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  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2004-january-february-bits-and-bytes.html",
  "year": 2004,
  "month": "January • February",
  "monthNum": 1,
  "headline": "Bits & Bytes",
  "kicker": "",
  "author_name": "",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "IRE and NICAR",
  "summary": "A collection of brief reports covering editor training boot camps, patterns of teacher sick leave abuse, and updates to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act database.",
  "keywords": [
    "Training",
    "Education",
    "Mortgages"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Journalism & Newsroom",
    "Investigative Methods",
    "Data & Databases"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "Internet",
    "World Wide Web"
  ],
  "full_text": "Journalists from around the globe come to Columbia, Mo., to learn computer-assisted reporting at boot camps sponsored by IRE and NICAR several times each year. Now editors and other newsroom managers can get into the CAR game on April 16-18 with an abbreviated version of the regular boot camp that is specifically tailored to their needs. Managers will learn how to make CAR succeed in their newsrooms. They'll get just enough hands-on experience to understand what their reporters and producers are doing, and a taste for what more is possible. They'll hear from others who have experience editing and guiding computer-assisted reporting. They'll also learn how to negotiate for electronic records. In just three days, editors will learn the skills that will allow them to enhance news coverage back home. For additional information and a registration form visit www.ire.org/training/bootcamps.html. Looking for training that's more specific to your newsroom? IRE and NICAR can arrange specialized training for news organizations inside or outside the United States. For more information e-mail training @ire.org or call (573) 882-2042. Does something about Valentine's Day make public school teachers ill? Sounds a bit unromantic, but producer Ron Regan of WEWS-Cleveland – with the help of IRE and NICAR Database Library analysts – found that Feb. 14 was a day many public school teachers called in sick. Based on the analysis of how public school teachers used their sick days, WEWS reported on patterns of abuse in its local school system and estimated the costs to taxpayers in the Cleveland area. Check out the full story at www.newsnet5.com/news/2656080/detail.html. For those who want to know more about home mortgage lending practices – including demographics of loan applicants – in their area, IRE and NICAR offer the 2002 update of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act database. The IRE Beat Book \"Home Mortgage Lending\" by Jo Craven McGinty is a great guide for journalists who want to learn how to analyze the data and detect compelling news stories. Order the book online at www.ire.org/store/books or call (573) 882-3364. For more information about the HMDA data or to order contact the Database Library at (573) 884-7711 or (573) 884-7332.",
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