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  "id": "1996-december-gearing-up-for-nashcar",
  "slug": "1996-december-gearing-up-for-nashcar",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/1996-december-gearing-up-for-nashcar.html",
  "year": 1996,
  "month": "December",
  "monthNum": 12,
  "headline": "Gearing up for NashCAR",
  "kicker": "Bits, Bytes and Barks",
  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "IRE and NICAR",
  "summary": "NashCAR, NICAR's 1997 national conference in Nashville (March 6-9), will offer comprehensive computer-assisted reporting training for journalists at all levels, including sessions on Web journalism and job opportunities.",
  "keywords": [
    "conference",
    "journalism",
    "training"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Journalism & Newsroom",
    "Technology",
    "Investigative Methods"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "World Wide Web"
  ],
  "full_text": "NashCAR, NICAR's 1997 national conference, will be March 6-9 in Nashville, Tenn., and will offer the widest range of panels and hands-on training yet. Building on the previous conferences in Santa Clara, Calif. (CAR Trek) and Cleveland, Ohio. (CAR Rock), NashCAR will have sessions for beginners, intermediates and advanced users. We'll have tracks for beat reporters, editors, newsrooms managers, broadcasters, researchers and librarians, and trainers both in newsrooms and universities.\n\nThe conference will make use of computer labs at local universities and will have a demonstration room that will display equipment and software. We'll also have vendors and numerous opportunities for journalists to find jobs.\n\nIn addition, we expect to explore the effect of the World Wide Web on journalism and how journalists are using the Web for their stories.\n\nFor more information, call (573) 882-0684.",
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    "extracted_at": "2026-07-05",
    "verified": true
  },
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