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  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/1997-july-get-your-training.html",
  "year": 1997,
  "month": "July",
  "monthNum": 7,
  "headline": "Get your training",
  "kicker": "Seminars, bootcamps, conferences",
  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "NICAR",
  "summary": "NICAR offers specialized computer-assisted reporting training through on-the-road sessions at various newsrooms and conferences, as well as intensive week-long bootcamps at their Missouri headquarters, with upcoming sessions scheduled throughout 1997 and early 1998.",
  "keywords": [
    "training",
    "journalism",
    "database"
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  "topics": [
    "Journalism & Newsroom",
    "Technology",
    "Investigative Methods"
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  "technologies": [
    "Internet",
    "World Wide Web"
  ],
  "full_text": "Check out the NICAR Web site nicar.org to find out times and dates for upcoming on-the-road training and bootcamps.\n\nOn-the-road training\n\nNICAR provides specialized training in your newsroom. Learn to transfer data from government files into newsroom PCs. Build spreadsheets for insightful stories on the beat. Comprehend documents with database managers. Navigate the Internet and on-line databases. Cost varies. For information, call Lisa Barnes at (573) 882-8969, or to register, call the numbers below. August 13-17, 1997 - Boston, Mass. Join NICAR for hands-on training at the Asian American Journalists Association in Boston. Limited to conference participants. August 19-22, 1997 - Huntington, W.Va. On-the-road training for Marshall University September 11-13, 1997 - Washington, D.C. Computer-Assisted Reporting Workshop Sponsored by NICAR and the Medill School of Journalism September 20, 1997 - Coeur D'Alene, Idaho Join NICAR for hands-on training at the Idaho Press Club's annual conference in Coeur D'Alene. Limited to conference participants. September 24-26, 1997 - Arlington, Va. On-the-road training for USA Today October 20-24, 1997 - Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. On-the-road training for the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel\n\nConferences\n\nNICAR will offer training and seminars at the following professional conferences, including the IRE and NICAR national conferences. Costs vary. For information or to register, call Lisa Barnes at (573) 882-8969 March 5-8, 1998 - Indianapolis, Ind. NICAR Conference June 4-7, 1998 - New Orleans, La. IRE National Conference\n\nBootcamps\n\nBootcamps are week-long, intensive training sessions offered at NICAR's headquarters at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Mo. As with on-the-road training, you will learn to transfer data from government files into newsroom PCs, build spreadsheets for stories on the beat, comprehend documents with database managers, and navigate the 'Net and on-line databases - but you'll be drilled all day, every day for a full week. Tuition ranges from $500-$1,000 depending on circulation or market size. For information, call Wendy Charron at (573) 882-0684. August 10-15, 1997 - Columbia, Mo. NICAR Regular Bootcamp September 28 - October 3, 1997 - Columbia, Mo. NICAR Bootcamp with eight fellowships available for minority journalists Sponsored by NICAR and the Multicultural Management Program January 4-9, 1998 - Columbia, Mo. NICAR Regular Bootcamp",
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