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  "id": "2003-septemberoctober-hands-on-car-training-upcoming",
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  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2003-septemberoctober-hands-on-car-training-upcoming.html",
  "year": 2003,
  "month": "September/October",
  "monthNum": 9,
  "headline": "Hands-on CAR training upcoming",
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  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "IRE and NICAR",
  "summary": "IRE and NICAR are offering computer-assisted reporting training programs including CAR Boot Camps, mapping workshops, and statistics training at various dates throughout the year.",
  "keywords": [
    "training",
    "journalism",
    "reporting"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Journalism & Newsroom",
    "Investigative Methods",
    "Technology"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "spreadsheet",
    "GIS"
  ],
  "full_text": "IRE and NICAR have a number of training opportunities coming up for journalists who want to learn more about computer-assisted reporting.\n\nJournalists can get intensive hands-on training in using spreadsheets and database managers to produce high-impact news stories at the CAR Boot Camps, which will be held four times next year in Columbia, Mo. The sessions are Jan. 4-9, March 21-26, May 16-21 and Aug. 1-6.\n\nAn Advanced Boot Camp on Mapping, scheduled for Jan. 9-11, will offer intensive hands-on training using mapping software. An Advanced Statistics Workshop, taught by Steve Doig of Arizona State University and Sarah Cohen of The Washington Post, will be Feb. 13-15 for reporters who want to move beyond basic CAR and use statistical analysis.\n\nFor more information, see the IRE training calendar at www.ire.org/training/otr.html.",
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    "extracted_at": "2026-07-05",
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