MICAR will hold its next week-long seminar on computer-assisted reporting on January 27. These seminars, which are held every three months, train people with little or no experience with computers how to negotiate for computer tapes, download the data on those tapes to a personal computer using a nine-track tape drive, verify that the information has not been tam- pered with, and analyze it using database software.
The seminar also discusses how to administer a computer- assisted reporting program and the legal implications of using government computer tapes. Last year, MICAR trained 41 people representing 25 newspapers, the Associated Press and 2 universities. Tuition for the print media is based on ciruclation size and on market share for broadcasters. For more information call MICAR at (314) 882 0684.