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  "id": "1996-february-bits-bytes-and-barks",
  "slug": "1996-february-bits-bytes-and-barks",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/1996-february-bits-bytes-and-barks.html",
  "year": 1996,
  "month": "February",
  "monthNum": 2,
  "headline": "Bits, Bytes and Barks",
  "kicker": "",
  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "",
  "summary": "The National Institute of Computer-Assisted Reporting and Medill School of Journalism are hosting a two-day workshop on March 23-24 at Northwestern University for broadcast journalists to learn data analysis techniques, including internet research, databases, spreadsheets, and investigative reporting methods.",
  "keywords": [
    "workshop",
    "journalists",
    "broadcast"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Investigative Methods",
    "Journalism & Newsroom",
    "Technology"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "Internet",
    "World Wide Web",
    "CD-ROM",
    "spreadsheet"
  ],
  "full_text": "Radio and TV journalists, mark your calendars for March 23-24, when The National Institute of Computer-Assisted Reporting and the Medill School of Journalism will offer a special two-day workshop at Northwestern University.\n\nThe workshop will focus on the special needs of broadcast journalists when using electronic data and will include discussions, demonstrations, and hands-on training from some of the best teachers and CAR practitioners in the country. Among the topics to be covered:\n\nHow computer-assisted reporting makes for better stories.\nA review of some of the best work done by broadcasters.\nUsing the Internet for breaking stories and references.\nBest World Wide Web sites for broadcasters.\nChoosing good commercial on-line services.\nBest on-line discussion groups.\nComputer-assisted reporting for investigative pieces.\nCD-Roms that every broadcast journalist should have.\nUsing computer-assisted reporting for radio.\nConvincing your station manager of the value of computer-assisted reporting.\nHow electronic databases turn into great stories.\nWhat's a spreadsheet and how to use it.\nWhat's a database manager and how to use it.\nTurning netsurfing into daily stories.\nThe ethics of computer-assisted reporting.\nHow to make the data visual.",
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    "extracted_at": "2026-07-05",
    "verified": true
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