Bits, Bytes and Barks
Conference Audio Tapes
Audio tapes from the March 1998 sessions at Indiana CAR are now available for ordering from Sound Images, which can be reached at (303) 649-1811. For more information or a downloadable order form, point your browser to Audio tapes from the June 1998 IRE National Conference in New Orleans are also available. For more information, point your browser to wwww.ire.org/resources/conferences/neworleanslaudio.html.
Campaign Finance Information Center
Campaign finance data from 13 states is freely downloadable from the CFIC at www.campaignfinance.org We also have links to sixteen online search engines hosted by other non-profits and state boards of election. We will soon release our "universal" online search engine so you can type in a contributor from your state and see where else they are giving.
The more inclusive this database, the better for everyone. So, if you have state or local campaign data you want included, contact CFIC Coordinator Jack Dolan at jack@nicar.org or (573) 884-1802. The CFIC credits everyone who contributes data.
Other services available on the CFIC Web site include a directory of campaign finance reporters, a collection of campaign finance stories and other suggested readings to generate story ideas, and information on joining the CFIC-L mailing list.
Moving On
As posted to the IRE-L and NICAR-L mailing lists, investigative reporter Mike Wendland of WDIV in Detroit announced that he will be leaving the station, where he has worked since 1980. Ray Robinson, formerly with The Virginian-Pilot, has become an archive manager at the Associated Press headquarters in New York where he will be responsible for creating and managing a text and photo archive. If you have recently switched locales, let us know of your whereabouts. Send an e-mail to Brent Johnson at bjohnson@nicar.org
Conferences: The Next Wave
Information on upcoming IRE and NICAR national and regional conferences is now available on the IRE Web site at www.ire.org/resources/conferences/index.html.
NICAR's national conference, co-sponsored by the Boston Globe, will be held March 11-14, 1999 in Boston, Mass. IRE's national conference, co-sponsored by the Kansas City Star and KCTV, will be held June 3-6, 1999 in Kansas City, Mo. Downloadable registration forms and other information are posted on the site.
For information on other events-including boot camps, on-the-road training, and an IRE regional conference to be held Sept. 9-12, 1999 in Los Angeles - point your browser to www.ire.org/calendar.html.