Upcoming CAR Workshops — Uplink Archive

IRE and NICAR are offering computer-assisted reporting workshops in 2004, including CAR boot camps, mapping data training, and advanced statistics workshops for journalists. Fellowships are available to help cover costs for qualified participants.

Upcoming CAR Workshops

Computer-Assisted Reporting Boot Camps

These unique seminars, taught by IRE and NICAR's experts, train journalists to acquire electronic information, use spreadsheets and databases to analyze the information and to translate it into high-impact stories. In addition, IRE and NICAR provide follow-up help when participants return to their news organizations. Four CAR Boot Camps are scheduled for 2004 in Columbia, Mo.

Jan. 4-9 March 21-26 May 16-26 Aug. 1-6

Mapping Data for News

Jan. 9-11 Columbia, Mo. Intensive hands-on training using mapping software for news stories will be offered by David Herzog, of NICAR and the Missouri School of Journalism, and Jennifer LaFleur, computer-assisted reporting editor at The Dallas Morning News. Participants are asked to have a basic knowledge in using relational database programs such as Access or FoxPro.

Advanced Statistics Workshop

Feb. 13-15 Arizona State University Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Steve Doig, interim director of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University, and Sarah Cohen, database editor of The Washington Post, team for this workshop. This session is aimed at strengthening the skills of reporters who want to move beyond basic CAR and use statistical analysis in their work. Reporters should know spreadsheet and database manager applications and have experience in CAR.

Fellowships

A limited number of fellowships are available. Visit www.ire.org/training/fellowships.html for more information and an application.

More information is available at www.ire.org/training/bootcamps.html