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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 |
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1 |
50 databases to request right now |
| 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 |
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Always appeal: Fighting public records battles |
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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 |
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1 |
Become an instant expert |
| 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 |
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Behind the story: Case Cleared |
| 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 |
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3 |
Holding algorithms accountable |
| 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’ll show examples across beats. You’ll 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 |
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How to impress the boss & save democracy: Data stories you can turn in 30 days or less |
| 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 |
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4 |
How to teach yourself code |
| 117 |
4180 |
How to turn data into human stories |
Some reporters are afraid of losing people’s 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 |
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1 |
How to turn data into human stories |
| 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’ll 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’ll 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 |
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2 |
Machine learning and investigative reporting |
| 167 |
4310 |
OpenElections hackathon |
Come join the OpenElections team to help with standardizing 2018 primary and general election results and rebuilding the openelections.net site. No programming skills required, and we’re always interested in finding ways to make it easier for journalists to use our data. |
3 |
2019-03-10 |
2019-03-10 09:00:00 |
2019-03-10 12:30:00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Derek Willis, ProPublica |
2 |
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OpenElections hackathon |
| 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 |
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2 |
Python 101: An overview for total beginners |
| 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 |
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1 |
Research on the beach: Deep diving |
| 229 |
4298 |
The election and politics data you're not using |
Beyond readily available campaign finance and elections results, there's a wealth of other election and political data that can produce stories throughout the election cycle. We'll take a closer look at congressional disclosures, election administration, Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) and others. |
3 |
2019-03-08 |
2019-03-08 09:00:00 |
2019-03-08 10:00:00 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Sarah Bryner, Center for Responsive Politics; Derek Willis, ProPublica (moderator); Michelle Ye He Lee, The Washington Post |
2 |
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2 |
The election and politics data you're not using |
| 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. |
3 |
2019-03-08 |
2019-03-08 10:15:00 |
2019-03-08 11:15:00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mike Reilley, MediaShift.org |
2 |
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1 |
The latest digital tools |
| 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 |
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1 |
Using public records laws to get data |
| 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 |
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2 |
Which coding language should I learn? |