is good for: beginners to graph databases. ",14,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 10:15:00,2019-03-07 11:15:00,0,0,0,"William Lyon, Neo4j; Leila Haddou, The Times of London",3,,3,Graph databases 1: Building a database
97,4273,Graph databases 2: Finding stories in data,"Learn to analyze your newly built graph database using Cypher, Neo4j's query language. It is advisable to have completed part one to get the most out of this session, however, it is not strictly necessary. We will show how to find stories in the data by analyzing the combined datasets using the Cypher query language in Neo4j. We will also explore more advanced graph database concepts such as applying graph algorithms and graph visualization. This session is good for: Those who attended Graph databases 1, or those already familiar with Neo4j. ",14,2019-03-07,2019-03-07 11:30:00,2019-03-07 12:30:00,0,0,0,"William Lyon, Neo4j; Leila Haddou, The Times of London",3,,,Graph databases 2: Finding stories in data
98,4155,Healthcare: Diagnose and treat a data dearth,"Learn to navigate healthcare's data minefield to challenge conventional wisdom, unleash hidden trends and expose industry lies. Our speakers found creative ways around bad or non-existent data to expose a global network of faulty medical devices, track the true danger of giving birth at home and show how private Medicaid contractors systematically deny treatments to boost profits. We'll explore the data and documents you'll need (and those you won't) for your next big investigation. ",1,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 16:45:00,2019-03-09 17:45:00,0,0,0,"J. David McSwane, The Dallas Morning News (moderator); Marina Walker Guevara, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists; Emily Le Coz, GateHouse Media",1,,3,Healthcare: Diagnose and treat a data dearth
99,4262,Hitchhiker's guide to APIs,"In this hands-on session, you will use Postman to interrogate a web API. We'll guide you through the process of constructing a magic URL that will tell you how Chicago’s violent crime in 2018 compares to other years. This session is good for: Beginners. If you’ve ever thought about what goes on in the location bar of your browser, have an eye for patterns, or want better ways to answer your reporting questions, you’ll have a blast. ",4,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 10:15:00,2019-03-09 11:15:00,0,0,0,"Roberto Rocha, CBC News",3,,4,Hitchhiker's guide to APIs
100,4185,Holding algorithms accountable,"Algorithms are increasingly used throughout the public and private sectors, making decisions that impact people’s lives in myriad ways. Algorithmic accountability reporting is an emerging set of methods for investigating how algorithms exert influence and power in society. In this session, we’ll detail concrete investigations in this domain and discuss strategies, methods and techniques for pursuing algorithmic accountability reporting. ",3,2019-03-09,2019-03-09 10:15:00,2019-03-09 11:15:00,0,0,0,"Nicholas Diakopoulos, Northwestern University (moderator); Heather Krause, Orb Media ",1,,3,Holding algorithms accountable