Journalists come from all over the world to learn computer-assisted reporting in boot camps sponsored by IRE and NICAR. In November, visiting journalists from Korea came to the University of Missouri School of Journalism to learn CAR. For a week the reporters from the Korean Broadcasting System, South Korea's national broadcasting service, learned the basics of spreadsheets, database managers and importing data from the Internet, and returned home eager to apply their new skills.
IRE and NICAR can arrange similar specialized training for news organizations, inside or outside the United States. For more information, contact Ron Nixon, IRE and NICAR training director, ron@ire.org or 410-995-0343.