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  "slug": "1997-march-bits-bytes-and-barks",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/1997-march-bits-bytes-and-barks.html",
  "year": 1997,
  "month": "March",
  "monthNum": 3,
  "headline": "Bits, Bytes and Barks",
  "kicker": "Goodbye Nashville, Hello Phoenix",
  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "",
  "summary": "The article announces an upcoming IRE national conference in Phoenix and lists job opportunities in computer-assisted reporting at the Associated Press and The Baltimore Sun.",
  "keywords": [
    "conference",
    "journalism",
    "reporting"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Journalism & Newsroom",
    "Investigative Methods",
    "Technology"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "SQL Server",
    "Access",
    "Excel",
    "FoxPro",
    "Internet",
    "World Wide Web"
  ],
  "full_text": "Bits, Bytes and Barks\n\nGoodbye Nashville, Hello Phoenix\n\nThere will be no trips to the Grand Ole Opry like at NashCAR, NICAR's national conference, and your chances of seeing Dolly Parton are slim, but the national IRE conference in Phoenix does promise a lot of surprises. And, it's just around the corner. The conference will be June 12-15 at The Arizona Biltmore Hotel. For more information or to register, call IRE at (573) 882-2042. Also, keep an eye on the IRE website (www.ire.org) for the latest details. For hotel reservations, call The Biltmore at (800) 950-0086.\n\nHelp Wanted\n\nThe Associated Press is looking for a director of computer-assisted reporting to lead its CAR programs and to train reporters and editors in AP bureaus worldwide. Applicants should have experience as an investigative reporter and/or editor and should have skills in the development and use of computer-assisted reporting tools including relational databases, database front ends, SQL Server, spreadsheets and the Internet.\n\nInterested journalists should e-mail Bob Port, special assignments editor, at bport@ap.org or Drew Sullivan, news data editor, at drew@ap.org.\n\nThe Baltimore Sun is offering a 90-day paid internship in computer-assisted reporting this summer. It is looking for a college student with strong journalistic skills and a familiarity with CAR tools and concepts. Experience with Microsoft Access, Excel and FoxPro is a plus.\n\nThe intern will work closely with the electronic news editor on a variety of CAR projects. The pay is $370 a week, and starting and ending dates can be flexible to accommodate school schedules.\n\nInterested college journalists should send resumes to Michael Himowitz, electronic news editor.\n\nHe can be reached via e-mail at mikeh@clark.net, or students can mail their resumes to Michael J. Himowitz, Electronic News Editor, The Baltimore Sun, 501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21278.\n\nNICAR Net\n\nTo subscribe to IRE-L or NICAR-L, send e-mail to listproc@lists.missouri.edu",
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    "extracted_at": "2026-07-05",
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