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  "id": "2004-january-february-getting-ready-for-the-big-show",
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  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2004-january-february-getting-ready-for-the-big-show.html",
  "year": 2004,
  "month": "January • February",
  "monthNum": 1,
  "headline": "Getting ready for the big show",
  "kicker": "INSIDE NICAR",
  "author_name": "David Herzog",
  "author_title": "NICAR and Missouri School of Journalism",
  "affiliation": "IRE and NICAR",
  "summary": "NICAR director David Herzog previews the upcoming Annual Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference in Cincinnati, detailing tracks for beginners, broadcasters, and advanced users.",
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    "Conference",
    "NICAR",
    "Training"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Journalism & Newsroom",
    "Investigative Methods",
    "Technology"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "spreadsheet"
  ],
  "full_text": "This is a busy time of year for us here at IRE and NICAR, as we get ready for the Annual Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference. This year we're meeting in Cincinnati, where former Reds star Pete Rose, who is back in the news, barreled his way to countless head-first stolen bases. That means, by the time you read this, the staff around the IRE and NICAR offices will be charging just as hard to put together the best possible program for the journalists and journalism educators from around the globe who attend this event. We're also putting together a roster of hands-on classes — everything from spreadsheets to industrial-strength database managers – taught by some of the best journalists in the business. There's a beginner's track for newcomers who want to learn CAR that will include special panels and a mini-boot camp of hands-on classes. Another track, for broadcast journalists, will address the unique challenges of getting CAR stories on the air. On Thursday afternoon there will be pre-conference sessions for journalists with advanced CAR skills. There's a lot on tap for everyone, beginner to expert. If you haven't registered for the conference yet, now's the time. You can register by using the form on page 3.",
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