{"database": "nicar", "table": "sessions", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where skill_level = 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"], [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"], [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, null, 1, "America's dirtiest jobs? Meet America's dirtiest data"], [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"], [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, null, 1, "Become an instant expert"], [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"], [36, 4302, "CAR throwback", "This year, we\u2019re going way, way back. We\u2019ll take you on a ride on the Information Superhighway 1990s style. We\u2019ll 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, null, 1, "CAR throwback"], [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\u2019s 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, null, 1, "College sports finances: Where the money comes from and where the money goes"], [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"], [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"], [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\u2019ve 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, null, 1, "Creative ways to teach difficult concepts"], [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, null, 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, null, 1, "Data journalism educators resource swap"], [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"], [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"], [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"], [111, 4345, "How to help your TV newsroom achieve a data journalism mindset", "Data journalism is a staple in many print newsrooms and for most investigative teams. But TV newsrooms have historically shied away from telling stories with data because it's complex, time consuming and hard to explain in a visual and entertaining way. Here's the good news: It doesn't have to be so daunting! Our team at KING-TV teamed up with data experts at Microsoft to find visually-compelling ways to integrate data into the daily mix. We came up with a style that shines on all platforms. In this NICAR Commons session, we'll share key takeaways from our journey, swap practical tips for building a newsroom culture that embraces data storytelling, and we'll work together to remove roadblocks on your path to achieving the data journalism mindset. ", 9, "2019-03-07", "2019-03-07 14:15:00", "2019-03-07 15:15:00", 0, 0, 0, "Taylor Mirfendereski & Jake Wittenberg, KING5", 4, null, 1, "How to help your TV newsroom achieve a data journalism mindset"], [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"], [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"], [120, 4309, "Install party", "Need help installing that cool piece of software you learned about in another session? Bring your laptops and we'll help you get set up. ", 16, "2019-03-10", "2019-03-10 09:00:00", "2019-03-10 10:00:00", 0, 0, 0, "Caitlin Ostroff, McClatchy; Cody Winchester, IRE/NICAR; Matt Wynn, USA TODAY", 2, null, 1, "Install party"], [141, 4347, "Keeping your career lit while raising humans", "Come to this NICAR Commons session to discuss and share tips on how to keep your career on course after parental leave, childcare struggles and juggling the work-family balance. ", 9, "2019-03-09", "2019-03-09 11:30:00", "2019-03-09 12:30:00", 0, 0, 0, "Megan Luther, InvestigateTV", 4, null, 1, "Keeping your career lit while raising humans"], [144, 4136, "Life after FactFinder", "Love it or hate it, American FactFinder has been the go-to source for Census data since 2010. That will change in the coming months as the Census Bureau switches to its new site, data.census.gov. We\u2019ll take you on a tour and show you some favorite tricks and secrets that we\u2019ve discovered. We\u2019ll also show you how to go deeper into Census data and learn the surprising ways real life affects the way it\u2019s collected. ", 6, "2019-03-09", "2019-03-09 16:45:00", "2019-03-09 17:45:00", 0, 0, 0, "Ronald Campbell, NBC Owned Television Stations; Angel Kastanis, The Associated Press; Tyson Weister, Census", 2, null, 1, "Life after FactFinder"], [159, 4353, "Media lawyers brown bag", "**Moderated by Maggie Mulvihill, Boston University During the media lawyers brown bag, between 12:45 and 1:45 p.m. on Friday, March 8, bring your lunch and your questions for a personal discussion with a panel of media lawyers and FOIA-savvy speakers. IRE & NICAR will provide drinks and dessert. ", 10, "2019-03-08", "2019-03-08 12:45:00", "2019-03-08 13:45:00", 0, 0, 0, "Maggie Mulvihill, Boston University (moderator); Katie Townsend, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press; Tina Salvato & Matthew Halgren, Sheppard Mullin; Adam Marshall, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press ", 7, null, 1, "Media lawyers brown bag"], [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"], [204, 4303, "Research on the beach: Deep diving", "Dive into the latest tools for public records and advanced research, sail on to online privacy tips and alerting services and see what's new on the horizon for personal web caching and archiving. ", 3, "2019-03-09", "2019-03-09 09:00:00", "2019-03-09 10:00:00", 0, 0, 0, "Gary Price, InfoDocket; Margot Williams, The Intercept", 2, null, 1, "Research on the beach: Deep diving"], [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"], [212, 4300, "Spreadsheet add-ins you can't live without", "Need to geocode? Clean up dirty data? Combine multiple worksheets? Count data by color? Other weird things you need to do to use that one funky spreadsheet that came in through a FOIA? Let's talk about the capabilities of some of the add-ins that are out there for Google Sheets and Excel. ", 7, "2019-03-10", "2019-03-10 10:15:00", "2019-03-10 11:15:00", 0, 0, 0, "Lauren Grandestaff, IRE; Erin Mansfield, Tyler", 2, null, 1, "You just survived NICAR19! Now what?"], [227, 4146, "The data-driven escape room", "You're an investigative reporter in London, and you have one hour to help your colleague finish a story he's been digging into involving organized crime. We'll provide some real-life data files and some background reading, and you'll work in teams to scour the data, answer questions and do some internet sleuthing to put together the story, all in under an hour. This session is good for: Anyone familiar with spreadsheets. ", 4, "2019-03-09", "2019-03-09 11:30:00", "2019-03-09 12:30:00", 0, 0, 0, "Jennifer LaFleur, Aron Pilhofer, Temple University; Jonathan Stoneman ", 3, null, 1, "The data-driven escape room"], [231, 4297, "The latest digital tools", "Mike Reilley takes you on a deep dive round-up of breakout web tools and resources that promise to challenge conventional reporting processes and level up your journalist toolkit. From the latest data visualization and scraping techniques to sourcing tools, story discovery resources to mobile reporting apps -- this session will leave attendees with a more robust toolbelt and better prepared for sharing stories in 2019. 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