{"database": "nicar", "table": "sessions", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where session_type = 1", "rows": [[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\u2019ll 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, null, 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\u2019ll hear about pivotal moments, bizarre twists and befuddled bureaucrats who didn\u2019t 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, null, 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, null, 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, null, null, "A conversation with James B. Steele: Insights and lessons for data journalists"], [8, 4176, "After a disaster: Long-term reporting on floods, fires and other emergencies", "We\u2019ll 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, null, 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, null, null, "Always appeal: Fighting public records battles"], [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, null, 1, "Archiving digital journalism"], [16, 4397, "Avant garde data viz", "You know all the rules of data viz \u2014 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, null, 3, "Avant garde data viz"], [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\u2019t fit your needs. We\u2019ll 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\u2019ll 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, null, 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,\u201d 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, null, null, "Behind the story: Case Cleared"], [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\u2019s 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 \u201cre-create\u201d 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, null, 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, null, 1, "Building a data library in your newsroom"], [23, 4183, "Building and telling a bulletproof data story", "Whether you\u2019re the lone data-cruncher in your organization or the manager of a big-time newsroom, we\u2019re going to share techniques everyone can use to ensure they\u2019ve 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, null, 1, "Building and telling a bulletproof data story"], [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, null, 1, "Calling bullshit: Data reasoning in a digital world"], [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, null, null, "Career roundtable"], [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, null, 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, null, 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, null, 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, null, 1, "Creating inclusive, welcoming teams"], [48, 4398, "Cyberwar: Investigating hacking by advanced actors", "How to investigate warfare\u2019s 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\u2019ll 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, null, 3, "Cyberwar: Investigating hacking by advanced actors"], [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\u2019s +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\u2019s +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, null, 1, "Digging into education data: From preschool to college"], [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\u2019t ask a boss or hiring manager/editor? Questions about newsroom \u201cculture\u201d 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\u2019re trying to create an informal panel discussion \u2014 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, null, 1, "Early career straight-talk: A Q&A on all things jobs and internships"], [73, 4187, "Finding hidden stories in hidden communities", "Don\u2019t settle for \u201cit can\u2019t be done\u201d 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, null, 1, "Finding hidden stories in hidden communities"], [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, null, 3, "Healthcare: Diagnose and treat a data dearth"], [100, 4185, "Holding algorithms accountable", "Algorithms are increasingly used throughout the public and private sectors, making decisions that impact people\u2019s 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\u2019ll 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, null, 3, "Holding algorithms accountable"], [101, 4167, "How and why to make your data analysis reproducible", "You understand how you processed your data. Does your editor? Your reader? You, in six months? Without a replicable approach to extracting, transforming and loading data, we are often frustrated in our efforts to share or update our work. Join us for a panel discussion of reproducible data workflows. We\u2019ll talk about why we use standardized processes for collecting, cleaning and analyzing data, and share practices that work for us. We\u2019ll also discuss strategies for smart human intervention (i.e. reporting, logging and documentation) in automated workflows. ", 10, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 09:00:00", "2019-03-07 10:00:00", 0, 0, 0, "Ryann Grochowski Jones, ProPublica ; Jeremy Singer-Vine, Buzzfeed News (moderator); Andrew Tran, Washington Post; Hannah Cushman, DataMade ", 1, null, 1, "How and why to make your data analysis reproducible"], [102, 4158, "How data can inform one of the hottest topics across the country: Housing", "How do local housing markets adapt when decimated by natural or man-made disasters? What\u2019s the affordable housing strategy when Google comes to town? Want to unearth property tax inequities or fraud? This panel of experts will show you how to tackle the trends and complexities of the housing market, and how to make the most of ArcGIS, get help from Zillow Research and navigate property tax data. ", 1, "2019-03-09", "2019-03-09 14:15:00", "2019-03-09 15:15:00", 0, 0, 0, "Matt Clark, Newsday; Lorie Hearn, inewsource (moderator); Jon Schleuss, Los Angeles Times; Aaron Terrazas, Zillow ", 1, null, 3, "How data can inform one of the hottest topics across the country: Housing"], [103, 4172, "How it works: APIs", "What is an Application Programming Interface (API), and how are journalists using them to power newsroom projects? Come to this session to get an overview of how APIs work and some ideas for integrating them into your own data projects. This session is ideal for API beginners to attend before the hands-on class \"A hitchhiker's guide to APIs.\" ", 1, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 16:45:00", "2019-03-07 17:45:00", 0, 0, 0, "Jonathan Soma, Columbia Journalism School ", 1, null, 2, "How it works: APIs"], [104, 4203, "How it works: Artificial intelligence", "Artificial intelligence is the hottest new frontier in computing \u2014 but what is AI, really? This session introduces you to the basics of AI, demystifying the fundamentals so you can understand what's real and what's still science fiction. We'll talk about the reasons you don't have to be afraid of killer robots, but you should worry about facial recognition and the ways that AI systems reinforce inequality. After the basics, we'll look at how AI can be used for investigative reporting. We'll answer questions like: how can you get started with AI for reporting? What can AI do for you in the newsroom, and what can't it do? What claims about AI should trigger your journalistic skepticism? This session is designed for people who have unanswered questions about AI, journalists who are curious about AI in the newsroom, and anyone who has wondered exactly why machine learning is such a big deal. ", 7, "2019-03-08", "2019-03-08 09:00:00", "2019-03-08 10:00:00", 0, 0, 0, "Meredith Broussard, New York University ", 1, null, null, "How it works: Artificial intelligence"], [105, 4140, "How it works: Blockchain", "Learn what the blockchain is, the basic principles of a transaction and how money moves between wallets. We'll also suggest ways to analyze transactions for financial investigations and list some obvious obstacles. ", 7, "2019-03-09", "2019-03-09 14:15:00", "2019-03-09 15:15:00", 0, 0, 0, "Shane Shifflett, The Wall Street Journal", 1, null, 3, "How it works: Blockchain"], [106, 4173, "How it works: The internet (for journalists who want to scrape it)", "If you want to scrape a website, it helps to understand a little bit about how the internet works under the hood. In this session, we\u2019ll talk a little bit about the internet works, how it differs from the web and how to examine source code and network traffic to target and scrape newsworthy information. There will be an optional component where you can run commands from your computer that help illustrate these points, but you\u2019ll also just be able to follow the presentation. ", 1, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 14:15:00", "2019-03-07 15:15:00", 0, 0, 0, "Melissa Lewis, Reveal", 1, null, 2, "How it works: The internet (for journalists who want to scrape it)"], [107, 4174, "How it works: Version control for journalists (git/GitHub)", "Branching, forking, merging and cloning. Version control can be a complicated issue, but this session for beginners will show you how newsrooms are using this technology to solve real-world problems. This session is ideal to attend before the hands-on class in GitHub. ", 10, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 14:15:00", "2019-03-07 15:15:00", 0, 0, 0, "Dan Nguyen, independent journalist", 1, null, 2, "How it works: Version control for journalists (git/GitHub)"], [108, 4368, "How to build a collaborative investigation from scratch", "With projects like Documenting Hate and Electionland, ProPublica has developed large collaborations with other newsrooms by using a central database. And now you, too, can launch this type of database-focused project, even without a developer. Find out about free tools ProPublica is creating to make it possible to create a crowd-powered investigation and database, and learn tips and best practices from a new guide on recruiting and working with partners on collaborative investigations. We'll talk about ProPublica's approach to crowd-powered, collaborative investigations and soon-to-be-available free tools to allow any newsroom to set up this type of project. ", 7, "2019-03-10", "2019-03-10 11:30:00", "2019-03-10 12:30:00", 0, 0, 0, "Rachel Glickhouse, ProPublica", 1, null, null, "How to build a collaborative investigation from scratch"], [109, 4166, "How to collaborate across multiple newsrooms to solve big problems", "There are fewer journalists and fewer outlets, but the problems aren't getting smaller. Learn how to build a successful collaboration that's more than just a single story. ", 10, "2019-03-09", "2019-03-09 16:45:00", "2019-03-09 17:45:00", 0, 0, 0, "Heather Bryant, Project Facet; Matt Dempsey, The Houston Chronicle; Deborah Nelson, University of Maryland; Cheryl Phillips, Stanford University (moderator) ", 1, null, 1, "How to collaborate across multiple newsrooms to solve big problems"], [112, 4195, "How to impress the boss & save democracy: Data stories you can turn in 30 days or less", "Beginners to seasoned data journalists will learn about easy-to-find, easy-to-navigate datasets that lead to quick-turn watchdog stories. We\u2019ll show examples across beats. You\u2019ll leave this panel with a notebook full of story ideas that you can tackle as soon as you return to your newsroom. ", 3, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 16:45:00", "2019-03-07 17:45:00", 0, 0, 0, "Jill Riepenhoff, InvestigateTV; Holly Hacker, The Dallas Morning News", 1, null, null, "How to impress the boss & save democracy: Data stories you can turn in 30 days or less"], [113, 4137, "How to make data a routine part of your beat", "Data-driven stories don\u2019t have to be relegated to the enterprise stories that we spend a lot of time on. Pretty much every beat should have some data source(s) that you can be monitoring & requesting regularly, or there might be datasets you can build on your own, that help generate stories. We\u2019ll also talk about how to scope out your beat to find data sources at the outset. ", 1, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 15:30:00", "2019-03-07 16:30:00", 0, 0, 0, "Angela Caputo, APM Reports; John Harden, The Washington Post, Brandon Quester, inewsource (moderator) ", 1, null, 4, "How to make data a routine part of your beat"], [114, 4165, "How to make your campaign finance dataset useful year-round", "Campaign finance data contains a wealth of data points about the local political power structure that can be used to monitor relationships, priorities and potential influences at any time of the year \u2014 not just during a campaign. Join us for a conversation about how we might meaningfully categorize and analyze political donor data in order to create a year-round backgrounding tool that reveals networks operating behind the scenes. We\u2019ll compare and contrast the potential in this approach at the local, state and federal scale. ", 10, "2019-03-09", "2019-03-09 09:00:00", "2019-03-09 10:00:00", 0, 0, 0, "AmyJo Brown, War Streets Media (moderator) ; Sandra Fish, independent journalist; Anu Narayanswamy, Washington Post  ", 1, null, 1, "How to make your campaign finance dataset useful year-round"], [115, 4194, "How to make your data stories shine for different audiences", "Learn how to turn your data into a compelling story, whether your audience is on their phone or laptop, listening to the radio, watching television or reading the newspaper. We\u2019ll discuss the limits and advantages of different platforms as well as the considerations that go into planning and production for them. We\u2019ll go over tips and tricks for creating data-driven stories that don\u2019t overwhelm your audience with numbers and stats. We\u2019ll review content\u2019s role in driving story presentation decisions, whether you\u2019re developing a custom project or using an out-of-the-box template. ", 6, "2019-03-08", "2019-03-08 10:15:00", "2019-03-08 11:15:00", 0, 0, 0, "Patti DiVencenzo, WSB-TV (moderator); Dana Amihere, KPCC; Youyou Zhou, Quartz", 1, null, 1, "How to make your data stories shine for different audiences"], [116, 4156, "How to teach yourself code", "You're a journalist with pretty much no coding experience who loves Excel and working with spreadsheets. You've attended IRE and NICAR for years and feel ready to make the leap but might be a little intimidated by code or have trouble finding the time to learn a new skill. Let's talk about the challenges to learning a programming language (whether Python, R, SQL or any other) and how to overcome them. Two self-taught coders will share their journeys and lessons they learned along the way. ", 3, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 10:15:00", "2019-03-07 11:15:00", 0, 0, 0, "Scott Pham, BuzzFeed News; CJ Sinner, Star Tribune", 1, null, 4, "How to teach yourself code"], [117, 4180, "How to turn data into human stories", "Some reporters are afraid of losing people\u2019s interest by using too many numbers in stories. But data can lead to great narratives, in addition to charts and findings. Our panel will show you how to turn data into compelling human stories that help drive a narrative, create tension and make people care. We will show you how even the most complicated data can be explored in ways that engage and surprise. ", 3, "2019-03-09", "2019-03-09 11:30:00", "2019-03-09 12:30:00", 0, 0, 0, "Aaron Mendelson, Southern California Public Radio / KPCC (moderator); Brandon Stahl, Star Tribune ;  Sarah Ryley, The Trace  ", 1, null, 1, "How to turn data into human stories"], [122, 4197, "Interactive visualization for news readers' beliefs: Why and how", "Many data journalists perceive their goal to be presenting data as clearly as possible. But a single data set provides only a partial view on what's true. Readers' prior beliefs about a topic can \u2014 and should \u2014 influence what they conclude from new data. Visualizations can be used to gather and represent beliefs in ways that transform the reader's experience and your own journalistic design process. This talk will introduce you to techniques and theories for helping your readers understand, What do (and should I) believe? We'll demo a new tool that allows anyone to create a \"You draw it\" style visualization to elicit and visualize readers' predictions. ", 10, "2019-03-08", "2019-03-08 10:15:00", "2019-03-08 11:15:00", 0, 0, 0, "Jessica Hullman, Northwestern University  & Yea-Seul Kim ", 1, null, null, "Interactive visualization for news readers' beliefs: Why and how"], [143, 4169, "Lessons learned from building a database with colleagues", "Building your own database takes some effort. Doing it with a team of other people takes it up a few notches. Panelists will share best practices and some of the nitty-gritty details you need to know before you build your own database, plus the extra things you need to plan for when it\u2019s a group effort. We\u2019ll talk about software options, how you can have multiple people entering data at the same time, ensuring you end up with standardized data and other details you\u2019ll be glad to know before you start your own project. ", 6, "2019-03-08", "2019-03-08 11:30:00", "2019-03-08 12:30:00", 0, 0, 0, "Todd Wallack, The Boston Globe; MaryJo Webster, The Star Tribune (moderator); Dana Amihere, KPCC", 1, null, 2, "Lessons learned from building a database with colleagues"], [146, 4150, "Machine learning and investigative reporting", "Has your editor ever asked for a couple of examples? What if you could use machine learning to find some of those examples and investigate a real phenomenon? Join reporters who have used machine learning as a tool in investigative reporting. You\u2019ll hear about how we used machine learning to find patients whose deaths were potentially linked to medical devices; tracked fake news and identified illegal ads on Facebook; investigated potential campaign finance fraud; and did financial muckraking in the tax records of a global financial corporation. We\u2019ll answer important questions like: What is machine learning? What kind of stories could it help with? and What do you need to take into account to get started? ", 3, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 15:30:00", "2019-03-07 16:30:00", 0, 0, 0, "Meredith Broussard, New York University (moderator); Emilia Diaz Struck, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica ", 1, null, 2, "Machine learning and investigative reporting"], [148, 4138, "Making the leap from Excel to R", "R might sound intimidating because it\u2019s a programming language, but you might be surprised to learn that the leap from Excel to R isn\u2019t as big as you might think, thanks to the RStudio interface and lots of simple-to-use R packages. We\u2019ll go through the pros and cons between the two software tools and give you tips on how to make the transition as smooth as possible, should you decide to go that route. This will be for those who are comfortable in Excel but have no experience with R and would just like to get a taste of it before diving into a hands-on class. ", 7, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 11:30:00", "2019-03-07 12:30:00", 0, 0, 0, "MaryJo Webster, Star Tribune ", 1, null, 2, "Making the leap from Excel to R"], [149, 4164, "Management: Leading the data reporting team", "Managing a data team or data story presents challenges for any editor. This session takes an editor's point of view on the ins and outs of managing data journalism. Topics include helping reporters find focus for their data stories; being skeptical of data and finding potential pitfalls; verifying analyses and bulletproofing data stories and apps; using data to find human sources and characters for stories; and planning the best data workflows for your newsroom. ", 1, "2019-03-09", "2019-03-09 09:00:00", "2019-03-09 10:00:00", 0, 0, 0, "Helena Bengtsson, Sveriges TV; John Kelly, USA TODAY Network; Janet Roberts, Reuters (moderator)  ", 1, null, 3, "Management: Leading the data reporting team"], [166, 4170, "One-size-doesn't-fit-all: How to make multilingual DDJ work", "Producing a multilingual data journalism project involves more than just translating your story. In this session we'll demonstrate how the BBC, Deutsche Welle and Al Jazeera work with international journalists, developers and designers to develop multilingual data-driven stories that address the needs of local audiences. From carefully planning your project, sourcing hard-to-get data, designing around your audience\u2019s expectations and deploying a sustainable project, this session will cover it all. ", 7, "2019-03-10", "2019-03-10 10:15:00", "2019-03-10 11:15:00", 0, 0, 0, "Ana Lucia Gonzalez Paz, BBC World Service (moderator); Gianna Gr\u00fcn, Deutsche Welle; Mohammed Haddad, Al Jazeera English", 1, null, 1, "One-size-doesn't-fit-all: How to make multilingual DDJ work"], [175, 4159, "Preparing for the future of disinformation and deep fakes", "Recent advances in artificial intelligence make it easy to generate believable video and audio. It seems likely that these techniques will see usage in the political arena, where the ability to cheaply generate high fidelity hoaxes might be an attractive option for state and nonstate actors seeking to manipulate discourse and voter behavior. Journalists, tasked with evaluating the quality of information, will be on the front lines confronting these new threats as they emerge. Learn what tools exist to detect potential fakes, what machine learning can and can\u2019t do, who is fighting the potential spread of synthetic videos and what we can do about it. This session was sponsored by Knight Foundation. IRE retains control of content, including the topic and speaker selection, for all conference sessions. ", 10, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 16:45:00", "2019-03-07 17:45:00", 0, 0, 0, "Paul Cheung, Knight Foundation (moderator); Christine Glancey, The Wall Street Journal; Sam Gregory, Witness; Tim Hwang, Harvard University; ", 1, "disinformation; fakes", 3, "Preparing for the future of disinformation and deep fakes"], [179, 4192, "Python 101: An overview for total beginners", "Come learn how newsrooms are using the Python programming language to analyze data, scrape the web, build web applications and more. This lecture will answer basic questions about what Python is, how it's used and how you can get started learning. ", 3, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 11:30:00", "2019-03-07 12:30:00", 0, 0, 0, "Mindy McAdams, Florida University", 1, null, 2, "Python 101: An overview for total beginners"], [206, 4163, "Seeing the story: How to write the data-driven investigation", "Learn tactics for writing the data-laden investigation -- from using best cases to illuminate your findings to organizing story elements into a compelling narrative and not a starchy data-dump. We\u2019ll walk through common problems, examples of well-crafted tops and best practices for structuring stories with emotional heft. ", 7, "2019-03-08", "2019-03-08 10:15:00", "2019-03-08 11:15:00", 0, 0, 0, "Brett Murphy, USA TODAY Network; James Neff, The Philadelphia Inquirer (moderator); Paula Lavigne, ESPN; Anita Hassan, Las Vegas Review-Journal", 1, null, 1, "Seeing the story: How to write the data-driven investigation"], [207, 4149, "Self care for journalists: A practical guide", "Layoffs. Climate-change disasters. Fake news. Corruption. Mass shootings. Angry sources. Vitriolic culture. Enemy of the people. Journalism has never been an easy job but in our current culture, the psychic, emotional and sometimes financial toll seems to keep mounting. So how do we thrive \u2014 or even survive \u2014 in such an atmosphere? This session will cover how to recognize signs of burnout, secondary trauma and other danger signs, as well as the research that shows what can really help, how to train your editor and how to build a support network. We'll also look at how professionals deal with constant trauma in other fields. The good news: the practices and tools you can develop to survive as a journalist \u2013 growing resilience, cultivating empathy and self-advocacy \u2013 are the same tools that can help you succeed in the rest of your life. ", 10, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 11:30:00", "2019-03-07 12:30:00", 0, 0, 0, "Jodi Upton, Syracuse University (moderator) ; Linda Yaron, University of Southern California ; Kristin Hussey, independent journalist , Christine Mehta, Syracuse University ", 1, null, 1, "Self care for journalists: A practical guide"], [209, 4175, "Shooting straight: How to use gun data and documents effectively", "In this session, we'll show you how to sort out what data and documents you can gather for reporting on guns, where you're wasting your time and when you should build from the ground up. We'll discuss common pitfalls and how to accurately and fairly cover the firearms industry, gun violence and regulatory agencies. We'll also offer tips on reliable data streams, sample data on guns and tips on finding sources. ", 10, "2019-03-08", "2019-03-08 11:30:00", "2019-03-08 12:30:00", 0, 0, 0, "Anthony Cave, KERA News; Polly Mosendz, Bloomberg News; Daniel Nass, The Trace; Cheryl W. Thompson, NPR (moderator)", 1, null, 1, "Shooting straight: How to use gun data and documents effectively"], [224, 4143, "Surveys save the day: An old tool emerges as a cutting edge", "Surveys are a familiar social science tool in newsrooms. But did you know that you can use them to break through obstacles in your investigation? In one case, powerful email programs and online surveys let reporters track down thousands of victims whose stolen identities were used to defraud the government. In another case, enterprising reporters barred from part of a foreign country used a mobile phone survey to track down human rights violations. Phil Meyer gave you the basics on newsroom surveys in \"Precision Journalism.\" This panel will explain modern, practical methods and tools that can be adapted for investigative journalism. ", 10, "2019-03-09", "2019-03-09 15:30:00", "2019-03-09 16:30:00", 0, 0, 0, "James Grimaldi, The Wall Street Journal (moderator); Chris Jackson, Ipsos Public Affairs; Carolyn Thompson, independent journalist ", 1, null, 2, "Surveys save the day: An old tool emerges as a cutting edge"], [228, 4366, "The debt trap", "College students are taking on more and more debt to pay for their education. We'll walk you through a federal dataset called College Scorecard so you can make sense of the numbers and get story ideas. We'll also brainstorm ways to tell this $1.5 trillion story by focusing on students and others who are affected the most. This session was sponsored by the Lumina Foundation. IRE retains control of content, including the topic and speaker selection, for all conference sessions. ", 1, "2019-03-09", "2019-03-09 11:30:00", "2019-03-09 12:30:00", 0, 0, 0, "Holly Hacker, The Dallas Morning News (moderator) ; Katie Beth Nichols, University of Arkansas; Annie Waldman, ProPublica ", 1, null, null, "The debt trap"], [230, 4363, "The IRE Principles (Code of Conduct): A conversation with the IRE Board of Directors", "Several members of the IRE Board of Directors will be on hand to discuss the recent changes to the IRE Principles (Code of Conduct). This session is designed to be a conversation -- not a presentation -- so bring your questions. ", 7, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 15:30:00", "2019-03-07 16:30:00", 0, 0, 0, "Matt Dempsey, Houston Chronicle; Doug Haddix, IRE & NICAR; Jennifer LaFleur, Investigative Reporting Workshop; T. Christian Miller, ProPublica; Steven Rich, The Washington Post; Jill Riepenhoff, InvestigateTV; Norberto Santana Jr., Voice of OC; Cheryl W. Thompson, NPR; Jodi Upton, Syracuse University; Nicole Vap, KUSA 9 News", 1, null, null, "The IRE Principles (Code of Conduct): A conversation with the IRE Board of Directors"], [232, 4188, "The next 25 years of CAR", "Rapid advances in technology and a shifting media landscape make it risky to predict the future of data journalism. But our intrepid panelists will venture into forecasting the tools and trends that will shape the next 25 years of data journalism. They'll also tackle emerging ethical and privacy concerns for journalists and the public alike. Come hear what may be in store for you and your newsroom in coming years! ", 7, "2019-03-09", "2019-03-09 16:45:00", "2019-03-09 17:45:00", 0, 0, 0, "\nLen De Groot, Los Angeles Times, moderator; Shazna Nessa, Wall Street Journal; Latoya Peterson, ESPN", 1, null, 1, "The next 25 years of CAR"], [234, 4200, "This just in ... you can plan for breaking news", "News breaks and journalists & editors scramble to react. Afterward shoulders are shrugged and we say \"Forget it, Jake. It's breaking news.\" That's not how it needs to work. What if instead we could approach breaking news situations with a sense of calm and confidence? What if we considered the who, what, where, why and how of things that could happen, and simply left the when to chance?Let's have a discussion and develop a plan for covering the news that could/will happen in our market. ", 6, "2019-03-08", "2019-03-08 14:15:00", "2019-03-08 15:15:00", 0, 0, 0, "Chris Keller, Los Angeles Times (moderator); Rick Hirsch, Miami Herald; Nicole Vap, KUSA", 1, null, null, "This just in ... you can plan for breaking news"], [236, 4139, "Tiplines today: Techniques for secure source communications", "Realizing that sources may need more secure methods of contacting journalists than the plain old telephone, modern media organizations worldwide have begun to look towards consumer-facing mobile apps (Signal, WhatsApp, Telegram, etc.) to create tiplines that can boast communications with increased confidentiality. While this switch is a welcome improvement in maintaining confidential communication with sources, it also comes with a new set of technical, logistical, and legal challenges. This session will address how major news orgs structure their tiplines; grapple with vulnerabilities while maximizing various security features; and craft proactive responses to legal, operational, and technical disasters. ", 7, "2019-03-09", "2019-03-09 15:30:00", "2019-03-09 16:30:00", 0, 0, 0, "Mike Tigas, ProPublica; Harlo Holmes, Freedom of the Press Foundation", 1, null, 1, "Tiplines today: Techniques for secure source communications"], [240, 4190, "Using data to report on racial inequality", "Hear from journalists on the front lines of investigating racial, socioeconomic and other inequalities. Get story ideas as well as reporting and writing tips, along with advice on how best to frame stories in the proper historical context. Relevant public records and data sets also will be discussed. ", 7, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 16:45:00", "2019-03-07 17:45:00", 0, 0, 0, "Bracey Harris, The Clarion-Ledger; Alden Loury, WBEZ; Emmanuel Martinez, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting (moderator)", 1, null, 1, "Using data to report on racial inequality"], [242, 4151, "Using public records laws to get data", "A how-to on crafting the best-worded FOIA and state public records queries along with tips on how to actually get the documents you need for compelling investigations. ", 3, "2019-03-08", "2019-03-08 11:30:00", "2019-03-08 12:30:00", 0, 0, 0, "Chris Baxter, NJ Advance Media; Norberto Santana, Voice of OC (moderator); Katie Townsend, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press ", 1, null, 1, "Using public records laws to get data"], [247, 4181, "What the hell is D3? And other questions you're afraid to ask", "Ever wondered what people are talking about at this conference? What exactly is D3 and why would you want to use it? What is the difference between Ruby, Python and Javascript? And why is there a J in front of Query? Welcome to our no-judgment, starting-at-step-zero session even NICAR veterans can use. We'll review tech concepts and jargon you'll likely hear at NICAR this year and explain what they mean, why they're useful and point you to the sessions that can teach you the terms you now understand. ", 6, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 09:00:00", "2019-03-07 10:00:00", 0, 0, 0, "Disha Raychaudhuri, NJ Advance Media; Mark Walker, The New York Times ", 1, null, 4, "What the hell is D3? And other questions you're afraid to ask"], [249, 4202, "When the data talks (but the people won't)", "Strategies for analyzing data that sources won't explain. How to get around roadblocks and convince people to talk to you. ", 10, "2019-03-08", "2019-03-08 14:15:00", "2019-03-08 15:15:00", 0, 0, 0, "Cary Aspinwall, The Dallas Morning News; Robert Benincasa, NPR (moderator); Sarah Rafique, KXAN/NBC Austin ", 1, null, null, "When the data talks (but the people won't)"], [250, 4182, "Which chart should I use, and why? Information design for the human brain!", "We'll explore how research into the ways people estimate numbers will change how you think about choosing charts to tell your stories. And, no, it doesn't mean everything is a bar chart. We'll also discuss your problem charts and brainstorm improvements. Bring ideas for hard-to-visualize concepts and data. ", 1, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 10:15:00", "2019-03-07 11:15:00", 0, 0, 0, "Nathaniel Lash, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Casey Miller, Mapbox , Ashlyn Still, Reuters (moderator); Troy Griggs, The New York Times", 1, null, 4, "Which chart should I use, and why? Information design for the human brain!"], [251, 4168, "Which coding language should I learn?", "You're pretty good at spreadsheets, sure, but maybe you're bumping up against the limits of a tool designed only to clean and analyze data. You'd like to start querying relational databases, scraping websites, making API calls, running statistical tests and/or building custom visuals to help tell your stories. If this describes you, it might be time to learn to code. But which coding language is right for you? In this session, newsroom coders who speak some of the most popular programming languages (SQL, Python, R and JavaScript) discuss common uses for each and show you how to get started. ", 3, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 09:00:00", "2019-03-07 10:00:00", 0, 0, 0, "Ryan Murphy, The Texas Tribune; Caitlin Ostroff, Miami Herald; Christine Zhang, Baltimore Sun; Jennifer Peebles, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Armand Emamdjomeh, The Washington Post (moderator)", 1, null, 2, "Which coding language should I learn?"], [255, 4157, "Year in CAR: Local innovation", "So often the most celebrated examples of innovation in digital, visual and interactive journalism come from teams with uncommon access to resources and talent. You know the ones: The New York Times, The Washington Post, any number of digital-first startups \u2014 often on the coasts \u2014 that continually set the industry standard for digital innovation. This panel isn't about those newsrooms. Instead, it will showcase the creative digital storytelling happening in local and regional newsrooms, where time and resources are scarce. The panel will be framed as a series of short talks and examples and will include an ability for journalists who cannot attend NICAR to present their work as well. ", 7, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 09:00:00", "2019-03-07 10:00:00", 0, 0, 0, "Chase Davis, Star Tribune (moderator)", 1, null, 1, "Year in CAR: Local innovation"], [256, 4191, "Year in international CAR", "What were the big stories of the year outside of the US? What were the most creative uses of data analysis? See what your international colleagues have been up to and pick up some story ideas at the same time. 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